Former Engineering secretary dies
Longtime UW–Madison employee Mary Jane Krider-Weinstein, 87, died Jan. 9 in Rhode Island, where she had been living for several years. She retired in 1983 as secretary for the School of Engineering.
Arboretum walks can connect people with natural world
The free hike is one of many public walks the Arboretum offers every Sunday afternoon and, occasionally, other days and evenings.
Milestones
APPOINTED Richard D. Pierce, assistant director of the Wisconsin Union, has returned to the International Facility Management Association board of directors for…
Book smart
Shawn Francis Peters, coordinator, Odyssey Project, Integrated Liberal Studies Program; “The Yoder Case: Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights,” University Press of Kansas, 2003.
2004-05 sabbaticals
Alejandro Adem, professor, Mathematics Severino Albuquerque, professor, Spanish and Portuguese Lois Anderson, professor, School of Music John Andrews, professor, Plant Pathology…
Announcements
Call for Artists to Exhibit in Overture Gallery The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is issuing a call for artists to…
Three Ingraham, Humanities lecture halls get makeovers
One of the largest lecture halls on campus, Ingraham Hall's Room B-10, is one of three renovated classrooms that will open its doors to students and faculty when the spring semester begins Jan. 20.
More construction planned for spring
In the next few months, several campus construction projects will join the array of high-profile building ventures that are under way.
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Portal adds employee features
The My UW–Madison Web portal, now includes a "Work Record" tab with three new convenience features for employees.
New voice coach takes holistic approach to stage craft
According to Susan R. Sweeney, the new-since-fall voice coach in the Department of Theatre and Drama, you can improve your listening skills
Watercolors on display
Artist Sarah Aslakson likes to go where wild things are for inspiration. The result is an exhibition of her watercolors now at the Arboretum Steinhauer Trust Gallery.
Recent Sightings
Going with the floe Walking on water, seagulls gather on a large section of thin ice that floats just beneath…
Researchers investigate ways to thwart terrorism
In an effort to secure our country from future terrorist attacks, researchers at UW–Madison are developing techniques not only to prioritize possible targets, but also to develop effective risk-reduction and resource-allocation strategies.
Rice centromere, supposedly quiet genetic domain, surprises
Probing the last genomic frontier of higher organisms, an international team of scientists has succeeded in sequencing a little understood - but critical - genetic domain in rice.
Wisconsin engineers devise cutting-edge method to cut cheese
Lasers do everything these days - from removing tattoos to playing music on compact discs. Now, in the great dairy state of Wisconsin, lasers have been harnessed to an entirely new purpose: slicing cheese.
Chinese community presents gala talent show
Members of the campus Chinese community celebrate the new year with a talent show on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
Cyclists invited to free winter biking course
A little leery about riding your bike to work or class during the winter? You might want to take advantage of one of two winter biking courses being sponsored by Transportation Services at UW–Madison this month. They are free and open to the public and no registration is required.
Heavy-haul deliveries to affect Observatory Drive traffic
Deliveries of some very heavy equipment will be made next week for the West Campus Cogeneration Facility now under construction on the UW–Madison campus. Traffic on a portion of Observatory Drive will be affected.