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Ancient kiln technology yields modern art
The proof is in the pottery. Proof, that is, of why a wood-fired kiln is worth all the smoke and ashes and interminable stoking. Student and faculty artists anxiously awaited that verdict last week as they unloaded their work from a new Japanese-style kiln constructed on Picnic Point.
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News in brief
LEADERSHIP Chávez Dean of students named Alicia Fedelina Chávez of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has been named dean…
Webcast gives Ojibwa radio a world audience
Combining interests in technology, journalism and Native American culture, two College of Letters and Science staff members are collaborating with a Native American radio station in northern Wisconsin to 'webcast' to an international audience.
Open house planned for August
Building on the success of a similar event during last year's university sesquicentennial, UW–Madison's Open House Weekend will be held Aug. 18-20.
Recent sightings
Mother’s little helper It’s time to turn the earth in Madison’s community gardens. At Eagle Heights, for example, a mother and son…
Better pest controls mean safer potatoes
University research is helping state potato growers dramatically reduce the chemicals they use to manage what traditionally has been a pesticide-intensive crop.
Union Theater books music by the masters
The Wisconsin Union Theater's 2000-01 season line-up will range from chamber works to foot-stomping Celtic fiddling.
Who Knew?
by Eileen Gilligan Q. Can one really “plug in” at the bathrooms of Memorial Library? A. If you’re…
Honorary degree recipients to address grads
Three of five honorary degree recipients will deliver the 'Charge to the Graduates' at ceremonies May 20-21.
Scientist’s goal: Control mosquito-borne diseases
The very thought of it can make you itch. Bruce Christensen pops open the door of a sealed research room about the size of a walk-in freezer. Except this room radiates with dank, tropical heat and is full of cloth-covered containers crawling with armies of hungry mosquitoes.
Wildlife collection will aid study of species
James Borman has moved on to the happy hunting ground, but his legacy will touch people throughout Wisconsin. Over his lifetime, he assembled a massive collection of preserved wildlife specimens from North America and elsewhere. Borman, who died in 1999, willed the collection to the university.
Hagen to lead student drama workshops
Tony Award-winning actress Uta Hagen plans to do a workshop forstudents during her visit next week to accept an honorary degree.
Genomics symposium set for May 18-19
Nobel laureates, MacArthur geniuses and industry pioneers are on the card for the fourth annual 'Frontiers of Genomics' symposium May 18-19 on campus.
Dancer stages comeback after serious accident
Until quite recently, dancer Li Chiao-Ping navigated even the simplest of physical activities day-by-day, following her much-publicized car accident last year. Li's post-accident debut will be Saturday, May 13, at Alverno College in Milwaukee. She will follow up with performances here May 18 and 20.
Student receives Wisnewski Prize
Katie Rolnick, a junior majoring in theater and drama, has been awarded the first Ruth Knatz Gross Wisnewski Memorial Prize by the Integrated Liberal Studies Department.
Sleep apnea likely to lead to hypertension
Armed with the strongest evidence to date, researchers at the UW Medical School have established that sleep apnea -- episodes of breathing pauses during sleep -- is likely to be an important cause of hypertension.
Faculty collaborations to yield new courses
A proposed class dealing with implications of human population growth and another on aspects of material culture have received $15,000 grants as part of a new teaching initiative at the university.
New award recognizes collaboration
The Department of Chemistry and the Integrated Liberal Studies program have been chosen to inaugurate the new Chancellor's Award for Departmental Teaching Excellence for the year 2000.