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WAA to host Homecoming Badger Huddle
As a special Homecoming celebration, the Wisconsin Alumni Association is hosting a special Badger Huddle before the football game on Oct. 19 at the UW Field House.
Germany’s ambassador to speak on trans-Atlantic relations
Wolfgang Ischinger, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States, will visit UW–Madison Wednesday, Oct. 16, and speak on "Trans-Atlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities" 4 p.m. in the Fluno Center auditorium, 601 University Ave.
UW-Madison leads $26 million study on aging
While we all age, we age in different ways. But exactly why we age differently remains much of a mystery. A new $26 million study led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, however, plans to make the reasons more clear.
PACE aims to improve house party safety
UW-Madison's PACE Coalition wants to make campus-area house parties safer. To do so, it is asking for help from students, landlords, student government, UW and Madison police departments, university administrators and community residents.
Chancellor’s Convocation: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Momaday to visit
N. Scott Momaday, acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright, storyteller, painter and professor, will address the 2002 Chancellor's Convocation at the Wisconsin Union Theater at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17.
Fiore to head federal subcommittee
Michael Fiore, director of the Univesrity of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention and professor of medicine at the UW Medical School, has been selected to head the Cessation Subcommittee of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Advances
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Almanac
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Events bulletin
Learning MBA Information Session The School of Business will host a master’s of business administration information session on Wednesday, Oct. 16,…
Breakfast at the CIVC
Start your morning with light breakfast fare and a healthy helping of information at Breakfast at the Campus Information and Visitor Center, 8-10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, on the first floor of the Red Gym. CIVC employees will be on hand to explain the multitude of programs and services that help students, faculty and staff, and visitors.
Fisher makes a bid for retirement
Though his office is in the Peterson Building on the eastern edge of campus, Tom Fisher's job has always allowed him to keep his fingers on the pulse of the university. After 35 years with UW–Madison, Fisher will retire as associate director of purchasing services in February, following a sabbatical/vacation beginning Oct. 16.
Employee Matters
Annual Fall Enrollments — Health Insurance Dual Choice and Employee Reimbursement Accounts
Student fee system upheld
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 1 upheld the constitutionality of UW's mandatory student fee system.
For the Record
Grants and Fellowships Lectures Committee Proposals The Lectures Committee solicits applications from departments, academic programs and registered student organizations for support…
Calendar Highlights
Quintet marks 30 years Wisconsin Brass Quintet celebrates its 30th anniversary this season by performing four concerts on campus and hosting several touring…
Milestones
Appointments Ray Aldag, professor, management and human resources, is the new deputy dean of the Academy of Management Fellows. He was named…
Who Knew?
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Learning, friendship abound at language tables
Nouns and verbs take on flesh and bone at UW–Madison language tables. At least 15 conversation groups meet regularly this semester, giving students a chance to apply words and grammar learned in class.
Wisconsin Singers: 35 entertaining years
The Wisconsin Singers, the nation's premier collegiate song- and-dance group, will perform 35th Anniversary On Campus shows at the Wisconsin Union Theater at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9.