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Klaus Berghahn, Department of German, was honored with a Bundesverdienstkreuz Award by the government of Germany in recognition of his service to German studies in…
Chancellor search committee receives its charge
An ambitious, international and thoroughgoing search for the next chancellor is under way, with an eye toward having the campus’s next chief executive appointed by June.
Kiosk Communication: Exhibit features Vietnam War-era materials
A sampling of that paper communication, ranging from posters to leaflets to photographs to alternative newspapers, will be displayed at “Revolution’s Wallpaper,” an exhibit in Memorial Union’s Class of 1925 Gallery from Friday, Feb. 1–Tuesday, March 11.
Efforts to secure domestic partner benefits continue
Although a provision authorizing domestic partner benefits wasn’t included in last year’s final state budget, campus efforts to move the issue forward continue unabated.
Roundtable announces spring schedule
University Roundtable has announced its schedule for this spring.
Numerous entrepreneurial events planned for semester
Web conferences, seminars, innovation days and other events are among the opportunities this semester for people interested in learning more about entrepreneurship.
Geology professor drills into earth-shaking questions
Two months aboard an ocean-going ship might sound like a luxurious vacation. With 16-hour workdays amid the clamorous hubbub of an industrial drilling rig, however, Harold Tobin’s recent voyage was far from relaxing. Tobin, an associate professor in the geology department, sailed last fall into the western Pacific in a quest to peer into the heart of one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet.
Administrative Redesign Project unveils new Web site
The Administrative Process Redesign project — which taps employee expertise and involvement to develop new ways for the campus to conduct its business — rolled out a new and improved web site.
Writer’s Choice: Connections between visual, science explored
When visual culture is mentioned, molecules, materials science and technology do not often come to mind. But exploring the possible intersections between the visual and science is the focus of a conference organized by the Visual Culture Center at UW–Madison. “Visualizing Science,” to be held Feb. 7–8, is the latest in the center’s series of public conferences that explore visual culture, part of an ongoing collaboration among scholars from sciences, arts and humanities.
Cook hopes to change humanities graduate studies
Susan Cook is the associate dean for arts and humanities in the Graduate School, taking the job in June, with a leadership role in guiding graduate studies from administrative and scholarly perspectives.
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For the Record
Call for nominations: Herfurth-Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency Nominate outstanding senior students for the 2007–08 Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Initiative…
Particle accelerator may reveal shape of alternate dimensions
When the world's most powerful particle accelerator starts up later this year, exotic new particles may offer a glimpse of the existence and shapes of extra dimensions.
With a jolt, ‘nanonails’ go from repellant to wettable
Sculpting a surface composed of tightly packed nanostructures that resemble tiny nails, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers and their colleagues from Bell Laboratories have created a material that can repel almost any liquid.
Wednesdays WebConference Series on Creating & Funding University Startups
A 7-session WebConference Series produced by UW–Madison Office of Corporate Relations in cooperation with Madison Magnet and sponsored by Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek.
UW-Madison terminates New Era contract
UW-Madison has terminated its licensing contract with Buffalo, N.Y.-based New Era Cap Co.