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“Chapman’s Pack” caps 2003 Parallel Press chapbooks
John Niles will read from "Chapman's Pack" at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, in Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library. Read More
You can still be a partner in giving
The 2003 Partners in Giving campaign officially ended Nov. 28, but there is still time to give to the charities of your choice through this once-a-year workplace fund-raising effort. Read More
System newsletter looks at credit transfers from tech colleges
The fall 2003 issue of UW System's newsletter Wisconsin Ideas focuses on the transfer of student course credits among UW System campuses and technical colleges. Read More
Nursing to boost enrollment
The School of Nursing will admit for fall 2004 another 20 undergraduate students on the Madison campus and 14 at its western campus at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. Read More
Former Hillel director dies
Human rights champion, master teacher and former executive director of Hillel, Irving Saposnik, died Nov. 20 of a particularly aggressive brain tumor. He was 67. Read More
Associate director named
Phil Greenwood has been named associate director of the new Strategic Management in Life and Engineering Sciences program in the School of Business. Read More
Chief of staff selected
Paul Manley has been named chief of staff of small animal services at the School of Veterinary Medicine's teaching hospital, where he is a veterinary orthopedic surgeon. Read More
Easterday Lane honors former veterinary medicine dean
UW-Madison has renamed Creek Lane to honor Bernard Easterday, dean emeritus of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Read More
Journalism class rolls out annual magazine
With a broader circulation aimed at state opinion leaders and an eye on Wisconsin, a magazine crafted by a team of journalism students, called "Curb", makes its debut Thursday, Dec. 11. Read More
Arboretum cleaning up ponds
The Arboretum's Marion Dunn Pond and Secret Pond, which gather sediment and contaminants before they reach nearby waterways and ground water, are undergoing major improvements. Read More
Continuing studies catalog out
The 2004 winter-spring Continuing Education Catalog is now available. Read More
Recent Sightings
Paper, scissors, but where’s rock? Drawn hands point down a long hallway on the sixth floor of the Mosse Humanities… Read More
Chief justice, alumna to speak at UW’s winter commencement
The first woman on Wisconsin's Supreme Court will address mid-year graduates at UW–Madison's winter commencement, Sunday, Dec. 21. Read More
Research generates reliable energy source during outages
As utility companies search for ways to avoid blackouts, like the one that shut down the northeastern corner of the United States last summer, one idea comes from UW–Madison. Read More
Student-produced magazine rolls out
With a broader circulation aimed at state opinion leaders and an eye on Wisconsin, a magazine crafted by a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students makes its debut Thursday, Dec. 11. Read More
Dane County business survey findings to be unveiled
The results of a unique economic survey of Dane County businesses will be announced at the First Business Seminar Series Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. in the Fluno Center. Read More
UW-Madison ethicist receives national honor
Norman Fost, who founded one of the nation's first medical school programs in medical ethics, has received one of the nation's most prestigious awards in the field. Read More
Easily paralyzed flies provide clues to neurodegeneration
With a slight tweak of temperature, geneticist Barry Ganetzky's flies drop like, well, flies. Read More
Conference bolsters Wisconsin civics education
Strengthening the teaching of civics in Wisconsin's classrooms and engaging students in democracy are the aims of a Dec. 10 conference being co-sponsored by the UW–Madison School of Education. Read More
New ice cream flavor commemorates Ag Hall centennial
A new Babcock ice cream flavor commemorates the centennial of Agricultural Hall at the end of Henry Mall on the UW–Madison campus: Ag Hallberries on Henry Malt. The flavorful treat features a pink sweet cranberry-based ice cream with malted milk balls and a ribbon of fudge. Read More