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Office of Sustainability launches at UW–Madison
March 7, 2012The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability, which grew out of the campuswide Sustainability Initiative, will officially launch on Friday, March 9, with an event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
UW-Madison PEOPLE Program awarded Great Lakes community investment grant
March 7, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, called PEOPLE, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to increase the scope of academic preparedness for disadvantaged students seeking post-secondary education.
American Family Children’s Hospital begins approval process to add two floors
March 6, 2012The governing board of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has approved the concept of constructing two additional floors at American Family Children's Hospital to house the most seriously ill children.
Students plan UW–Madison’s first Fashion Week
March 6, 2012Last year, stylish students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made a name for themselves by creating MODA, an online fashion magazine [http://modamadison.com]. Now, these young entrepreneurs plan to present the first annual UW–Madison Fashion Week.
Commission report examines faculty salary issues
March 6, 2012The Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits warns that the university is at risk of losing world-class researchers unless steps are taken to bring UW–Madison faculty salaries in line with its peers.
UW-Madison fares well in Chronicle of Higher Education college completion survey
March 6, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison was highly ranked in several categories in a recent report on college completion published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Williams named to ACE panel
March 6, 2012Damon A. Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Commission on Inclusion for the American Council on Education (ACE).
World Food Programme official visits UW–Madison
March 6, 2012Bettina Luescher, United Nations World Food Programme chief spokesperson for North America and UW–Madison alumna, will visit the university on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year
March 5, 2012The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year.
In new book, leading neuroscientist describes your brain on emotion
March 5, 2012Building on more than 30 years of cutting-edge brain research, a new book by UW–Madison psychology and psychiatry professor Richard J. Davidson offers an inside look into how emotions are coded in our brains and our power to control them.
Three UW graduate students named to Bouchet Society
March 5, 2012Three University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students of color - Edward G Cole, Abiola O. Keller, and Doug Kiel - will be inducted into the Madison Chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference Friday, March 9.
An evening with editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English
March 2, 2012The English language used in the United States is wonderfully varied, reflecting our geographic, historic and ethnic diversity.
Nelson Institute awarded UW–Madison’s first S-STEM grant from NSF
March 2, 2012The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies has been awarded UW–Madison's first-ever National Science Foundation S-STEM grant for undergraduate scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer’s
March 1, 2012As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease.
Communicating danger across 10,000 years
March 1, 2012Giant symbols carved into canyon walls might tell the story of a long-ago hunt, a creation myth, or a genocide - but because the cultures who created rock art have vanished, there is no way of discerning their exact meaning.
UW Pro Arte Quartet concert highlights Bolcom, Milhaud, Mozart
March 1, 2012American composer William Bolcom believes an artist's role is to mirror society.
Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW–Madison
March 1, 2012The UW–Madison community can get a firsthand look at the results in the exhibit, “Bound to El Norte,” which includes 29 images from the series that won Bartletti the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. The exhibit starts Thursday at Ebling Library.
Law School establishes $2.5 million fund in honor of alumnus
March 1, 2012Exelon’s gifts will be used to establish up to four new faculty fellowship funds, which will support retaining mid-level faculty members.
UW professor wins Reimer Lüst Award
March 1, 2012Professor Daniel W. Bromley has received the Reimer Lüst Award for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange.
Administrative Excellence plans begin to take shape
March 1, 2012Administrative Excellence work teams have been rolling up their sleeves to refine and develop action plans to incorporate effective resource stewardship across the campus.