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Almanac

March 12, 2002

Trivia madness! To tap into the excitement of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, in conjunction with the UW System,…

Employee Matters

March 12, 2002

Sick leave is one of the most valuable of all university employee benefits. You earn sick leave credits from the beginning to the end…

Who Knew?

March 12, 2002

Wisconsin Week’s Josh Orton finds answers to questions of campus interest posed by faculty and staff. We can’t promise to answer all questions submitted,…

Advances

March 12, 2002

Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Trace…

Elsewhere

March 12, 2002

State compact discussed At its March meeting, the UW System Board of Regents continued its discussion on the idea of a state compact,…

Pianist plans recital

March 12, 2002

Paul Badura-Skoda is scheduled to play a recital of music by Schubert Saturday, March 16, as part of the School of Music Guest Artist Series.

WAA offers marathon package

March 12, 2002

Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning will offer a weekend program for alumni and friends participating in the Mad City Marathon.

Corpse flower yields fruit, seeds

March 12, 2002

Campus botanists are harvesting fruit from the "corpse flower," the rare and stinky 101-inch tall flowering plant that bloomed last June.

Recent Sightings

March 12, 2002

A crack in time Facilities Planning and Management carpenters Don Acker, left, and Mike Knickmeier install a temporary wood brace to…

Middle East Studies chair brings context to current affairs

March 11, 2002

Michael Chamberlain's world traveling adventures have landed him at UW–Madison, where he has spent much of his career ÷ particularly since Sept. 11 ÷ breaking down the stereotypes many Americans have about the Middle East.

Healthy hooves abound in the Vet Med barn

March 11, 2002

You won't find many sore feet here. Close attention to details like nutrition, moisture on walkways and stall conditions has paid off for the School of Veterinary Medicine's dairy teaching herd. At 6.5 percent, the herd's lameness rate is well below the 20-25 percent of cows in most herds that need attention for sore feet.

Events Bulletin

March 11, 2002

Learning Screenwriting: Writing A Successful Spec Script Saturday, March 23, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lowell Center. $105 includes critique of first 10…

Calendar Highlights

March 11, 2002

Holocaust historian visits for Mosse lectures in April Christopher R. Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel…

For the Record

March 11, 2002

Grants and Fellowships Jewish Studies Course Grant Faculty are invited to submit proposals to develop a new course to be cross-listed…

Position Vacancy Listings

March 11, 2002

Administrative 041062: Assoc Admin Prgm Spec/Admin Program Spec/Sr Admin Prgm Spec Grad / Primate Research Center (100). Apply by March 19.

Milestones

March 11, 2002

Howard Erlanger, professor, Law School, was elected to a three-year term as trustee of the Law and Society Association, the leading scholarly organization supporting…

Union galleries join citywide photo exhibition

March 11, 2002

Nationally acclaimed photographer Keith Carter's work is on display through Sunday, March 31, in the Porter Butts Gallery in Memorial Union. Concurrently, the work of local photography collective f5 will be exhibited in the Class of 1925 and Theater galleries at the Union, also through Sunday, March 31.

Zeichner receives national education award

March 11, 2002

Kenneth Zeichner, UW–Madison School of Education associate dean, has been recognized with an American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Margaret B. Lindsey Award at the association's 54th annual meeting in New York City.

Lilith stirs interest in technology among girls

March 11, 2002

Efforts to address the under-representation of females in information technology have had mixed results nationally, but a local program is showing some signs of success.