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UW foreign policy experts favor continued inspections
America's best course of action in meeting its goals in Iraq is to give U.N. weapons inspectors more time, say two of the university's experts on U.S. foreign policy and international law, assistant professors of political science Bruce Cronin and Jon Pevehouse.
More research impact a goal
Federal funding agencies increasingly are requiring science, engineering and math researchers to get a bigger bang for their buck by integrating enhanced education, connection of research to the national community, and workforce development into their research.
Job security rules change
Academic staff will be reviewed for increased job security sooner, under new rules recently approved by the Academic Staff Assembly and submitted to the UW System Board of Regents.
UW-Madison, UW System address proposed cuts
As plans get underway to gather public input on how the UW System should handle budget cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle last month, UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley has gathered input from campus leaders on how to handle cuts here.
Governance groups support classified contracts
The UW–Madison Faculty Senate and Academic Staff Assembly have each passed resolutions urging approval of contracts for represented employees.
Wisconsin Award goes to Craven
Scott Craven (chair, Wildlife Ecology) has received the Wisconsin Award from the Wisconsin chapter of The Wildlife Society.
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Researcher get technical contributions award
UW-Madison's Thomas Whittaker, a meteorologist and software designer in the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, received the Russell L. DeSouza Award at the 2003 annual conference of the American Meteorological Society.
Wunder earns award for excellence in service
Jack Wunder was presented the 2002 Excellence in Service Award by Gov. James Doyle for his work as facilities engineer in the Environmental Health Program at UW–Madison's University Health Services.
Laurel Clark remembered by Madison community
Laurel Clark, one of the seven astronauts lost in the Feb. 1 Columbia disaster, was remembered fondly at a gathering held in the Wisconsin Union Theater on March 4. Clark received a bachelor of science degree in zoology from UW–Madison in 1983 and graduated from the UW Medical School in 1987.
Freezin’ for a reason
On Saturday, Feb. 22, with temperatures in the teens and a wind-chill factor below zero, the UW Police Department's "Polar Plunge" team completed its mission on behalf of Special Olympics Wisconsin. At approximately 12:18 p.m., the members shed warm coats and hats and plunged into the frigid waters of Lake Monona.
Terrence R. Dolan inaugural lecture
Guinevere Eden, a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University, will deliver the inaugural Terrence R. Dolan lecture, a series honoring the 20-year Waisman Center director who retired last summer.
A rare moment, indeed!
It is worth trying to put into perspective how infrequent is an outright Big Ten basketball championship at UW–Madison.
UW-Madison receives visa system certification
he university has received Immigration and Naturalization Service certification to begin using a federal visa-monitoring system for international students and visiting international faculty and staff.
Safety first, science second when the lab shakes, rattles and rolls
For Chuck DeMets, a professor of geology and geophysics, his most recent brush with divine opportunity came on Jan. 22 in a Colima, Mexico, hotel room when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake sent a barefoot DeMets and his Mexican field assistant Patti Zamora scrambling for the safety of the open street.
Recent Sightings
Signed and sealed Written on a closet-door jamb, signatures and dates record the generations of painters who have coated the…
Wisconsin recognizes pioneering black athletes
Every institution of higher learning has a hidden history regarding the involvement of African Americans on their intercollegiate sports teams. UW–Madison has made an effort to retrieve the stories of path-making black players through the work of Gregory Bond, a Ph.D. researcher in American history.
If we back off now, we may be in worse shape later
When it comes to dealing with Saddam Hussein, "the genie is out of the bottle," and the Bush administration will now have a very difficult time backing down, says emeritus law professor Gordon Baldwin.
Unger’s career blessed with a shakey start
Beneath Bill Unger's pedestrian title of "research program manager in the UW–Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics" is a career that spans four decades and all the world's continents.
Events Bulletin
Directory Lists Youth Programs More than 90 classes, camps, workshops, and other activities for children and teens are featured in UW–Madison’s new Programs…