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Japan trip underscores role and value of UW–Madison
The trade mission of Governor Jim Doyle and Wisconsin businesses to Japan has ended, and the verdict is mission accomplished. From September 25 to October 1, a team of 27 university and corporate representatives visited Japan to network with and tour Japanese industry, discussing expansion of biotech and manufacturing markets between Wisconsin and Japan.
Rock the Vote bus tour makes UW–Madison its final stop
It is voting season, and the UW–Madison Homecoming Committee, as part of the Vote 2004 Coalition, has secured the UW–Madison campus for the final stop on Rock the Vote's 50-city "Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour" on Friday, Oct. 15.
University, K-12 leaders to discuss state’s educational assets
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a distinguished panel of leaders representing Wisconsin's universities and K-12 schools, local business and government will discuss the value of our educational resources to the state's economy.
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, business editor to visit
Matt Davies, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and Charles Zehren, deputy business editor of Newsday, will visit UW–Madison this month as writers in residence.
Focus is on health, fitness with Badgers in Training
Kids and parents alike can benefit from learning about healthy living and seeing those principles in action through Badger student-athletes and Wisconsin athletics.
UW System patent management organization hires general manager
The WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc., the patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin System, has hired a full-time general manager to take the foundation to the next level of success.
Wilkins to lecture on Civil Rights Act
Roger Wilkins, a Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime civil rights activist, will focus on the hopes and promises of the Civil Rights Act in its 40th year, in the Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW Law School.
Biological engineers hope to help take the world beyond oil
In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with spiking oil costs, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows, "green-thinking" engineers at UW–Madison are working to expand the world's fuel options.
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APPOINTED The following academic staff members were granted indefinite appointments by Chancellor John Wiley. They did not retire as was reported in…
Race to benefit public-interest legal work
For the 15th consecutive year, the five-kilometer Race Judicata will raise money to support UW–Madison law students engaged in public interest legal work for low-income and under-represented communities.
Students discuss lessons from Cyprus
Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) will host a presentation by nine UW–Madison students who traveled together to the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus over the summer
Art permeates (prehistoric) life at special events
According to Joseph Skulan, the assistant faculty associate who is coordinating the series, this first symposium will outline the need that science has for art.
A love of profession, a passion for painting
Jerry Jordan stays busy working for the Office of Admissions, and creating mural-size art.
Arts Institute in search of new director
Wanted: an arts leader and advocate to direct UW–Madison's Arts Institute. The opening comes as Tino Balio, AI director since the body's inception in 1998, retires.
Carol Bartz to get entrepreneurship award in Madison
Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk, the world's leading design software and digital content company, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed annually by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW–Madison School of Business, on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Geneticists win national research contract
A Wisconsin team of molecular geneticists has won a $6.5 million contract for characterizing nonhuman primates to enhance the work of transplant biologists around the world.
Stanford historian delivers 2004 Curti Lectures
Stanford University historian Richard White will offer new takes on American history through misinformation in the Merle Curti Lecture Series Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 18-20.
Workshop hones math problem-solving skills
The use of video-based mathematical problems to stimulate problem-solving skills is the topic of a School of Education workshop for educators on Friday, Oct. 22, at Lodi Middle School.