Fluno Center to host U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute
The Fluno Center on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus has been named host of one of the United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Organization Management programs beginning in 2005. This annual program will be held for one week in June and attracts nearly 200 association and chamber of commerce professionals from throughout the United States. Read More
‘Fossil genes’ reveal how life sheds form and function
Reading the fossil record, a paleontologist can peer into evolutionary history and see the surface features that plants and animals and, occasionally, microbes have left behind. Now, scouring the genome of a Japanese yeast, scientists have found a trackway of fossil genes in the making, providing a rare look at how an organism, in response to the demands of its environment, has changed its inner chemistry and lost the ability to metabolize a key sugar. Read More
Avant-garde filmmaker, dancer to speak
Yvonne Rainer, contemporary dance pioneer and co-founder of the Judson Dance Theatre, will speak at the Dance Program's Friday Forum on Sept. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Lathrop Hall. Read More
UW System costs audited
Recommendations contained in an audit of University of Wisconsin System administrative costs and staffing were embraced by UW System President Kevin Reilly, despite concerns about how auditors arrived at some of their findings. Read More
Distinguished Lecture Series announced
The 2004-05 Distinguished Lecture Series will kick off Oct. 27. The series is designed to give students the chance to invite provocative speakers to campus, manage and promote their appearances, and get to know them up close and personally. Read More
Keyboard conversations slated
Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel will open his four-part 2004-05 Keyboard Conversations series on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Read More
Logo competition announced
The Global Studies program has announced a design competition for a logo that captures the program's international dimension as well as its academic mission, and is adaptable to a variety of use. A $500 prize will be awarded to the winning artist. Read More
Conference to explore high and popular culture
The very symbiotic relationship between haute and popular culture will be examined at a two-day conference on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Read More
Academic Staff Week show uses opportunities to learn, have fun
From art discussions to merengue instructions, events during the School of Education's Academic Staff Week, Monday, Sept. 27-Friday, Oct. 1, will showcase the diverse talents of academic staff members. Read More
African Studies seminars announced
The African Studies Program has announced its series of Sandwich Seminars for the fall semester. Read More
UW Hospital and Clinics installs “smart” intravenous pumps
Sixty percent of the harmful medication errors that occur in hospitals are related to IV infusion pumps. Read More
Official from former CPA in Iraq to visit
William Olson, formerly chief of the Information Management Unit for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, Iraq, and now with National Defense University, will speak in the Pyle Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27. Read More
Two-session seminar focuses on higher-education ethics
The ethical complexities of administrative decision-making in a higher-education setting will be the topic of a two-session course at the Pyle Center, on Thursday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 7. Read More
Daily Dose Deli opening
The Wisconsin Union is opening a new deli, the "Daily Dose," in the Health Science Learning Center, on the west end of campus near UW Hospital. The Grand Opening continues through Friday, Sept. 24, with hours from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Read More
Milner named academic planning and analysis director
Jocelyn Milner has been named director of Academic Planning and Analysis in the Office of the Provost. She succeeds Martha Casey, who retired in 2003. Provost Peter Spear appointed Milner as interim director upon Casey's retirement. Read More
Reilly outlines priorities
In his inaugural address as president of the UW System on Sept. 16, Kevin P. Reilly outlined his immediate priorities for the UW System Board of Regents. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership Fund awards first grants to 20 organizations
The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future awarded the first round of planning grants for 20 organizations across the state, according to UW Medical School Dean Philip Farrell. Read More
Parallel Press poets to read
Award-winning poets, all from the Madison area, will read from their work on Thursday, Sept. 23. Marilyn Annucci, Harriet Brown, Susan Elbe, Andrea Potos,… Read More
Dance ensemble celebrates Overture Center opening
Three group works and two solos, to be performed on Thursday, Sept. 23, by Li Chiao-Ping Dance, will help celebrate the Overture Center’s grand… Read More