This summer, web content for the Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP), the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), and the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) will be moved out of the med.wisc.edu site and into …
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Make it Plain
Many of us in academia tend to overwrite. We pad our sentences with complex words and phrases to add gravitas and convey prestige. To be fair, it’s not just academics who do it. Who hasn’t …
Usability and Accessibility Issues with PDFs
One of the most popular file formats used in working and learning environments — PDF, which stands for Portable Document Format — has significant limitations when repurposed for web content. PDF files have become the …
Benefits of Defining your Audience
Even though target audiences for higher education websites are often challenging to narrow down, doing so is essential to creating quality user experiences, effective content, coherent design and meaningful usability testing.
WordPress Selected as Content Management System
WordPress has been selected as the new content management system (CMS) for the SMPH relaunch. This is a shift from the current CMS called Terminalfour (T4), which is a proprietary platform licensed by UW Health. …
Selecting a Web Development Vendor
This month, SMPH’s Office of Strategic Communications staff are interviewing web development vendors and evaluating WordPress hosting options. When working with vendors, it’s helpful to share your requirements as well as applicable university policies, guidelines and standards.