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New employee to help implement diversity strategy
September 15, 2011Eric G. Williams has joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate, where he is expected to play a critical role in helping the university drive a cohesive, integrated diversity agenda.
New La Follette School of Public Affairs director named
September 13, 2011Thomas DeLeire is the new director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
University names residence hall after civil rights pioneer
August 24, 2011A University of Wisconsin–Madison residence hall will be named for Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, according to University Housing officials.
Chinn named to Congressional Budget Office panel
June 28, 2011International finance expert and University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of public affairs and economics Menzie Chinn has been appointed to a two-year term on the Congressional Budget Office’s Panel of Economic Advisors.
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services hires executive director
June 23, 2011The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) has tapped Matt Messinger as the organization's first executive director.
Patz to lead campuswide global-health effort
June 2, 2011How did pesticide spraying for malaria in Borneo lead to a Typhus fever epidemic? Why did drilling wells for cleaner water lead to widespread arsenic-related skin cancer in Bangladesh?
Badger Band Concert celebrates 125 years
April 1, 2011It's hard to believe, but for many years after it was founded, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Marching Band never played at football games.
UW-Madison celebrates 50 years of Peace Corps, Wisconsin Idea with events
March 14, 2011Celebrating 50 years of the Peace Corps and the state of Wisconsin's history of volunteerism and public service, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a variety of free and public programs featuring stories, film, poetry and some well-known former Peace Corps volunteers on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, as part of "Peace Corps and Africa: 50 Years," an event honoring and assessing a half-century of volunteer service.
William Clancy rejoins faculty as sports medicine chair
January 25, 2011William Clancy, who developed numerous surgical knee reconstruction techniques now used by nearly all orthopedic surgeons around the world, is rejoining the faculty of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW Cinematheque names new director of programming
December 6, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison Cinematheque, a film group dedicated to showcasing archival and other rare films from around the word, has installed a new director of programming, Jim Healy.
Online scholarship sites mark successful first year
October 12, 2010After a hugely successful first year, Scholarships@UW-Madison is looking forward to more success in helping students in the 2010-11 academic year.
UW-Madison names human resources director
July 14, 2010Robert J. Lavigna, vice president for research at the Partnership for Public Service, has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison's human resources director.
Chancellor names business dean to advancement post
March 17, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has announced a title change for Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, from special liaison for long-term strategy and development to a working title of vice chancellor for advancement.
UW-Madison admissions director finalists named
March 15, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison has announced five finalists for the position of director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment.
University Health Services selects new prevention director
March 11, 2010Thomas L. Sieger has been named the new director of prevention services and campus health initiatives at University Health Services (UHS), the student health clinic of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Celebrating 25 years at UW–Madison’s Biotechnology Center
March 8, 2010On Wednesday, March 10, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus community and guests will join in celebrating 25 years of operation at the UW–Madison Biotechnology Center.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation names CFO/COO
February 16, 2010Steven Mixtacki, the longtime senior vice president and chief financial officer of American TV and Appliance of Madison, has joined the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as chief financial and operating officer.
Interim registrar named
January 11, 2010Dan Edlebeck has been named interim university registrar, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Joanne Berg recently announced.
Badger Yearbook celebrates 125th edition
December 2, 2009In 1884, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors pulled out their typewriters and dedicated "The Trochos," the Latin word for "badger," to "the ladies of '85, in testimony of our high appreciation and esteem."
Contest celebrates 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’
October 16, 2009It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year.