Acting registrar named
Joanne Berg Nagy, associate dean of the graduate school, will serve as acting registrar after Registrar Monty Nielsen takes a new position in the College of Letters and Science.
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Sculpture examines themes of natural forces
“Spiral: Installation by Gillian Jagger” is on view through Aug. 25 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Partner access to be streamlined
The university is clarifying a campuswide policy for providing domestic partners access to many university services.
Quartet records Dvorak
The Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak’s string quartets.
Advances
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Research could lead to improved laxatives Along with the aches and pains of aging often comes constipation. Though over-the-counter fiber supplements that contain psyllium seed husks can help keep us regular, many taste unpleasant. While …
Almanac
Database now free on Web PrimateLit, the primary database for searching the literature of primatology, is now available free in Web format. Visit: http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu/. The database includes more than 200,000 citations covering the literature from 1940 to date. The project is part of a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Center for Research Resources …
Athletics
Badgers sell out Kohl Center The Wisconsin women’s basketball game Sunday, Jan. 20, is sold out, the UW Athletic Ticket Office says. The “Cram the Kohl’ event with Minnesota is meant as a benefit for the Madison chapter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Badger Coach Jane Albright has pledged to donate $.25 per person …
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Here are some questions and answers about 2001 year-end wage and income statements: W-2, 1099 and 1042-S. Who will receive a W-2? All employees of the UW System, including rehired annuitants and some international visitors, who received reportable …
Justice project focuses on healing, not punishment
Helping improve criminal justice may be as basic as changing the perspective from which crime is viewed, says law professor Walter Dickey.
Francis Hole, champion of soil, dies at 88
Francis D. Hole, the geography and soil science professor who led a grassroots campaign in 1983 to have Antigo silt loam named Wisconsin’s state soil, died Tuesday, Jan. 15. He was 88.
Friends group seeks book donations
The Friends of the Libraries group is calling for book, CD and LP record donations to their 14th semiannual book sale to be held March 13-16
Lessons in assertiveness can prevent sexual assault
A university self-defense class scheduled in February will teach women to prevent sexual assault through physical and psychological assertiveness.
Badgers sell out Kohl Center
The Wisconsin women’s basketball game Sunday, Jan. 20, is sold out, the UW Athletic Ticket Office says.
UW awaits plan to balance budget
State lawmakers will return to Madison this month to deal with the state’s budget problems, and the effort could have a significant impact on the university.
Roundtable lunch lineup set
The spring Roundtable luncheon series will feature a range of topics, including remarks from the new director of the Wisconsin Union.
Recent sightings
Desolation row There’s still a hint of green in the grass, but winter has otherwise drained the color from campus in this early January image from the foot of Bascom Hill, with sidewalks empty, kiosks bare and a bit of chill in the air. The fortune-telling lady has even taken all her things inside. (Photo: …
UW-Madison launches community partnerships office
The UW-Madison has launched an innovative community outreach program in the form of a permanent office, resource center and meeting space in the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St., Suite #1.
Professor: to stay active, exercise with a purpose
More than 30 years of data show that, on average, half the people who take up exercise quit after several months, says Bill Morgan, professor of kinesiology and director of UW-Madison’s Exercise Psychology Laboratory. After a year, only 25 percent have kept up the routine.
Professor publishes world’s only English journal on Urdu
Professor Muhammad Umar Memon knows he would never make it as an editor in the world of traditional publishing.
Calendar highlights
Pro Arte records works by Dvorak The current Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak’s string quartets. Of the major 19th-century composers who came after Beethoven, none dedicated himself more seriously to the genre of the string quartet than Dvorak. The recording includes String Quartet No. 9 in …