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3 finalists named to head cross-college biology
Three finalists have been named as candidates to direct the Institute for Cross-College Biology Education, an organization formed last November to serve as an umbrella for undergraduate biology programs and majors that span more than one school or college. Read More
Hands-on intro to Japanese arts
Artists from Wisconsin's Japanese sister state will offer a free, interactive afternoon of traditional Japanese art at UW–Madison on Friday, April 2. Participants can explore puppets, dance, paper arts, music, martial arts and more. Read More
Puerto Rican Heritage Month
The Puerto Rican, Latina/o and multicultural experience will be portrayed through art and poetry in “Reinventing Our Roots, Rededicando Nuestras Raices,” an exhibition through… Read More
Mexican cultures and music
Cultural revelations embedded in the music of Tierra Caliente, the Huasteca and other regions of Mexico will be explored on Tuesday, April 6, by… Read More
‘Tonight Show’ drummer, country fiddler in anniversary concert
A veteran of the Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Count Bassie bands will help the Varsity Band celebrate its 30th anniversary Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17. Read More
Web site tracks campaign spending, public funding
To assist policy-makers and social scientists, a campus project is providing difficult-to-obtain information and research on the impact of some campaign finance laws. Read More
Capitol Capsules
School of Business addition bill sent to governor The Senate approved an Assembly amendment to Senate bill 474 and sent the bill to… Read More
Conference marks anniversaries
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Department of African Languages and Literature, the only such department in the country, the university will host the African Language Association's annual conference — which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Proceedings will take place at UW–Madison on Wednesday-Sunday, April 14-18. Read More
Campus safety tips
It is always important for students, faculty and staff to take precautions that ensure their safety on and around campus. The UW Police Department offers the following safety tips. Read More
High flier in global real estate credits UW–Madison
When she was looking at master's of business administration programs in the mid-'90s, Susan Chapman wasn't too "It's interesting, because I was fairly adamant about not wanting to go to Wisconsin," says Chapman, now director of global real estate for Level 3 Communications in the Denver area. "Then I went on my road show of campuses, and I talked with students, professors and alumni. "No. 1, Wisconsin alumni always returned my phone calls," which made a big impression, she says. Read More
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Best practices to curb drinking suggested
To help solve the problem of high-risk drinking, the PACE Coalition submitted recommendations to the city's Alcohol License Review Committee on national best practices in licensed establishments. Read More
Partners in Giving raises $2.6 million for charities
Despite historic budget cuts that brought layoffs, increased workloads and higher health insurance premiums, UW, state, and UW Hospital and Clinics employees in Dane County pledged more than $2.6 million to charities during the 2003 Partners in Giving campaign. That matched the previous year's total, the second highest in the 30-year history of the campaign. Read More
Web portal offers access to public health data
Without detailed insight into the vast and diverse world of public health, even the most intrepid researcher looking for insightful data would soon be lost in a maze of agencies, government bodies and disparate databases. But an emerging information technology tool known as the Public Health Information Network, formerly the Health Alert Network, promises university researchers, public health officials, emergency responders and others unprecedented access to the trove of public health data now being collected and made available online, some of it for the first time. Read More
New facility offers more than soil analysis
The Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory's new facility provides services never dreamed of by the state legislators who, in 1913, mandated a soil testing facility for Wisconsin farmers. Read More
Public ‘classes’ on cardiovascular disease begin March 31
Medical School faculty will explore cardiovascular diseases for this year's Mini- Medical School. Topics include why heart failure is increasing and what kind of cholesterol causes blood vessel blockage. Read More
Dance Program festival features video, art, dance, music
The Dance Program presents its annual Festival of Interarts and Technology, a free evening showcase of works by emerging student artists, on Friday, April 2, from 5-10 p.m. in Lathrop Hall. Read More
Oeanographer to plumb depths of her work in April 5 lecture
Accomplished oceanographer Sylvia Earle will speak as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More
Professor to explore post-WWI German art, painter Otto Dix
Dick Ringler, professor emeritus of English and Scandinavian studies, will present "What Should an Artist do When his Country Goes Mad? The Case of the German Painter Otto Dix" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, in the Elvehjem Museum of Art, room L140. The lecture is a repeat of an earlier Center for the Humanities program. Read More