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New online course aims to guide potential entrepreneurs

By Lawrence Andrea | Apr. 2, 2018

Students and community members looking to start their own business can now take an online course from the Wisconsin School of Business to guide their way. The First Steps to Starting a Business course — offered free-of-charge through the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center — features four sections in which potential business owners will learn about topics ranging from key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, ways to communicate business ideas to others and an assessment of financial readiness.

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UHS hires Mandarin-speaking counselor to better serve international students

By Gianina Dinon | Apr. 2, 2018

University Health Services has hired a Mandarin-speaking mental health counselor in an effort to better relate to and serve international students on the UW-Madison campus. Wei-Chiao Hsu — who was born in Taiwan and received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at UW-Madison — provides counseling in Mandarin and English for students struggling with concerns related to international transition, relationship difficulties, academic and career issues, grief and loss and mental illness.

UW System researchers will work to maximize the sustainable use of the Great Lakes for the growth of the Wisconsin economy and enhance the health of connecting ecosystems.
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UW Sea Grant Institute announces 2.8 million in research funding

By Luisa de Vogel | Apr. 2, 2018

The UW-Madison Sea Grant Institute, which focuses on the preservation of the Great Lakes, announced Thursday a $2.8 million donation to fund research in the coming year. The institute awarded grants to 19 projects on eight different UW System campuses, as well as projects through the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, UW-Extension and the Wisconsin Historical Society. Almost 100 researchers, staff and students will be engaged in work funded by the institute, according to the program’s director of research Jennifer Hauxwell.

UW-Madison's School of Education ranked No. 2 — tied with Harvard — on U.S. News & World Report's rankings for best education graduate programs.
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UW-Madison School of Education graduate program highly ranked in U.S.

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 20, 2018

The UW-Madison School of Education is tied for second in the country in U.S. News and World Report's 2019 rankings of the best education graduate schools in the nation. Trailing UCLA and tied with Harvard, UW-Madison also ranked highly in education specialities, including No. 1 for administration, curriculum and instruction and education psychology. The school also ranked third for counseling and personal services, as well as education policy.

Donald Moynihan, director of the UW-Madison’s LaFollette School of Public Affairs, announced via Twitter Tuesday that he will be leaving this coming fall to join the faculty of Georgetown University.
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UW-Madison’s LaFollette School director, researcher leaving for Georgetown

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 20, 2018

Donald Moynihan, director of the UW-Madison’s LaFollette School of Public Affairs, announced via Twitter Tuesday that he will be leaving this coming fall to join the faculty of Georgetown University. Moynihan — who has been with the university for 13 years — is an expert in public management who has researched issues like performance, budgeting, administrative burdens, election administration and employee behavior. Moynihan will join Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

The LGBT Campus Center will officially change its name to the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center.
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LGBT Campus Center to change name again after receiving feedback

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 19, 2018

Students will soon see the LGBT Campus Center name replaced with Gender and Sexuality Campus Center in the Red Gym, the campus center recently announced. After initially changing the center’s name to the Gender and Sexuality Spectrum Center in November, the name was changed once again to reflect a broader community and allow for growth of language and emerging identities, according to a news release.

This years distinguished faculty award winners include Professors Ellen Damschen and Simon Gilroy.
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2018 UW-Madison Distinguished Faculty Awards announced

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 18, 2018

Twelve UW-Madison faculty members will be honored this April with the university’s annual Distinguished Teaching Awards. Recipients of this historic award, which dates back to 1953, are chosen based on student nominations and contributions faculty have made to student learning in their departments. This years winners include associate professor of integrative biology, Ellen Damschen, botany professor Simon Gilroy and professor of Afro-American Studies Michael Thorton.

After the implementation of a cashless system at Gordon dining hall, every dining hall run by University Housing will be cashless.
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Man charged in sexual assault of student near Gordon

By Kayla Huynh | Mar. 13, 2018

Coleman Chung was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting a woman who passed out at a UW-Madison dining hall on Sept. 29 and recording the incident on video. According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal, the 30-year-old Monona resident was charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault of a 17-year-old UW-Madison student outside Gordon Dining Hall.

Students marched through Four Lakes Market Tuesday to voice their opposition against UW-Madison's meal plan for incoming freshmen. 
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Students ‘still angry’ during meal plan protest at Four Lakes Market

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 13, 2018

Cries of “I can’t eat” once again rang through a UW-Madison dining hall as students gathered Tuesday evening in opposition to the university’s meal plan for incoming freshman. Nearly two dozen UW-Madison students and community members shared stories about how the meal plan will negatively impact loved ones, as well as chanted slogans like “This meal plan has got to go” as they marched through Four Lakes Market in Dejope Residence Hall.

Three finalists have been chosen to fill the role of vice provost for libraries.
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UW-Madison narrows list for vice provost of libraries position

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 13, 2018

A search and screen committee has named three finalists for the next vice provost for university libraries after presenting its recommendations to Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf, UW-Madison announced Tuesday. The 11-member search committee — chaired by Director of The Information School Kristin Eschenfelder — selected Lisa R. Carter, the associate director of special collections and area studies at The Ohio State University Libraries; M. Elizabeth Cowell, a university librarian at University of California, Santa Cruz; and Todd Grappone, associate university librarian for digital initiatives and information technology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Patrick Sims and Dean of Students Lori Berquam fielded questions from approximately 30 students Monday ranging from funding for multicultural group centers to how the university responds to issues of diversity.
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Students, administrators debate representation, funding in climate forum

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 12, 2018

Students discussed ways to address inclusivity disparities on campus Monday as part of UW-Madison’s second student forum about the results of the university’s first-ever campus climate survey. Survey data — drawn from the 8,652 “representative” responses — revealed that while 81 percent of UW-Madison’s overall student population often feel welcome on campus, just 69 percent of LGBQ students, 67 percent of students with a disability, 65 percent of black students and 50 percent of trans or nonbinary students felt similarly.

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UW-Madison highly ranked in awarded P.h.Ds, survey finds

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 12, 2018

UW-Madison awarded the second-highest number of doctorate degrees and the highest number of life sciences doctorate degrees of any U.S. university in 2016, according to the national Survey of Earned Doctorates. The UW-Madison Graduate School conferred 823 doctoral degrees in 2016, and 54,904 Ph.D.s were awarded nationwide. UW-Madison ranked third in 2015 with 836 recipients.

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