2004 Wisconsin Film Festival set for April 1-4
This year's Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the Arts Institute at UW–Madison, is slated for Thursday, April 1, through Sunday, April 4.
Education arcade aims for video-game literacy, markets
Tapping the potential of using video games in the classroom, in such varied fields as physics, Revolutionary War history and environmental engineering, is the aim of a new project being led by a UW–Madison researcher and his colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Temporary bridge over creek to be removed Friday night
Thanks to some good weather conditions, the haulers who have been transporting several very heavy loads to the West Campus Cogeneration Facility construction site on campus this week are ahead of schedule.
Human resources training conference set for March
Human resources and training professionals from across the state will convene in Madison to discuss best practices, and to share training and staff development resources, at the Wisconsin State Training Council's third annual conference.
Coffee-shop research probes understanding of politics
When Katherine Cramer Walsh picked up a coffeepot and started pouring java for the regulars in a Michigan coffee shop one morning, she began three years of intimate research that revealed how ordinary people make sense of politics through casual conversation.
UW professor remembers Uta Hagen
The death of renowned stage actress Uta Hagen, who studied at the University of Wisconsin and received an honorary degree from UW–Madison in 2000, leaves a tremendous void in the theatrical world, according to a UW–Madison professor who knew Hagen.
Series to consider facets of Jewish experience worldwide
Political, historical, artistic and other aspects then and now of the Jewish experience worldwide will be explored through the Jewish Heritage Lecture Series this spring.
Professor examines hunger issues
Judith Bartfeld, an associate professor of consumer science who joined UW–Madison and UW Extension in 1997, is engaged in projects that link hunger with state and community characteristics such as housing costs, unemployment, poverty levels and whether schools offer breakfast programs.
Horse owner seminar focuses on equine behavior and riding skills
Equine behavior, ground manners, communication skills and riding skills will be the central topics at the 15th Annual Seminar for the Serious Horse Owner on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Union Theater
Having played to a full house several times in the past, an audience favorite, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. with a program of music by Ravel, Adolphe and Haydn.
Geneticist to share grant to study corn genome
The National Science Foundation has awarded $10 million to a team of researchers headed by geneticist John Doebley to study the molecular and functional diversity of the maize (corn) genome.
Musical feast in store for ’04
The School of Music and the Wisconsin Union Theater will ring in the new year and the new semester with distinguished instrumental and vocal performers.
King’s achievements celebrated at Capitol, campus events
UW-Madison's Black Student Union and the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Contemporary Issues and Distinguished Lectures Committees will bring "The Dream Alive Program," a special tribute to King on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Almanac
UW-Madison among top 10 license-income earners UW–Madison and its patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, were among the top 10…
Nominations sought for classified employee recognition awards
The nomination process is under way for the 2004 Classified Employee Recognition Awards, which recognize classified employees who have done outstanding work for the university community.
Author of ‘Prozac Nation’ to speak Feb. 2
Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of the best-selling book on depression and excess, "Prozac Nation," will be the first Distinguished Lecture Series speaker of the spring semester. Wurtzel will speak on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Her latest book, "More, Now, Again" describes being neurotic, smart, sexy, rich, self-obsessed and addicted to Ritalin.
Document explains academic staff appeals process
The Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly has drafted a detailed document that describes the process academic staff members experience if they have filed an appeal or grievance that cannot be resolved satisfactorily at the department level. These include appeals of decisions on grievances, non-renewals and other job actions.
Annual report available online
UW-Madison's 2003 Annual Report — titled "Forward. Thinking." — is now available online.
Student groups seek advisers
The Student Organization Office is looking for faculty or staff members to serve as advisers for three student groups.
Nursing dean Prock dies
Valencia Prock, dean of the School of Nursing from 1970 until 1984, died Dec. 18, in Madison.