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AWARDS IRP-USDA Small Grants Program The Institute for Research on Poverty and the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of…
Hilldale and Holstrom Award winners
HILLDALE AWARDS The following is a list of recipients, and their faculty advisers and departments or programs, for the Hilldale Undergraduate Research…
Milestones
APPOINTED Thomas J. Scott, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and co-director of application development and integration, Division of Information Technology, was…
Forum examines media ethics
As journalists in newsrooms nationwide assess important ethical issues, the UW–Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is bringing together journalism experts to discuss issues of trust and honesty in a forum Thursday, April 29.
Memorial Union wraps up anniversary
The Wisconsin Union wraps up its celebration of Memorial Union's 75th anniversary with a trio of events in May and June: the Terrace Chairs on the Town Auction, the Union Affiliate Reception and TerraceFest.
Students win $22,000 in prizes for enterprising ideas
A team that developed a special device for diagnosing spine problems was the first-place winner in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition.
Employee Matters
Unclassified leave options
Partnership targets obesity among children
A better understanding of obesity among American Indian children is being gained through a joint effort among the UW Medical School, the Department of Family Medicine, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, and the Menominee, Lac du Flambeau and Bad River communities.
Goodbye, typewriter: Web-based requisitions to be available
The typewriter may no longer be a campus requisite. In early May, those who are filling out requisitions for purchases will be able to do so via the Internet.
Two honored for perseverance
Two adults who have returned to continue their university studies were honored April 16 with the Dean of Students Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Scholarship Awards, offered by the Adult Student Services Center.
After 40 years of teaching, Hamilton has designs on retirement
After 40 years of teaching graphic design, Phil Hamilton will be retiring in May 2004.
Recent Sightings
Spinning a yarn Artist-in-Residence Janet Morton winds yarn around giant spools as she finishes “Femmebomb,” a site-specific installation made with…
Science Hall occupants will miss colleague Mike Kreul
Mike Kreul taught some lessons in Science Hall. They didn't come in long-winded lectures or research papers. They were delivered with a kind word, a smile or the simple favor of unlocking a door after hours for a frantic graduate student.
School of Education alumnus to lecture
Curtis J. Bonk, a School of Education alumnus and professor of educational psychology at Indiana University, teaches others across the United States and around the world how to teach online.
Three libraries to consolidate in one new home
The three health sciences libraries on the UW–Madison campus — Middleton Health Sciences, Power Pharmaceutical and Weston Clinical Sciences Center — will close their doors Saturday, May 29, and temporarily stop providing almost all services as they move to consolidate under one roof.
Professor helps students reshape perspectives
Uli Schamiloglu seeks to teach his students to think critically as they learn about Central Asia.
State mobilizes for stroke awareness May 12
An unprecedented statewide effort that will include UW Hospital, aims to improve public understanding of the symptoms of stroke, the third-leading cause of death in the nation. The Wisconsin Stroke Alert on Wednesday, May 12, will engage hundreds of hospitals, clinics, educational institutions and businesses all over Wisconsin in an intensive, one-day effort to convey two simple messages
TAs walk out; negotiations to continue
Members of the Teaching Assistants' Association launched a two-day walkout Tuesday, April 27, in support of their ongoing contract negotiations with the Office of State Employment Relations.
Book Smart
Gary Rosenshield, professor of Slavic languages and literature, “Pushkin and the Genres of Madness: The Masterpieces of 1833,” UW Press, 2003. Ancient…
Museum provides a steady supply of interactive geology
The public is invited to the annual free Geology Museum open house on Sunday, May 2, from noon-4 p.m. Visitors can take tours, play geology bingo, learn why gems sparkle and even have their own rocks identified.