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Animation from Iran presented

October 5, 2004

The art of animation as practiced in Iran will be shown by the Cinematheque student-run film society on Saturday, Oct. 9. Using a…

UW Opera begins season on spooky ‘note’

October 5, 2004

The University Opera will open its 2004-05 season with "The Turn of the Screw" on Friday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Other performances are Sunday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Music Hall.

Help

October 5, 2004

As part of a season-long campaign to improve the fan experience at Camp Randall Stadium, UW–Madison is seeking 40 students, faculty and staff to serve as fan ambassadors and welcome visitors before the remaining home games on Oct. 23 and Nov. 6.

Web site offers information on car fleet, garage

October 5, 2004

New state regulations and a campus construction project have forced UW–Madison's car fleet and fleet garage operations to undergo a series of changes.

Captiol capsules

October 5, 2004

Tech council calls for state support of UW Last week, the Wisconsin Technology Council released a report calling on the governor and…

Plan comes to life for East Campus

October 5, 2004

A seven-block-long pedestrian mall, seen as the unifying feature of the East Campus redevelopment plan, has new momentum after lingering on university drawing boards for 96 years. The East Campus Mall, first proposed in a 1908 campus master plan, is a key element in today's plans to revitalize the area with an arts-and-humanities district and new student housing.

Longtime activisit Wilkins to lecture on civil rights act

October 5, 2004

Roger Wilkins, a Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime civil rights activist, will focus on the hopes and promises of the Civil Rights Act in its 40th year during the Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW Law School.

Visiting lecturer explores physical, structural violence

October 5, 2004

Veena Das, a scholar internationally respected for both her academic research and her activist work on physical and structural violence in India, will be this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor.

National expert addresses prion-based diseases

October 5, 2004

Devastating neurodegenerative diseases — from mad cow and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in animals to Creutzfeldt-Jakob in people — have seized headlines across the country, especially in areas with large deer herds. While much has been written, little is still understood about how these diseases have evolved and are transmitted, including the risk of animal-to-human transmission.

Veterinarian cycles across America for cancer cure

October 5, 2004

Sheila McGuirk was so elated when she heard she'd been selected for the 2004 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope bicycle ride across America, she high-fived the visor in her car and clicked her heels in the air on her way into her daughter's music lesson.

Recent sightings

October 5, 2004

It’s all a blur Fullback Matt Bernstein (45) hurdles over an attempted Penn State tackle during the Badger’s Big Ten…

Computer model mimics how children read

October 5, 2004

By developing a computer model that mimics how children learn to read, two researchers from UW–Madison and Stanford University track the development of a skilled reader, ultimately showing that phonics gives readers an edge, especially early on.

Chancellor Wiley warns of budget perils

October 5, 2004

State budget difficulties and calls for a so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights threaten the quality of higher education in Wisconsin, UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley said Monday.

Fletcher steps up with gift to Camp Randall renovation

October 5, 2004

When Terrell Fletcher was coming out of high school, the UW changed his life. Now he'd like to return the favor.

Students help set the stage at Wisconsin Union Theater

October 5, 2004

Russo oversees a wealth of programming

Book Smart

October 5, 2004

Susanne Desan, professor of history, “The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France,” University of California-Berkeley Press, 2004. During the French Revolution, divorce…

Employee Matters

October 5, 2004

Fall Benefit Plan Enrollment Opportunities

Rock the Vote visits campus Oct. 15

October 5, 2004

The campus will play host to Rock the Vote's "Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour" on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.

“Bucky for President”

October 5, 2004

Just when you need a new angle on all the election stories, Bucky Badger has one for you: He's running for president during Homecoming 2004.

NSF grant aids state plastics industry

October 4, 2004

A project that partners students from across the state with UW–Madison professors and Wisconsin companies could help boost the state's plastics industry in years to come.