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Almanac
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Business school celebrates centennial
One hundred years after its start, the School of Business has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 30,000 alumni living and working around the world.
Calendar highlights
Brentano quartet to perform The Brentano String Quartet will make its debut at the Wisconsin Union Theater Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Since…
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 Studio glass retrospective The Art Department and the Elvehjem Museum will host a three-day symposium to draw attention to the…
For the record
Policies and procedures New Immigration Legislation President Clinton signed an immigration law in October 2000 that benefits the academic community. The…
Grad school staff help protect campus natural areas
Graduate School staff members have recently shown their green thumbs. With expert advice and guidance, this group of volunteers is putting into action a plan to restore Muir Woods, the tract of flora that stretches along the Lakeshore Path from Helen C. White Hall to the Natatorium.
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 Four named AAAS fellows Four faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of…
Helping students link living and learning
Helping undergraduates better fuse their in- and out-of-classroom lives occupies Peter Quimby's attention as he assumes his new position as the Chadbourne Residential College's assistant dean. Chadbourne seeks to create the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college.
Recent sightings
UW Arboretum staff member Larry Ring uses a kerosene drip to set a perimeter fire during a recent prairie burn at…
New staffer pursues social change here and abroad
Ed Reed recently joined the UW–Madison staff as associate director of the Center for East Asian Studies. And oh, the places he has gone before coming here...
Evolution of Camp Randall Stadium set to take another step
A $99.7 million overhaul of the 83-year-old Camp Randall Stadium will be financed mostly through Athletic Department and private sources, athletic officials say. University leaders will present the plan this week to the UW System Board of Regents. The full board is expected act on the proposal Friday, Nov. 10.
UW plans Camp Randall renovation
Athletic Department officials propose a $99.7 million overhaul of 83 year-old Camp Randall Stadium financed mostly through Athletic Department and private sources.
Film festival announces juried competitions
The third annual Wisconsin Film Festival (March 29-April 1) announces new juried competitions for Wisconsin filmmakers and students.
Designing a more accessible world
A new system meant to help visually impaired people use everyday electronic devices will work on a wide range of electronic products, providing easy use without the need for visual cues. It is being tested on automated teller machines and voting booths.
Work transforms rodent virus into vaccines
A new process transforms the lowly cardiovirus into a potential multipurpose vaccine that eventually may be used trigger an immune response to a host of human and animal afflictions from malaria to HIV.
Deploying anti-cancer weapons precisely
A cancer treatment that precisely maps affected tissue and directs cancer-killing radiation while protecting the rest of the body is more than T. Rockwell Mackie's dream. It is his reality.
Now playing on a computer near you
A new technology developed by computer science Professor Mary Vernon and colleagues Derek Eager of the University of Saskatchewan and John Zahorjan of the University of Washington, could put popular movies just a few clicks away from the networked personal computer or TV.
New York Times reporters to discuss race relations
Three New York Times reporters will discuss 'How Race is Lived in America,' a recent Times series on race relations, Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.