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Folke Skoog, pioneering plant cell researcher, dies
Renowned plant physiologist and National Medal of Science recipient Folke Karl Skoog, professor of botany at the university for 32 years, died Feb. 15 after a long illness. He was 92.
Chemical flame retardant found in salmon
University scientists have found high levels of a common chemical flame retardant in Lake Michigan salmon.
Ping Chong to discuss art in the new century
Ping Chong will speak Friday, March 2, on "Making Art in the New Century" and show slides and video of his award-winning and innovative work in theater and performance.
Storytelling festival planned this week
Storytellers will speak in both English and their native languages at the fourth annual American Indian Storytelling Festival Thursday and Friday, Feb. 15-16.
Conference set on academic freedom
A conference on the rights and responsibilities of academic freedom, including the issues of free speech and intellectual property rights, will convene Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22-23.
Roger Howard to retire
Roger Howard, a widely known top student services official, will retire in June.
WAA welcomes prospective students
The Wisconsin Alumni Association plans to welcome more than 200 students from targeted high schools in the Milwaukee and Chicago areas to the university as part of WAA's Prospective Scholars Days.
Team places sensors on enormous iceberg
University researchers have placed Automatic Weather Stations on the massive Antarctic iceberg that broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf last March.
Advances
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Almanac
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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
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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
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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.