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Key committees elect leaders for 2001-02
The Academic Staff Executive Committee and the University Committee, the executive committees for the Academic Staff Assembly and Faculty Senate, have elected officers for the academic year.
Madison tuition hike: 8.4 percent
Annual resident undergraduate tuition rates for the 2001-02 academic year will increase by 8.4 percent.
Hospital programs rank high
UW Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top 3 percent of the nation's major medical centers in 12 medical specialties.
UW-Madison wins digital government award
UW-Madison has received the 2001 Digital Government Award for higher education for its My UW–Madison Web portal.
Internet Scout founder Calcari dies
Susan Calcari, founder and executive director the Internet Scout Project, died July 8 after a long battle with breast cancer.
Hoofer sailing club kickoff July 26
The Hoofer Sailing Club is holding a kickoff for new members is Thursday, July 26, 8 p.m., Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
Summer with S’s: A exhibition of book illustration
Students completing an illustration course with Peter S’s, internationally known artist in residence at UW–Madison, will display their work in Gallery 734, 734 University Ave., July 19-26.
Staff changes coming to transportation services
The university has chosen Lori Kay, director of Transportation Services, to help complete an overhaul of campus fleet operations.
GLBT council to honor alumni at July 22 brunch
The Wisconsin Alumni Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Council has selected Martha Popp, Gigi (Virginia) Kaeser and Gregory W. Schultz as 2001 GLBT Distinguished Alumni.
Gates scholarship helps UW senior
UW-Madison senior Jamie Stevenson recently received a new scholarship that is part of $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Pension decision explained
The Office of Employee Compensation and Benefits offers help for employees who want to better understand recent changes to the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Parallel Press releases Robin Chapman book
As if it isn't hot enough this summer, UW–Madison poet Robin Chapman takes readers on a journey through the Florida Everglades in "The Only Everglades in the World," the latest chapbook of the Parallel Press.
World land database charts troubling course
Over the past 300 years, in an ever-accelerating process, humans have reshaped the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In doing so, humanity has scripted a scenario of global environmental change with impacts that promise to be at least as severe as global climate change, scientists reported here today, July 11.
Russian folk music festival to convene
A public concert Saturday, Aug. 4, will cap an international festival of Russian folk music at UW–Madison, drawing musicians from around the world.
Backyard ecologist featured at Madison conference
Gardener and natural science writer Sara Stein will give a presentation entitled, "Homeground Ecology 101," at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting in Madison Sunday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m.
Expert offers insight on artificial intelligence
The tensions in the new movie "Artificial Intelligence" reflects the duality of real-world research into artificial intelligence, a campus expert suggests.
Wheaton retirement: Campus loss, jazz scene gain
Jan Wheaton, assistant dean of students and director of Campus Information, Assistance and Orientation, as well as part-time jazz vocalist, retired this week after 35 years at the university.
Budget conference under way
Funding for the Madison Initiative will be among items negotiated by legislative leaders now that a conference committee has been convened on the 2001-03 state budget.
Good news for ice cream lovers: Babcock store reopens
The famed Babcock Dairy Store has reopened after undergoing a major renovation over the past five months.
Vet aids in whale rescue attempt
David Brunson, veterinary anesthesiologist at the School of Veterinary Medicine, returned to the Atlantic Ocean July 8 for a second attempt at sedating a 45-ton, 45-foot long northern right whale to free it from its entanglement with a rope that has injured it.