http://www.news.wisc.edu/ News stories from the University of Wisconsin-Madison en-us In an early-morning action, the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature voted to adopt a motion that would separate the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from its collaboration with the students and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 2013-06-05T20:50:00-00:00 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:50:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21852 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21852 On June 6, 1944, a massive military force arrived on the beaches of Normandy in a surprise invasion intended to overthrow Nazi Germany. The story of brave Allied forces splashing ashore under heavy fire has been immortalized in novels, memoirs, documentary films, and blockbuster movies - with American GIs cast as the unequivocal heroes of the day. 2013-06-05T18:04:00-00:00 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:04:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21851 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21851 Michele Hilmes, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts, has received a Fulbright Award to enable her to conduct research into "transnational" British and American broadcasting at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom for six months in 2013-14. Kerry Hill kghill@international.wisc.edu 2013-06-05T15:52:00-00:00 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:52:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21850 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21850 Ten projects ranging from expanding higher learning opportunities for low-income residents of Madison to designing and constructing a biogas system in Uganda have been chosen as spring 2013 recipients of Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grants. Greg Bump gbump@wisc.edu 2013-06-05T13:31:00-00:00 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:31:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21849 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21849 2013-06-04T21:02:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:02:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21848 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21848 As the author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry" Helaine Olen has strong views about money management. 2013-06-04T20:27:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:27:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21847 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21847 An award from the United Nations is honoring the work of Araceli Alonso, a senior lecturer in Gender and Women's Studies and a faculty associate at the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2013-06-04T18:17:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:17:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21846 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21846 John Karl Scholz, Nellie June Gray Professor of Economic Policy and chair of the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected as the next dean of the College of Letters & Science, UW-Madison’s largest academic unit. Susannah Brooks srbrooks2@wisc.edu 2013-06-04T13:44:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21844 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21844 Steven Hahn, assistant dean for admissions and academic services at the Graduate School, has been appointed Interim Vice Provost for Enrollment Management. Greg Bump gbump@wisc.edu 2013-06-04T12:00:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21837 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21837 Four finalists have been named for the secretary of academic staff. The campus community will have an opportunity to meet the candidates with a series of visits, starting June 10. Käri Knutson knutson4@wisc.edu 2013-06-04T11:00:00-00:00 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21843 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21843