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Geology Museum to hold open house May 5
Take an illustrated journey to the planets and stars above Madison, discover the odd-looking animals that roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs and dig into a pile of free rock samples during the UW–Madison Geology Museum open house Sunday, May 5.
Professor illuminates art of friendship
A.D. Pirous, one of Indonesia's most distinguished artists, has many stories to tell: making propaganda posters during the national revolution during the late 1940s, studying abstract art with Dutch cubists, organizing Indonesia's Istiqlal Festival of Islamic Art, trying to prevent his paintings from being faked or stolen, voicing his anguish about state-sponsored atrocities in his home province of Aceh. Kenneth M. George, professor of anthropology at UW–Madison since 1999, has been Pirous' friend for the last 17 years.
New learning community to open in 2003
The launch of a multicultural learning community slated for Witte Hall has been moved to fall 2003 to allow University Housing to attract more students to the program.
Study: Whites perceive more crime when blacks live nearby
Perceptions of crime in a particular neighborhood may be due to the presence of young African-American men, according to a new study by two UW–Madison researchers.
Statement regarding recent protests
Chancellor John Wiley and Phil Certain, College of Letters and Science dean, issued the statement below following protests condemning Professor Alfred McCoy, author of the 1972 book "The Politics of Heroin," which criticizes General Vang Pao for his role in the Southeast Asian opium market.
Student hospitalized with bacterial meningitis
A female UW–Madison student is in serious condition today, April 26, at an area hospital with an undetermined type of bacterial meningitis.
WARF signs stem cell license agreements
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has signed two licensing agreements allowing a company and another university to distribute human embryonic stem cells in research.
Four to receive art awards
The Arts Institute plans to recognize faculty, staff and students for excellence in creative inquiry, outreach and professional excellence. Recipients will be recognized at a program and reception Friday, April 26.
Varmus to present first Temin lecture
Nobel Prize winner Harold M. Varmus will give the first Howard M. Temin Lecture, Wednesday, May 1.
New campus accounting system to go online
Accounting Services wants to be sure that you have WISDM. WISDM stands for 'Wisconsin Data Mart,' which is a Web-based financial reporting system.
Nation critic Danto to speak May 2
Well-known philosopher and art critic Arthur Danto will present the lecture 'The Body in Philosophy, Art and Life' at UW–Madison.
Education alum to offer advice: “Get physical!”
A nationally recognized expert on exercise physiology and fitness will offer his advice on how to 'Get Physical: Live Better at Any Age!' at this year's UW–Madison School of Education Alumni Weekend program.
Security computing expert to speak Thursday, May 2
An internationally renowned expert on computer security will discuss the interaction between economics and the theory of system dependability in a free public lecture Thursday, May 2, at UW–Madison.
Chancellor’s remarks to Chamber of Commerce
Here are excerpts from Chancellor John Wiley's address to the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce 50th Annual Dinner April 23, 2002.
Generation 2008 forum is Saturday
Generation 2008, a student-organized group dedicated to raising the level of awareness of Plan 2008, will hold a free, daylong forum on the plan's impact.
Tip/Annual psychology symposium
The annual Psychology Research Conference takes place this Saturday, April 27.
Conference explore possible utopias
The latest in a series of conferences that are part of the Real Utopias project explores a range of proposals for profound social change.
Man of arts and letters: Cottingham recreates alphabet as art
Tandem Press artist in residence Robert Cottingham, internationally renowned as one of America's most important photo-realist painters, has been working on his latest round of lithographs in the series 'An American Alphabet.'
Research illuminates ‘art’ of friendship
Kenneth M. George, professor of anthropology, has been friend to one of Indonesia's most distinguished artists for the last 17 years. That friendship has come to be the driving force behind George's research.
Five to get honorary degrees
Drawing from the pinnacle of achievement in fields as varied as pediatrics, human rights journalism, music, technology transfer and law, the university will confer five honorary degrees Friday, May 17.