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Public hearing scheduled on student records
UW-Madison plans to hold a public hearing Thursday, April 22, on possible changes to university rules governing the release of student disciplinary records. Read More
Colloquium explores health of aging women
Health issues for aging women will be explored in a colloquium April 22-23 sponsored by the Institute on Aging. Read More
Rosenberg son to dicuss the death penalty tonight
Robert Meerpol will discuss "The Death Penalty: The Rosenbergs and Mumia Abu-Jamal," Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in 147 Education on campus. Read More
So you’ve lost that loving feeling?
About 300 scientists and students will gather in Madison, April 23-24, for the fifth annual Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion, an international forum on the latest basic and clinical research dealing with emotion. Read More
Washington Post business writer visits campus
Sharon Walsh, national business corespondent for the Washington Post based in New York City, will serve as the spring semester's business writer in residence this week. Read More
‘Naked Gun’ filmmaker Jim Abrahams to speak
Jim Abrahams, whose comic vision has inspired such cinema landmarks as "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" movies and more, will reveal "The 15 Rules of Comedy" in a free public lecture on campus Sunday, May 2. Read More
Computer hardware verification expert to speak
Edmund M. Clarke, Jr., an internationally renowned expert on techniques that make computer hardware perform correctly, will give a talk Wednesday, April 21 on campus. Read More
Littlefield to retire as School of Nursing dean
Vivian Littlefield, one of UW–Madison's longest-serving administrators, will retire after 16 years as dean of the School of Nursing. Read More
Grant to fund overhaul of lakeshore path
The university plans to spend nearly $500,000 ö most of it coming from a federal grant ö to spruce up one of the campus's favorite transportation routes, the Howard M. Temin Lakeshore Path. Read More
Campus delivers diversity plan to regents
University officials delivered to the Board of Regents Thursday, April 15, a proposed strategy to attract more minorities over the next decade. Read More
Weedy tree removal clears way for new gardens
When you visit the UW Arboretum this spring, expect to see some dramatic changes in the land surrounding the visitor center-including the removal of dozens of black locust trees. Read More
More of ‘The Awful Truth’ to be shown at Memorial Union
After debuting satirist Michael Moore's new TV show, 'The Awful Truth,' last Sunday on a big screen in the Rathskeller, the Memorial Union will be showing episodes two and three Sunday, April 18, and Sunday, April 25. Read More
UW Geology Museum to hold open house Apr. 18
Mars talks, dinosaur masks and flying reptiles will be part of the show on Sunday, April 18 during the UW–Madison Geology Museum Open House. Read More
Gore: U.S. must close pay gap between men and women
Vice President Al Gore was on campus Saturday, April 10, for a visit to a biotechnology lab and a panel discussion on women in scientific and technology fields. Read More
Workers spruce up campus lecture halls
A new remodeling program targets large lecture halls for renovation, transforming them from drab, uninspiring chambers into bright, engaging learning environments with state-of-the-art teaching technology. Read More
EXPO ’99: A bridge to the new millennium
From rampaging robots to high-tech racing machines, EXPO ÃŽ99 on the College of Engineering campus this weekend will showcase the creativity and innovation of students and industry. Read More
Microgravity may multiply success of gene transfers
Transferring desirable genes into crops is a high-tech game of chance, with success rates running about one in 1,000. But the odds get a whole lot better, it seems, when you remove gravity from the mix. Read More
Parking, traffic flow change during forensics meet
Campus parking and traffic will be affected by the annual Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Speech Festival is being held on campus this weekend. Read More
ISIS moving forward
The largest part of the conversion to UW–Madison's new student record system is complete, and campus officials overseeing the project say the transition has gone fairly smoothly. Read More
Waste wallboard shows promise for the farm
One day those unused scraps of clean wallboard from construction sites and remodeling projects may be crushed and spread on agricultural fields. Read More