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Poems: Sweeter than wine? This Valentine’s Day, love poems will be sweeter than any glass of champagne, box of chocolates or vase of… Read More
International opportunities to be highlighted
Campus departments in February plan to sponsor events to acquaint students with the breadth of international internship, work, study and travel opportunities available. Read More
Blending two colleges makes biology more popular
The four-year-old biology major, which blends the liberal arts with professional training, has become one of the most popular programs at UW–Madison. Read More
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. In January of each… Read More
‘Cram the Kohl’ shatters women’s basketball attendance record
The women's basketball team's first sellout game at the Kohl Center proved exciting for players and fans, as well as the volunteers and extra workers needed to pull off the big event. Read More
Events Bulletin
LEARNING Bead Embroidery Tuesdays, Feb. 12-March 12, 6-9 p.m. Lowell Center. $85. You learn several bead stitches… Read More
For the record
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES When Class Work and Religious Observances Conflict Mandatory academic requirements should not be scheduled on days when a… Read More
Director works to maintain Wisconsin Union’s relevance in changing times
If you've recently spotted Mark Guthier wandering around Memorial Union, staring intently at the walls, don't be alarmed. The pressures of his new job haven't gotten to his head. Guthier, who last November succeeded Theodore (Ted) Crabb to become the third director in Wisconsin Union history, has spent hours familiarizing himself with the job, right down to the historical significance of each room, picture and wall covering. Read More
Recent sightings
Lord of the Rings? Peter Blanchard traveled from Ohio to join other jugglers participating in the Madison Jugglers Madfest Juggling Festival… Read More
Research helps farmers grow ‘healthy potatoes’
Bags of 'Healthy Grown' Wisconsin potatoes will begin appearing in select stores this winter. The Healthy Grown brand resulted from a major program to label potatoes grown in an environmentally sensitive way under strict growing standards. Read More
Acoustic Africa on stage
Senegalese master musician and Grammy nominee Baaba Maal appears Feb. 9 at Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More
Storytelling makes a successful scientist
Stories, Ann Palmenberg explains, are essential to communicating science. Read More
Talks to focus on stem cell issues
A series of free public evening discussions, "Stem Cells, Medical Therapeutics and the UW," begins with a look at the biology of stem cell research. Read More
Cuts could delay Madison Initiative
Chancellor John Wiley says at least half of the Madison Initiative may be put on hold if state budget cuts proposed by Gov. Scott McCallum are approved. Read More
UW sets transplant record
The university's organ transplant program has released year-end statistics for 2001. Read More
Local expert consults on PBS documentary
A documentary about Woodrow Wilson, part of the PBS series 'American Experience,' features Wisconsin Historical Society curator and Wilson authority John Milton Cooper Jr. Read More
Bio-reader brings major recognition to Sandstrom
Electrical engineer Perry Sandstrom's invention, the SynchroGene Reader, represents a simpler, faster, more cost-effective way of analyzing hybridization microarrays, otherwise known as DNA chips or biochips. Perry Sandstrom, an electrical engineer for the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, takes a break at his basement lab where he developed new DNA-chip-reading technology. Photo: Jim Beal Read More