News in Brief
ON CAMPUS Intellectual property conference planned A national conference on one of the most litigated and hotly debated topics in… Read More
Plaques mark campus history
If you've walked around Henry Mall or Bascom Hill lately, you've no doubt noticed a number of new historical markers being planted. The plaques are part of an effort to preserve and promote UW–Madison's rich history to campus visitors. Read More
Profile: Technician acts as courtier to King of Instruments
If someone plopped you down in the lab of Joel Jones, and the first thing you saw was the cabinet full of parts he keeps on hand, you might think Dr. Frankenstein was loose in the labyrinthine bowels of the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More
Recent sightings
Man’s obstinate friend Former student Chris Kaisershot tries to coax his chocolate Lab, Nestle, to give up a soggy tennis… Read More
Parallel Press releases ‘How Dumb the Stars’
Francine Conley, who earned her Ph.D. in French literature and theater at UW–Madison, is the author of the 12th chapbook from the Parallel Press, "How Dumb the Stars." Read More
Three receive Guggenheim fellowships
Three professors have received 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, which recognize artists, scholars and scientists who show exemplary past achievement and future promise. Read More
Albanian visitors to learn about land practices
An Albanian delegation of land market specialists will visit the Land Tenure Center April 15-22 to learn about Wisconsin's practices in property registration, real estate, and development. Read More
WAA day on campus turns 40
Day on Campus turns 40 Friday, May 11, and the Wisconsin Alumni Association is marking the continuing education program's anniversary with a renewed emphasis on the history and future of the university. Read More
Russian Folk Orchestra to perform
A concert of Russian and East European folk music will be presented by the university Russian Folk Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4. Read More
Charter street traffic flow altered
Beginning Tuesday, April 17, the center of Charter Street will be closed on the Brogden Psychology Building block as crews extend campus chilled water pipes to the psychology building. Read More
‘Virtual environments’ expert to give May 3 lecture
An internationally renowned expert on computer graphics and virtual environments will lecture on three-dimensional tele-immersive environments Thursday, May 3. Read More
Leading scholar on Thai media to speak
Professor Ubonrat Siriyuvasak, chair of the Department of Mass Communication at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand will discuss democratization of the broadcast media in Thailand Friday, April 27, at noon in 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. Read More
Hip hop conference features top artists
Hip Hop Generation's second annual 'Hip Hop As A Movement' conference, April 20-22, at the university focuses on youth activism, the global influence of hip hop and the role of youth and elders in the social justice movement. Read More
UW center to assist in West Africa
The university's Land Tenure Center will assist the Sahelian countries of Africa in their sustainable development and natural resource management efforts. Read More
UW-Madison, Adler Planetarium host star-studded event
Some bright stars in the university's research galaxy will join Chicago's Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Tuesday, April 24, for a show on the frontiers of discovery, from Earth's origins to life on Mars. Read More
Project tells stories of sexual assault survivors
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week on campus, University Health Service will sponsor the Silent Witness Project, an exhibit that features real-life stories of UW–Madison student sexual assault survivors. Read More
Lecture on historic preservation April 19
Two champions of historic preservation will discuss their partnership in the 2001 Ruth Ketterer Harris Memorial Lecture. Read More
Eagleburger forum to focus on global equality
Leading political figures from Latin America are scheduled to discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Third World countries on globalization and global equality at a free public forum Thursday, May 3. Read More
UW team to build next-generation ‘quantum’ computer
A working quantum computer could be so powerful that it would solve in seconds certain problems that would take the fastest existing supercomputer millions of years to complete. Seeking this 'Holy Grail' of computing power, an interdisciplinary team of engineering and physics researchers at the university plans to use silicon germanium quantum dots to build the foundation for a new generation of computers. Read More
Wisconsin native is guest artist in dance concert
The Spring Faculty Dance Concert features Wisconsin native Barbara Grubel April 19-21 at 8 p.m. in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. Read More