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Information security updates password policy
All UW–Madison faculty, staff and students are expected to use strong passwords that are in compliance with a new campus password policy.
GIS, remote sensing listening session planned
A listening session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Room 260 of Bascom Hall for faculty, staff and students to meet with members of the Remote Sensing/GIS Technology Curriculum Task Force committee to discuss curricular needs.
Human ecology considers not-for-profit studies option
An opportunity to explore curriculum, research and outreach development in the area of not-for-profit studies at UW–Madison is under way, thanks to a planning grant from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation.
Wiley named chair of Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors
Chancellor John D. Wiley will chair the Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents/ Chancellors for 2006–07, the conference has announced.
Nova producer delves into art of science television
Paula S. Apsell, executive producer for public television’s science series Nova, has been named this fall’s Science Writer in Residence.
Bloomberg central bank columnist visits campus
Bloomberg News columnist Caroline Baum, an award-winning analyst of Federal Reserve Bank policy and the nation’s economy, will visit UW–Madison as this fall’s Business Writer in Residence.
WAA seeks nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is calling for nominations for its top honors, the Distinguished Alumni Award and Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Since 1936, WAA has been presenting the awards to the most prestigious graduates of UW–Madison.
Employee Matters
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Writer’s Choice
The setting is a small collective in Buenos Aires, grappling in its first year with assassinations, a collapsing economy and other political upheavals.
For the record
Creative arts awards The Arts Institute is now accepting applications and nominations for the following awards: Arts Faculty Research Arts Institute…
University continues progress on strategic plan
Five priorities guide UW–Madison, each helping to support the central objective of the campus's strategic plan: to sustain and strengthen our position of preeminence in research and higher education.