Reaccrediting site team to review university progress
A team of faculty and university administrators will be touring the campus April 11-14 as part of UW–Madison's 10-year reaccreditation.
First UW–Madison water ski team to debut
Splashing through the water at 50 miles an hour, UW–Madison students will be seen water skiing and wake boarding on Lake Mendota and Monona Bay this spring.
Grand re-opening of Red Gym Saturday
On Saturday, April 10, tours, music, a photo exhibition and other festivities will welcome visitors to the grand re-opening of the Red Gym. Other activities also are scheduled.
Michael Moore’s ‘The Awful Truth’ to be aired
UW-Madison students who took part in the filming of a segment for documentary maker Michael Moore's new TV show last fall will get to see the final product when it debuts in the United States this Sunday, April 11, at 8 p.m. Madison time.
Dance video works to be screened Saturday
Assistant professor Douglas Rosenberg, an award-winning video maker, presents two new dance videos featuring renowned dancers Anna Halprin and Li Chiao-Ping on Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space.
Students to ‘undertake’ black comedy . . . in German
Drama student at UW–Madison will stage Swiss playwright Friedrich Duerrenmatt's 'Der Meteor' in its original German April 12-14 at the Memorial Union's Fredric March Play Circle. The shows are free but advance reservations are required.
Academic staff awards
For their outstanding work in leadership, public service, research and teaching, seven campus professionals have been honored with 1999 Academic Staff Excellence Awards.
McCubbin to step aside as dean of School of Human Ecology
Hamilton I. McCubbin, who has served as dean of the School of Human Ecology for nearly 15 years, will step down as dean July 1.
European economics expert to speak on euro
Wolfgang Munchau, international journalist and expert on the European Economic and Monetary Union, will discuss the European economy and its new currency, the euro, Friday, April 9 at 4151 Grainger Hall.
Filmmaker Sauvage to visit Apr. 8
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Pierre Sauvage will speak tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union.
Service learning broadens education
The idea of volunteering as coursework has been gaining momentum in the last several years, both at UW–Madison and other institutions.
Classified staff awards
For the 1999 recipients of UW–Madison Classified Employee Recognition Awards, job descriptions simply will not do justice to their contributions.
71st annual student art show to open at Memorial Union
UW-Madison student art will be on display in Memorial Union from April 7-May 2 in the Wisconsin Union Directorate's 71st Annual Student Art Show.
Broder to speak at Kastenmeier Colloquium
David Broder, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, will be the keynote speaker at the UW Law School's 1999 Robert W. Kastenmeier Colloquium.
Study: Child abuse can alter brain development
A new study by a Seth Pollack suggests that an abused child's ability to recognize anger is strong enough to actually trigger biological changes, altering the way the brain processes anger.
Learning about leadership
Particpants in UW–Madison's Leadership Institute, a yearlong program to build leadership skills in junior- and senior-level faculty and staff, gain a keener awareness of self and others as they broaden their perspective as leaders.
Teaching awards
The university's 1999 Distinguished Teaching Award winners take a good deal of pride in introducing a variety of innovations into an ancient art, using instructional tools.
Campus police honor six for help, service to community
Six civilians received 1998 director's awards from the University Police Department at its annual awards ceremony in March.
Campus police employees recognized for service
Twenty-five University Police Department employees have received Excellent Service commendations.
Plant compounds slow the growth of tumor cells
Researchers at UW–Madison report in the current issue of the Journal of Nutrition that small concentrations of two compounds from plants we eat suppress the growth of three kinds of human cancer cells in the laboratory.