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Alvarez says he will finish career at Wisconsin
Wisconsin head football coach Barry Alvarez says he will remain with the Badgers for the rest of his career.
Calendar highlights
School of Music hosts contemporary guest artist eighth blackbird, a contemporary music sextet founded at Oberlin Conservatory in 1996 that won the 2000…
Regina Carter Quintet to jazz up Union Theater
Regina Carter, touted by The New York Times as "violinist of great control, improvisational flexibility and wide range," will perform in Madison for the first time on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Elsewhere
(Elsewhere summarizes developments on other UW System campuses and in the system administration. For more system news, visit: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/wn.htm.)…
Events bulletin
Learning Directory Lists Programs for Youth Nearly 100 classes, camps, workshops and other activities for children and teens are…
Film festival previews spring showings
Fresh and original independent film, documentaries, world cinema, new media and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers all will be featured this spring at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Knapp House is an intellectual and social haven
Drawn from all corners of the world and various academic departments, the 12 scholars who comprise the Knapp House graduate student learning community have created a community that combines the cohabitation challenges of MTV's "The Real World" with the culinary antics of the "Iron Chef" and academic inquiries much deeper than Regis' $1-million-dollar question.
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…
News in brief
MILESTONES Howard to retire this summer Roger Howard, a well-known campus figure and top student services official at the university,…
Staffer tirelessly raises money for campus child care
When it comes to charity, many university employees support various causes every year through volunteering and financial contributions. And then there's Connie Wilson.
Recent sightings
Winter, take your leave Tiny fingers of frozen water droop from the dead leaves of a tree branch on campus,…
Slain gay man’s mother will be featured lecturer
Gay rights activist Judy Shepard will speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Memorial Union Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Union to host a weekend of ‘Women in Jazz’
Ladies Must Swing will debut in the Rathskeller in Memorial Union for Behind the Beat 4-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23. They will be a part of a weekend of 'Women in Jazz' at the Wisconsin Union.
UW, museum host ‘Whys & Wows’
Milwaukee Public Museum and the university will team up Monday, Feb. 19, for the third annual "Whys and Wows!," a day of exhibits and hands-on learning at the museum.
UW System to pursue more federal funding
A proposed strategy to attract more federal funds to the UW System should be designed to enhance and not hinder the already successful efforts of UW–Madison, according to a former congressman hired to study the issue.
Today’s student: Savvy achievers under a lot of pressure, Chávez says
Today's UW–Madison student is technologically savvy, involved in community service and a very high achiever, Dean of Students Alicia Fedelina Chávez told the Faculty Senate Feb. 5.
Faculty senate approves modified titles for staff
The Faculty Senate has narrowly approved honorary modified professor titles for academic staff researchers, but rejected a similar title for instructional staff.
Wage plan could benefit state workers
A proposed federal minimum wage hike would benefit more than 100,000 Wisconsin workers, or nearly 5 percent of the state's work force, according to new data from a campus research center.
Hospital, union to sign contract
The union representing support staff and medical technology workers has reached a tentative contract agreement with UW Hospital and Clinics, both parties announced Feb. 8.
Digital map details campus
Through a marriage of aerial photography and digital imaging, a group of faculty, staff and students has produced a striking new view of the campus: a 20-by-30-inch color photo image map that depicts the 900-acre campus in extraordinary detail.