Hundreds of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and other caregivers, including several UW-Madison experts, will take a critical look at how people die in America at a conference April 23-24 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
China expert Perry Link, co-editor of the controversial book on China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square incident will give a free public lecture titled “Editing ‘The Tiananmen Papers'”, April 27.
George Chauncey will deliver the first Mosse Lecture in Gay and Lesbian History at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison Monday, April 23, at 4:30 p.m.
Five communications professionals will be honored for their contributions at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication spring banquet Friday, April 20.
UW-Madison’s 6 millionth book will be presented as part of the Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries annual lecture at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in the Howard Auditorium of the Fluno Center.
Shannon Brownlee, an award-winning science journalist, will be the science writer in residence for spring 2001.
For their outstanding work in leadership, public service, research and teaching, seven university professionals have been honored with the 2001 Academic Staff Excellence Awards.
This year’s recipients of Classified Employee Recognition Awards strive to go above and beyond their assigned duties.
Susan N. Dreyfus, administrator of the state Division of Health and Family Services, will speak Thursday, April 12, in honor of a $1.2 million dollar grant to the School of Social Work.
As part of her spring residency, composer Pauline Oliveros will present the Madison premiere of her new dance-opera, “Io and Her and the Trouble with Him” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
The first Diversity Plan 2008 Campus Forum will be held Tuesday, April 10, 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. in the Pyle Center.
Chancellor John Wiley will share his thoughts about his first 100 days in office at the University Roundtable Thursday, April 12.
The third annual Wisconsin Film Festival, which concluded Sunday, April 1, has announced winners of two competitions for Wisconsin films and student filmmakers.
The university earned several high rankings in the 2001 rating of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.
(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. New drug may improve brain cancer treatment University scientists say they’ve seen some …
(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.) Story published in error The Wednesday, March 21, Wisconsin Week story, “UW Launches Center for Patient Partnerships,” was a draft version of an article and was published in error. The center is scheduled for …
Ralph Nader, Afeni Shakur to speak at Union Theater Former presidential candidate and consumer activist Ralph Nader and political activist Afeni Shakur will speak as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in mid-April at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Nader, scheduled Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., was named by Time magazine as one of the …
Capitol capsules provides a quick overview of state government activities of interest to UW-Madison employees. Finance committee may remove policy items The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee have released a list of non-fiscal policy items included in the governor’s 2001-03 budget bill, as identified by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The bureau identified 189 such …
Learning Your Novel Proposal: From Creation to Contract Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lowell Center. Fee: $105. Instructor: Marshall Cook. Learn how to publish your short stories and novels. Discover how to target markets and to hone marketing tools like the cover letter and the novel proposal. Whether you’ve never submitted anything or have …
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu Appointed Louise Keely, an assistant professor of economics, is the newest Institute for Research on Poverty affiliate. Keely’s research focuses on income distribution dynamics and inequality. Karen Schwarz, Gail Snowden and Nancy …