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AWARDED William H. Nienhauser, Jr., professor, East Asian languages and literature, received the Research Award for Foreigners from the Alexander von Humboldt…
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Business school honorees named
Several teaching/service awards were presented to Business School faculty and academic staff at a Celebration of Excellence April 27.
New master’s exhibits to open
Presenting innovative artwork in master's degree exhibitions, Carol Parker and Laurel Lueders fill the Gallery of Design May 3-10 with images that shift the boundaries between public and private space.
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.