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Radio has always served as an ideal vehicle for the Wisconsin Idea, pushing the boundaries of the university far beyond Madison. Jim Fleming recalls a colleague telling how, as a young mother from tiny Bayfield, Wisconsin Public Radio served as her connection to the world beyond her child-rearing life.
Employee Matters
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Administrative Process Redesign work apparent around campus
With the help of many project volunteers, the Administrative Process Redesign project’s efforts are being felt campuswide.
Leading scientists highlight stem cell symposium
A cadre of North America’s leading stem cell scientists will land in Madison on Wednesday, April 15, for the fourth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium: Cancer, Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells.
Arts Institute announces faculty, staff, student honors
Arts Institute executive director Norma Saldivar announces the recipients of the 2009 awards in the arts.
School of Education honors faculty, staff
Seven members of the School of Education have been selected to receive Distinguished Achievement Awards, the highest honor the school bestows on current faculty and staff.
‘Great People’ initiative moves faculty, staff
The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, proposed by Chancellor Biddy Martin, has as one of its main planks increased private support for need-based financial aid.
Ten faculty to receive Distinguished Teaching Awards
Ten University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will receive this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards. A ceremony and reception are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the Lee Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Recent sightings: Butterfly exhibit
From left to right, visitors Shae Monson, 10, and Bree Monson, 8, observe a Caligo eurilochus butterfly, common to Central and South…
Study reveals potential to amass more carbon in eastern North American forests
With climate change looming, the hunt for places that can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is on.
Recent sightings: Hammering together
Students and volunteers work to build garage walls for a house during the Hammering for Habitat fundraising event on Library Mall on April 2,…