Campus told to save energy
Campus leaders and state officials have directed employees to dial down thermostats and take other steps to limit skyrocketing utility costs.
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Events bulletin
Learning Shipping Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances and Other Biologicals Thursday, March 8, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Clinical Sciences Center G5/119 The Office of Biological Safety will provide training and certification for shipping infectious substances and other biological materials. The focus is on safety and regulatory compliance for research and clinical laboratories with regard to shipping and receiving. …
State lawyers: Revised student fees process is constitutional
Recent modifications to the university’s segregated fee distribution system ensure that funds are given to student groups regardless of their views, according to lawyers representing the UW System.
Elvehjem highlights artwork of author Gunter Grass
As important as writing is to 1999 Nobel Prize-winning German author GŸnter Grass, he has always needed other media to express himself. Through April 15, the Elvehjem Museum of Art will present artworks by Grass in Mayer Gallery.
Professor donates collection of Italian history �
Jack Fry, Hilldale Professor of Physics emeritus at UW-Madison, is donating to the university more than 26,000 documents he has collected during his lifelong interest in Italian history.
Milestones
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 Sarah Johnston-Rodríguez has been named the director of the campuswide Mentor Program. She has extensive experience in advising, mentoring, data analysis, teaching and research on student retention. Established in 1988, the …
News in brief
ON CAMPUS Jeffery Wigand to speak March 7 Former tobacco industry scientist Jeffery Wigand will speak at the Union Theater in Memorial Union Wednesday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. Wigand’s fight against Big Tobacco was chronicled in the film “The Insider.” In 1994, Wigand shared his knowledge of cigarette product design with staff at the …
Kabuki and the bagpipes: Finding cultural connections
Have you ever met a Japanese-American bagpiper? Then let us introduce to you to kilt-clad David Furumoto, who’s taken to the bagpipes like a Scotsman to tweeds.
Recent sightings
Junior geology student Anne Skatvold helps children with some activities at the new exhibit on dinosaurs at the Madison Children’s Museum. Children used paper figures to classify dinosaurs as meat-eaters or plant-eaters. Skatvold volunteers at the museum every Sunday. (Photo: Jeff Miller) Construction workers create a terrazzo floor in one of the new Pharmacy Building’s …
Renovation renaissance underway
The construction boom continues at a steady pace on the UW-Madison campus.
Water gun, infrared control are top student inventions
The Automatically Pressurizing Water Gun, a new twist on such popular water guns as the Super Soaker, received first prize and $10,000 in the annual College of Engineering’s “Brainstorm: The Schoofs Prize for Creativity” competition.
Law program to examine sentencing
The Law School’s 2001 Kastenmeier Colloquium will address the topic “Sentencing Criminals: After a Quarter Century of Reform, Where Are We?” Friday, March 23, in Godfrey & Kahn Hall (Room 2260), from 3-5:30 p.m.
Summer classes offered to high school teachers
New and experienced high school teachers of Advanced Placement and upper-level courses are invited to the ninth Summer Advanced Placement Institute June 25-29.
Hong Kong cinema highlighted at festival
The Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Film and Theater Research will spotlight the vibrant filmmaking and popular culture of Hong Kong in events scheduled March 1-3.
Tongue seen as portal to the brain
The tongue, asserts Paul Bach-y-Rita, is a terrific portal to the brain. The UW-Madison physician and inventor says the tongue might serve as the ideal tactile environment to help blind people navigate, give Navy Seals directions in dim underwater environments and guide urban search-and-rescue teams as they comb the confusion of smoke-filled buildings for people to rescue.
UW surgeons test computer-assisted surgical equipment
For years, medical experts have anticipated that computer and robotics technology would revolutionize the hospital operating room. At UW Hospital and Clinics, that prediction is taking a giant step forward.
Spring enrollment finalized
There are 38,576 students enrolled for the spring 2001 semester, according to the Office of the Registrar.
Judy Shepard to speak at Union Theater
Gay rights activist Judy Shepard will speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Memorial Union Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Single-parent scholarships deadline is March 1
Thursday, March 1 is the deadline for the Single-Parent Undergraduate Student Scholarships.
Cold researchers seek study participants
That achy, sneezy, itchy, stuffy and simply miserable feeling that is the result of having a common cold may not have to be so miserable in the future. A new cold treatment being studied at the UW Medical School, if proven effective, may revolutionize how we treat the common cold.