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Parking crunch coming this fall
Campus construction projects scheduled to begin this summer and fall mean the number of available parking stalls will dwindle by 1,500-1,800 by September. Permit prices will increase $25 to help cover building a replacement parking structure. This raises prices to $425, $625 and $1,015.
Construction closes Charter Street
North Charter Street between University Avenue and Linden Drive has been closed to northbound traffic so that contractors can install a domestic water line, and electric and signal ductbanks. Drivers are being detoured west on University Avenue to Babcock Drive.
Children’s author to lecture
Children's author and award-winning storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy will tell "Stories of a Dyslexic Bibliophile" at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, at the Fluno Center, as the annual lecture of the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries.
Instructors can find teaching resources at new Web site
Faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants can find help and support for their teaching at a new Web site, Teaching and Learning Excellence@UW-Madison, that is a gateway to information on teaching — everything from nuts and bolts to pedagogic philosophies.
Milestones
HONORED James Dumesic, professor of chemical and biological engineering, and manufacturing company nPoint Inc. received Technological Achievement Awards from the Massachusetts Institute…
For the Record
ANNOUCEMENTS Global Environmental Health and Security Initiative UW–Madison announces a research initiative on global environmental issues. The initiative will bring together…
New Dawes book published for african literature conference
As co-sponsors of the African Literature Association's 30th annual conference, April 14-18, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries released today a chapbook of African poetry and have created an exhibit on African writers. Three librarians will also participate in a panel discussion at the conference.
Symposium to explore ‘Second Life of Fashion’
Only a small percentage of our cast-off garments are resold in thrift stores or sold as rags, explains Beverly Gordon, a UW–Madison professor in the Department of Environment, Textiles and Design and the university's folklore program.
Old mound may lead to new ideas about people 5,000 years ago
Thanks in part to dynamite and the gold-seeking Mexican fishermen who detonated it in the late 1970s, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old shell mound.
American Law Institute president to deliver Fairchild Lecture
Michael Traynor, president of the American Law Institute, will deliver the 16th annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the UW Law School on Friday, April 23.
Exhibition puts new spin on night light
From starlight to sunshine, from candles to bonfires, humans have always been drawn to light.
School of Music announces online CD store
Recordings by School of Music faculty at UW–Madison now can be purchased via an online CD store.
Schools lose ground as states face fiscal bind, UW study finds
Taking into account enrollment changes and rising costs, per-pupil spending on K-12 education declined during the past two years in 35 states that educate three-quarters of the nation's public school students, a study by a researcher at UW–Madison shows.
Students to share experiences from service-learning trip to Selma
Students, faculty and staff from UW–Madison who traveled together by bus, following the route of the civil rights movement from Madison to Selma, Ala., are hosting a presentation and fund-raising event on Friday, April 16.
Alumni take home Pulitzer Prizes
Three UW–Madison alumni earned the Pulitzer Prize, writing's most coveted award, the Pulitzer board announced Monday (April 5). A UW–Madison faculty member was a finalist for general nonfiction.
Lecture to explore acoustics of ancient wind instrument
The acoustics of an ancient aboriginal wind instrument, the didjeridu, will be the focus of a UW–Madison physics department public lecture at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 5.
UW-Madison department marks anniversary with conference
A special conference will celebrate two anniversaries at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Eighth annual Poker Run/Walk set for April 15
Been eating too much lately? Can't remember the last time you went to the gym? Ease back into exercise at the Poker Run.
Wisconsin Alumni Student Board seeks new leadership
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) is looking for fun-loving, enthusiastic Badgers as part of its spring 2004 membership drive. The organization will be holding an informational session at the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) on Tuesday, April 13.
Statement from Dean of Students Luoluo Hong regarding the Audrey Seiler case
We are relieved to have some answers and the beginning of a resolution to what has been a difficult six days for both the…