Stories indexed under: Graduate School

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• Ackerman named to Graduate School physical sciences post Jan. 31, 2012 Steve Ackerman, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, has been named Interim Associate Dean for the Physical Sciences in the UW-Madison Graduate School. He assumed his new post Jan. 13.
• Crone named to graduate education post Jan. 26, 2012 Wendy Crone, a professor of engineering physics and interim associate dean of physical sciences in the UW-Madison Graduate School, has been named the school's associate dean for graduate education.
• Crone assesses graduate education Jan. 25, 2012 Wendy Crone, recently named as the Graduate School’s associate dean for graduate education, sat down for an interview with Inside UW-Madison to discuss her thoughts on the state of graduate education.
• Online chat: Graduate School reaches out to prospective applicants Oct. 12, 2011 The Graduate School is once again gearing up to host an online chat on the topic “High Impact Application: Making an Impression with your Graduate School Application."
• New office to foster university collaboration with industry Sept. 22, 2011 The Graduate School has established a new Office of Industrial Contracts to negotiate a growing number of research contracts with the private sector.
• Search for UW-Madison research vice chancellor delayed July 27, 2011 The exit of Chancellor Biddy Martin has put on hold the search for a new University of Wisconsin-Madison vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School.
• Four finalists identified for top UW-Madison research job June 10, 2011 Four individuals - a social scientist, an engineer, a biologist and a medical physicist - have been identified as finalists for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's top research job, it was announced today (June 10).
• Provost, Graduate School reaffirm tuition remission will continue March 3, 2011 The following message was sent by Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. and Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader to UW-Madison graduate students on Thursday, March 3.
• World's largest neutrino observatory completed at South Pole Dec. 17, 2010 Culminating a decade of planning, innovation and testing, construction of the world's largest neutrino observatory was successfully completed today.
• Search and screen panel named for WID director Nov. 5, 2010 A search and screen committee has been named to find the first permanent director for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Martin Cadwallader, vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School, says the committee is accepting nominations and hopes to have a candidate selected by late spring.
• UW-Madison research expenditures top the $1 billion mark Oct. 7, 2010 For the first time, annual research expenditures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have surpassed the $1 billion milestone.
• Fifteen UW-Madison teaching assistants awarded for service Feb. 16, 2010 Fifteen University of Wisconsin-Madison teaching assistants have received awards for their contributions to learning on campus.
• Writer seeks to clarify Graduate School reorganization issue Dec. 10, 2009 The following letter was submitted to Wisconsin Week on Nov. 17. Find more information about the resolution referenced in the letter.
• Faculty Senate presentation addresses recent resolution Dec. 10, 2009 Editor’s note: Robert Hauser, professor of sociology, gave the following presentation at the Nov. 2 Faculty Senate meeting regarding a resolution about the reorganization of the Graduate School.
• Faculty Senate OKs slower research overhaul Nov. 4, 2009 A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Nov. 2 by the Faculty Senate.
• Faculty Senate approves resolution to slow research overhaul Nov. 3, 2009
• Fifty years of expanding girls’ horizons in science, math Nov. 3, 2009 The Expanding Your Horizons program, a daylong conference designed to expose young women to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, has touched thousands of Wisconsin women during its 50-year history at UW-Madison.
• From the desk of the chancellor: Chancellor addresses Graduate School proposal Oct. 21, 2009 “UW-Madison is a research powerhouse. Once again, the university ranks third in the nation in research expenditures, a testament to the quality of our faculty and research staff, and a reminder of the importance of a responsive and supportive infrastructure for research and for graduate education.”
• Graduate School proposal aired at meetings Oct. 21, 2009 A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School designed to address shortfalls in the infrastructure of the university’s research environment is the focus of a series of town-hall meetings across campus.
• Research expenditures jump, UW-Madison retains top ranking Oct. 16, 2009 According to statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the nation's third largest research university as measured by dollars spent on research.