Booming e-business sinks Madison roots
A university computer scientist, whose software ideas are powering hot Web sites like Ask Jeeves!, hopes to find fertile ground for high-technology employees in Madison.
China expert offers insights
Journalist Jaime FlorCruz will speak on "Covering China: From the Cultural Revolution to the Internet Age," at Great Hall, Memorial Union, Monday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m.
Center builds food network
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has taken the lead in building a national network of centers and programs working to foster more sustainable food and farming systems.
Investing in ‘New Economy’ explored
Experts from five major investment firms will offer advice and ideas on investing in the new economy at an investment symposium on campus Friday, Nov 10. The free symposium runs 2-5 p.m. at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.
New course focuses on biotechnology ethics
A new course, to be taught for the first time next spring, promises an in-depth examination of the issues and controversies that surround modern biotechnology.
Regents may name new chancellor this week
The UW System Board of Regents is expected to name a chancellor for UW–Madison as soon as this Friday.
Professor’s passion helps protect endangered primates
In 1982, while still a Harvard graduate student, professor of biological anthropology Karen Strier began a fieldwork stint in one place that has stretched to the present day. 'The 18 years I've been studying these monkeys is longer than some of my students have been alive,' she says.
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Business school celebrates centennial
One hundred years after its start, the School of Business has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 30,000 alumni living and working around the world.
Calendar highlights
Brentano quartet to perform The Brentano String Quartet will make its debut at the Wisconsin Union Theater Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Since…
Elsewhere
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Events Bulletin
Learning Studio glass retrospective The Art Department and the Elvehjem Museum will host a three-day symposium to draw attention to the…
Grad school staff help protect campus natural areas
Graduate School staff members have recently shown their green thumbs. With expert advice and guidance, this group of volunteers is putting into action a plan to restore Muir Woods, the tract of flora that stretches along the Lakeshore Path from Helen C. White Hall to the Natatorium.
Milestones
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News In Brief
MILESTONES Four named AAAS fellows Four faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of…
Helping students link living and learning
Helping undergraduates better fuse their in- and out-of-classroom lives occupies Peter Quimby's attention as he assumes his new position as the Chadbourne Residential College's assistant dean. Chadbourne seeks to create the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college.
Recent sightings
UW Arboretum staff member Larry Ring uses a kerosene drip to set a perimeter fire during a recent prairie burn at…
New staffer pursues social change here and abroad
Ed Reed recently joined the UW–Madison staff as associate director of the Center for East Asian Studies. And oh, the places he has gone before coming here...
Evolution of Camp Randall Stadium set to take another step
A $99.7 million overhaul of the 83-year-old Camp Randall Stadium will be financed mostly through Athletic Department and private sources, athletic officials say. University leaders will present the plan this week to the UW System Board of Regents. The full board is expected act on the proposal Friday, Nov. 10.