Tag Faculty and staff
Anthropology professor honored by Librarian of Congress
October 2, 2008University of Wisconsin–Madison William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney has been named John W. Kluge Distinguished Chair of Modern Culture by the Librarian of Congress.
UW-Madison tests text-messaging service
October 1, 2008The University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted the first full-scale test of WiscAlerts-Text, its emergency text-messaging service, at 1:15 p.m. today (Oct. 1).
UWPD seeks info on Bascom mugging
September 12, 2008A UW–Madison staff member escaped injury on Sept. 11 after being mugged by two men outside Bascom Hall. The incident took place at 9:45 p.m. near the southwest corner of the building, according to UWPD.
Online ‘Discovery Portal’ meant to foster greater research collaboration
September 9, 2008The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is launching a new and powerful online resource for finding researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Wisconsin Discovery Portal, located at http://discoveryportal.org, is a Web-based search tool and directory offering professional profiles of 2,600 UW–Madison researchers.
New initiative launches to provide students with timely textbook information
August 27, 2008A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18.
Prospective college faculty visit UW-Richland
August 13, 2008A group of 10 graduate and postdoctoral students from UW–Madison visited the UW-Richland campus on July 3.
Help shape IT policy at UW–Madison
July 30, 2008The campus is now engaged in an ongoing effort to review and update information technology policies, and faculty and staff input can help to make that effort a success.
Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success
July 17, 2008Before strip malls and subdivisions cropped up around Madison, University of Wisconsin–Madison students often earned extra money in the summer by plucking fat, green worms from tobacco plants in nearby Sun Prairie.
Faculty Fellows initiative offers a new route to retention
June 19, 2008Many deans and program leaders at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may feel like their array of bright young faculty members serves as a recruiting pool for other institutions.