Two faculty concerts help launch spring semester
Cellist Parry Karp, baritone Paul Rowe, soprano Cheryl Bensman Rowe, flutist Stephanie Jutt and pianist Martha Fischer will perform Ravel's "Chansons madécasses" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building. In addition, their program will include works by Brahms, Previn and Pasatieri.
Japanese firm signs software development contract with UW–Madison
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT) of Japan has signed a $200,000 contract with the UW to develop new educational uses for Croquet, an innovative open-source operating system made available to developers in October.
‘Snowdown’ to showcase snow artistry
Assuming that snow remains on Library Mall, sculptors in the snow medium are invited to show what they can do as part of the university's welcome activities for the new semester. Construction will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23.
New acquisitions on display in Elvehjem
"Equilibrist," a lithograph by Swiss artist Paul Klee (1879-1940); "Small Worlds VI," a black-and-white woodcut by central European printmaker Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and prints from the Bauhaus School, thought to usher in the modern era of design, are now on view in the Elvehjem Museum's New Acquisitions Display Case. All will be on display there until Monday, Jan. 31.
Artist in residence to perform harp works
Karen Beth Atz, artist in residence at the School of Music and principal harp with the Madison Symphony, performs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in Mills Hall.
Mentors connect academic staff
With close to 16,000 employees and more than 40,000 students at the UW, trying to understand how the university functions may be just as difficult as trying to understand the governance of a city. The Academic Staff Mentoring Program aims to help staff become more familiar with the university, foster connections across departments, and promote professional and personal development.
Morgridge Center director announces retirement
Mary Rouse, who has served UW–Madison for nearly 38 years, most notably as dean of students and director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, has announced plans to retire in June.
Book Smart
Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film Kelley Conway, assistant professor of communication arts University of California Press, 2004…
Protective protein may hold key to halting progression of neurological diseases
Patients who suffer from neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease have dramatically different symptoms. An Alzheimer's patient, for instance, will lose memory and cognitive function, while an ALS sufferer will gradually lose motor control.
Milestones
Honored Martha Alibali, psychology professor, has received the 2004 Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes…
Treasured job leads to library gift
The charm of Madison captured the heart of David Henige, but it was his position as African Studies bibliographer at the Memorial Library that allowed him to stay. Although he doesn't consider himself a "red-sweater-type" UW employee, he is here because he wants to be. And he's been here for 30 years.
Recent sightings
Oblivious to the chill With temperatures near zero degrees during a Dec. 23 sunrise, a flock of geese and an…
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Harry Steudel, Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering.
Employee Matters
Understanding Continuous Service and WRS Creditable Service
UW Hospital, WSEU reach tentative settlement
UW Hospital and Clinics and Local 1942 and Council 24 of the Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU) have reached tentative agreement on a new contract.
Kites on Ice returns to Memorial Union
Kites on Ice, a Wisconsin winter kite festival that attracted an estimated 80,000 visitors to campus last year, will return to Memorial Union and the ice of Lake Mendota on Saturday, Feb. 5, and Sunday, Feb. 6.
Graduate School names interim associate deans
Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader has tapped three veteran faculty members to assume key interim posts within the school.
Psychology department honored for graduate education
The Department of Psychology was selected as a co-recipient of the 2004 Award for Innovation in Graduate Education in Psychology.
Almanac
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Wisconsin Partnership Fund awards grants totaling nearly $6 million
The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future, which is the Blue Cross Program at the Medical School, last year awarded just under $6 million to 33 organizations across the state for community- academic partnerships designed to advance the health of the people of Wisconsin.