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Learning Public Management Workshops Continuing Studies offers one-day workshops this fall on various aspects of management in the public… Read More
For the Record
Policies and procedures Timetable Correction As you may be aware, the Fall 1999-2000 Timetable lists incorrect dates for the spring semester… Read More
From his perch, campus planner sees all
Robert Hendricks, the university's assistant director for planning, for 33 years has played a key role in shaping the ever-changing landscape of the campus. Read More
Milestones
Appointed The Board of Regents approved the following appointments to named professorships at its September meeting: Laura Pincus Hartman to the… Read More
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the… Read More
News in Brief
LEADERSHIP Patrick Strickler Patrick Strickler named director of communications Patrick Strickler, a communications executive with more than 30 years… Read More
Recent Sightings by Jeff Miller
Getting ready for the hockey season, workers at the Kohl Center last week applied the motion “W” on a layer of ice. As… Read More
Residents extend stay courtesy of Arts Institute
In spring, students will have a chance to take a course on the history of photography from UW–Madison alumnus John Szarkowski, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Read More
WAA to celebrate retiring director’s career
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will celebrate the 40-year career of WAA's Executive Director Gayle M. Langer at the Monona Terrace Convention Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. Read More
Handkerchief exhibit ‘nothing to sneeze at’
September, and all of Madison hovers on the brink of cold and flu season (not to mention the ongoing allergy onslaught). While it can provide no lasting relief, the Gallery of Design will offer an exhibition in keeping with the time of year. "Nothing to Sneeze At: Handkerchiefs Presented by the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection" will open Sunday, Oct. 3. Read More
Handkerchief samples (larger versions)
View larger versions of the handkerchiefs shown in the sotry about the Gallery of Design exhibit. Read More
Artist/activist to be in residence Sept. 24-Oct. 6
Performance artist Tim Miller, a champion of free speech, will be in residence Sept. 24-Oct. 6. Read More
German official to attend UW center’s opening
A high-ranking German official will be among the dignitaries expected to attend the opening of the Center for German and European Studies on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 3:30 p.m. at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State St. Read More
Volunteer fair scheduled for Sept. 21
Want to help, but don't know where to begin? The Morgridge Center for Public Service hosts a fall volunteer fair Tuesday, Sept. 21, featuring representatives from more than 100 campus and community organizations. Read More
UW to launch Asian language institute next summer
A national consortium will locate a unique language-teaching institute at UW–Madison beginning in summer 2000. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies will host the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute for five years initially, with the goal being to keep the institute at UW–Madison permanently. Read More
Tracks in iron provide an insightful map of microbial world
Reading the narrow bands of iron found in some sedimentary rocks, scientists may have found a way to assess microbial populations across time and space, opening a window to the early history of life on Earth and possibly other planets. Read More
Patrick Strickler named UW director of communications
Patrick Strickler, a communications executive with more than 30 years of public affairs and journalism experience, will become director of communications at UW–Madison as of Dec. 1, Chancellor David Ward announced today (Sept. 16). Read More