The Wisconsin Week Wire — May 7, 2008
Top News
Search committee names four finalists for chancellor
Four finalists will advance in the search for a UW–Madison chancellor, with campus visits beginning Monday, May 12.
Competition sets focus for WID
The research programs for the public, university half of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) will be decided through a campus-wide competition to be announced on Sept. 1.
Research
Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on nanowires
When chemistry professor Song Jin and graduate student Matthew Bierman accidentally made some nano-sized pine-tree shapes — complete with tall trunks and branches that tapered in length as they spiraled upward — they knew they’d stumbled onto something peculiar.
Features
Bridging theory, reality of corporate finance
An intensive, hands-on approach to applied learning is an unusual part of the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.
Taking a fresh look at employee recruiting
A campuswide recruitment manager will work to build more centralized employee recruiting strategies.
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.
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.
On Campus
Events calendar
Symposium marks decade of strides in teaching, learning
The Teaching and Learning Symposium, which will hold its two-day meeting on Wednesday–Thursday, May 21–22, has been involved in promoting and amplifying change during the past 10 years.
A shared vision emerges from 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.
Signup begins for WiscAlerts-Text emergency service
UW–Madison is now enrolling users in its emergency text-messaging service, WiscAlerts-Text.
Union buildings extend hours during finals week
The Wisconsin Union has extended operating hours during final exams week.
Ombuds program adds new staff member
John Mather, research program manager in the Department of Horticulture, has joined the Ombuds Office for Faculty and Staff.
Biocore program turns 40
An innovative undergraduate biology program is celebrating its 40th birthday.
Professor examines ‘Wisconsin Votes’ in new book
Growing up in a politically divided house may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler.
Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social set for May 8
The sixth annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social will be held from 1–2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, on Bascom Hill.
Alumnae to speak at commencement
Two high-powered alumnae will speak at the university’s spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 16–17, at the Kohl Center.
Two alumni to receive honorary degrees
Two UW–Madison alumni have been selected to receive honorary degrees.
Plan 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.
Many new campus construction projects scheduled
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.
Milestones
Five classified staff receive awards for service
Five staff members received this year’s Classified Employee Recognition Awards.