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My UW to get total makeover
My UW–Madison is evolving. From a redesigned user interface to underlying structure improvements, the new My UW–Madison will provide an information resource adapted to campus needs and flexible enough to provide even more services as those needs change. Read More
e-Grading process replaces paper grade rosters
UW-Madison took a significant step forward in improved service and efficiencies this week as the campus implemented electronic submission of grades for faculty. A joint project of the Office of the Registrar and DoIT, the new e-Grading method replaces the paper grade list process. Read More
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, and time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality Harry Steudel, who chairs the UW–Madison Department of Industrial Engineering. To respond to this antiquated perception of its field, the department has changed its name to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, abbreviated ISyE -- although it will continue to offer the industrial engineering degree. Read More
University departments recognize Year of Languages
Departments across the university are celebrating the Year of Languages with new programs and events. Read More
Project blends high tech with tradition in rural Alaska
High-tech geospatial tools are being paired with traditional Native knowledge of the land to create learning opportunities for Alaskan students, teachers and community members in a new project led by educators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Asian disaster sparks university concern
The massive devastation and rising health concerns from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis in Asia are "heart-wrenching for the world and for our campus community," says Chancellor Wiley. Read More
Investigating the cell’s garbage disposal
A cell's ability to clean house may shed light on cancer, Alzheimer's disease--and rotten tomatoes. Read More
Accounting students make finals of tax competition
A team of accounting students from the School of Business has made the national finals of the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition. Only five teams out of 165 reached the finals. The xTAX (short for extreme tax) competition is designed to foster interest among students in tax issues and provide exposure to a "real-world" tax case. Read More
Rittenberg to lead national effort on quality of financial reporting
Accounting Professor Larry Rittenberg has been named chair of a key national organization working to improve the quality of financial reporting. Read More
Winter commencement: Transcript of address Gaddi Vasquez
Charge to graduates delivered by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez Read More
Farrell to complete Medical School deanship in 2005
Philip M. Farrell, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School for more than a decade, today (Dec. 21) announced his intention not to seek reappointment after completing his current five-year term in December 2005. Read More
Government spending conference set for Jan. 19
National and state experts will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of effective ways to control government spending at a conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19, sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
Geochemical technique yields biomedical promise
Adapting a technique used routinely by geologists to measure the chemical composition of rocks, scientists may have found a better way to sample bone calcium balance in humans. Read More
Hong: Reorganization to have minimal impact on student services
Student services are continuing without interruption following the recent reorganization of student affairs units at UW–Madison. Read More
UW law student, judicial clerk land prestigious fellowships
Two winners of Skadden Fellowships - presented annually to law students or judicial clerks around the nation who have shown exceptional promise in public interest law - are from the Law School. Read More
New technology provides real-world data for distance athletes
Professional athletes, including cyclists and distance runners, soon will have a powerful new tool to predict energy expenditure and performance during a race, thanks to a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Saris Cycling Group of Madison. The technology also has potential medical applications, including helping to treat obese children and adults and cardiac patients. Read More
UW-Madison joins calendaring and scheduling consortium
The UW has joined five universities, seven major IT vendors, two open-source foundations and a research facility to found the Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium (www.calconnect.org). Read More
Weather put a damper on Wisconsin bug infestations in 2004
Common wisdom might hold that a wet summer might make for a bumper crop of insect pests, but Wisconsin's damp summer actually suppressed some of the bugs that bug us the most, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison bug specialist. Read More
Native American veteran documentary receives support
A PBS documentary about Native American veterans is one step closer to your television screen, thanks to a $75,000 production grant to a UW–Madison communications professor and filmmaker from Native American Public Telecommunications. Read More