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May 7, 2008

Competition sets focus for WID

As construction of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery gets under way, many are wondering exactly what will happen inside the new research facility on University Avenue when it opens in 2010.

Registration begins for new WiscAlerts-Text emergency service

UW-Madison is now enrolling users in its emergency text messaging system, WiscAlerts-Text.

Bridging theory, reality of high-stakes corporate finance

As vice president and chief financial officer of Plexus, a global electronics manufacturing corporation in Neenah, Wis., Ginger Jones was skeptical. She wasn't sure college students could come up with sound, practical advice her business could use.

A shared vision emerges from UW–Madison Reaccreditation Project

The 2009 Reaccreditation Project has reached a critical milestone this month with the completion of six in-depth theme reports that provide a banquet of ideas on how to protect and strengthen the future of UW–Madison.

A voice nearly silenced teaches art of storytelling

Moji Olaniyan, an assistant dean in the College of Letters and Science, heads the African Storytelling on Wheels project, which prepares UW–Madison students of African origin to tell stories of their native countries to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in racially nondiverse elementary schools in eastern and northern Wisconsin. Olaniyan, herself a storyteller, recently regained her voice — and her storytelling — after a bout with voice problems.

Five classified staff receive awards for service

University lauds honorees for people skills, dedication.

Pioneering ethicist makes an enduring mark

If ever there was a gnarly ethical trail to blaze, it’s the one that wends through modern biomedical science.

Take pressure off your wallet by participating in Bike to Work Week

As gas prices edge toward $4 a gallon, commuting costs are taking a bigger and bigger chunk out of the family budget. But it’s not just gas; you need to add in the costs to buy, insure and maintain a car and then park it on campus.

Taking a fresh look at employee recruiting

The story behind the improbable journey of Adin Palau and his family from Havana, Cuba, to Madison eight years ago is a testament to how persistence, luck, hard work, community involvement and good advice can change lives forever.

Symposium marks a decade of big strides in teaching, learning at UW-Madison

If a UW-Madison graduate were to return to campus today after a ten-year absence, the first impression would be striking: A building boom has altered the landscape with high-tech new buildings and additions, while another wave of construction busily charges ahead. Not as obvious to the visitor, however, would be the radical changes taking place within those walls.

Professor examines ‘Wisconsin Votes’ in new book

Growing up in a politically divided house — with a Democratic mother and a Republican father — may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler.

Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires

Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers.

Alumnae to speak at spring commencement ceremonies

Two high-powered University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center.

Many new campus construction projects scheduled for summer

The campus’s pace may be slowing with the coming of summer, but the sounds of jackhammers, heavy equipment and busy construction crews show that UW–Madison improvements are going full-steam ahead.

Plans for South Campus Union: green space, better facilities

For 37 years, Union South has turned a cold shoulder to the campus. And the feeling, unfortunately, has been mutual.

Writer’s Choice: Young musicians perform in WYSO events

Generation “text” can’t concentrate or think, and is unmotivated, culturally shallow and spends way too much time staring vacantly into computer monitors or texting away into cell phone screens. They are doomed, right?

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