Other budget recommendations for UW
The state’s 1999-2001 budget plan contains a number of other recommendations that would affect UW-Madison faculty, staff and students.
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University to take tough stance on sweatshop labor
The university will push for a tougher code of conduct for companies that produce university-licensed products as a result of an agreement between Chancellor David Ward and students.
Thompson touts ‘bold investment’ in UW
Here is what Gov. Tommy Thompson had to say about higher education in his budget speech Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Scientist, author Steven Pinker to lecture on how the mind works
Scientist and author Steven Pinker will present a free public lecture on how the mind works as the second speaker in a lecture series presented by the neuroscience training program.
Race matters
A new study on race and medicine may sadden and anger UW Medical School’s Vanessa Northington Gamble, but it doesn’t surprise her. Professionally and personally, she knows all too well that skin color and cultural background figure in medicine, as in every other aspect of American life.
Milwaukee CEO to featured at business school event
Katherine M. Hudson, president and chief executive officer of Brady Corporation, Milwaukee, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Feb. 25 at a public event sponsored by the Women in Business Council and Women’s Professional Network, both affiliated with the School of Business.
Pulitzer winner to speak on creation-evolution debate
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will offer his insights into a landmark trial over evolutionary theory in a lecture Friday, Feb. 26.
American Indian storytellers convene on campus
Concentrated storytelling will be going on at the second annual American Indian Storytelling Festival this Thursday and Friday. Native peoples from around Wisconsin, the United States and the world will be represented.
Perception is reality for artificial intelligence expert
Like most computer scientists, Pawan Sinha is drawn to the challenge of making computers smaller, faster and smarter, but he’s taking his lessons from the ultimate computational machine: the human brain.
Parking, shuttle available for WIAA tourney
Fans who will be attending the WIAA high school wrestling tournament at the Kohl Center Feb. 24-26 are being urged to park at the Dane County Coliseum and ride a Madison Metro shuttle bus to the arena.
AmeriCorps information sessions planned”
AmeriCorps, the national service program, will hold several information sessions in the Memorial Union.
Wisconsin shipwrecks easy to explore
Armchair adventurers and divers alike can now easily explore seven Lake Superior shipwrecks thanks to a web site and a set of dive guides produced by the UW Sea Grant Institute and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Two faculty receive Presidential science awards
Two UW-Madison faculty were among 60 scientists nationwide Feb. 10 to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
Feed Bag deli opens in the Vet School
People on the west end of campus will finally get what they have been craving for some time: a deli of their own.
UW students among Big Ten best at repaying Perkins Loans
The 1997-98 Perkins Loan default rate at UW-Madison was 2.61 percent, second lowest in the Big Ten, according to the university’s financial aid office.
Guest artists to bring together university, community
Dancers and musicians from UW-Madison and surrounding communities will enjoy a rare opportunity to perform with two world-renowned artists Feb. 19-27.
Undergraduates honored for research projects
Ten UW-Madison seniors have received awards for the most creative and futuristic undergraduate research projects featured during the Sesquicentennial Undergraduate Research Symposium.
First CD in School of Music series now available
“Postcard from Madison,” the first compact disc in a planned series of recordings from the School of Music, features flutist Stephanie Jutt, cellist Parry Karp and pianist Jeffrey Sykes.
Ryff named director of UW Aging Institute
Psychologist Carol Ryff has been named director of UW-Madison’s Institute on Aging, a 25-year-old center devoted to medical and social research on adult life.
Tandem Press teams with Salon 2000 for innovative exhibition
UW-Madison’s Tandem Press and beauty purveyor Salon 2000 plan to inaugurate a series of print shows with the work of Los Angeles artist Charles Arnoldi.