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New Tenure-Track Faculty
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Karthikeyan, K.G., Biological Systems Engineering; Butcher, Samuel E., Biochemistry; Wattiaux, Michel A., Dairy Science; Lan, Que, Entomology;…
Ward to staff: Get involved
Chancellor David Ward is encouraging academic staff to get involved in the university. In a memo to deans, directors, department chairs and faculty, Ward outlines the university's shared governance system and urges academic staff to take part in boards, committees and the Academic Staff Assembly.
Rolnick to be guest artist
Composer and performer Neil Rolnick will teach, perform and produce a technology-mediated performance during a two-week residency at the university beginning Monday, Oct. 2.
University Theatre to explore identity issues
Beginning with 'Spring Awakening,' the University Theatre will take an unofficial, highly eclectic look at issues of identity.
Oliveros to perform in residence next spring
Musicianship, improvisation and strategies to attract listeners' attention will be at the forefront of an interdisciplinary residency at the university.
Symposium to showcase ecology research
Daniel Janzen, an internationally known expert in tropical ecology, biodiversity, and conservation, will be the keynote speaker at the Ecology Group's Sixth Annual Ecology Symposium Oct. 5-6 at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Auditorium.
Geology Museum presents Copper Country minerals
A collection of mineral specimens from Michigan's Copper Country is the focus of a special exhibit in October at the Geology Museum.
Dance improv festival set for Sept. 29-30
Nationally known guest artists, dance scholars and members of the community are invited to explore dance improvisation in a festival this weekend sponsored by the UW Dance Program.
Researchers study yellow jacket behavior
UW-Madison entomologist Robert Jeanne has been studying the compounds in foods that German yellow jackets - prevalent late summer pests in Wisconsin - find attractive and how the wasps locate food. Jeanne hopes the results will lead to better methods to control the pest.
2,000 freshman parents expected this weekend
More than 2,000 parents are expected to converge on campus for Freshman Parents' Weekend, organized to allow moms and dads to catch up with their kids' lives after their first weeks in Madison.
Genomics Center hosts Sept. 22 research showcase
The Center for Genomics on Friday, Sept. 22, will dedicate its new Sun Microsystems supercomputer that is fueling new research gains.
Parallel press releases Welter chapbook
Poet, naturalist and storyteller Matt Welter is the latest Parallel Press chapbook author with the release of "Our Sainted Lady Esther."
Children’s author to deliver Zolotow lecture
Jean Craighead George will deliver the annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Wednesday, Sept. 27. Highly acclaimed for her writing about the natural world, she has been awarded a Newbery honor for her book "My Side of the Mountain," and the Newbery Medal for "Julie of the Wolves."
Music school begins concert season
The School of Music will presents five concerts Sept. 21-26, beginning with the Black Music Ensemble and concluding with University Opera.
Scientists reveal new HIV vaccine target
Scientists have shown for the first time, using a nonhuman primate model, that the AIDS virus avoids the body's strongest immune responses during the first few weeks of infection. The finding, which appears in the Sept. 21 issue of Nature, opens the door to new vaccine directions.
UW to reprint admissions booklet
The university will reprint its undergraduate admissions booklet, acknowledging an error in judgment in altering a cover photo to include a student of color in a crowd shot.
Bucky down under: Alumni compete in Olympics
They probably won't be wearing cheeseheads in Sydney, but a number of Badgers are going for the gold in the Olympic Games.
Wisconsin team narrows search for Higgs boson
With time running out for Europe's largest particle accelerator, a team of Wisconsin physicists may be tantalizingly close to being among the first to see the Higgs boson, the subatomic particle that is responsible for endowing all matter with mass.
Bush campaign spending increases; draws even with Gore
The George W. Bush presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee have drawn even with Vice President Al Gore and the Democratic Party's spending by dramatically increasing spending on television ads since Labor Day, according to a new study by a UW–Madison political scientist.
Law profs take lead on Supreme Court case
Three UW Law School professors are spearheading an effort to defend the laws of several states that protect the right of employees to sue when their employers discriminate against or fire them.