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‘Rain gardens’ help recharge ground water
For those of us who spent winter days dreaming of tulips and sunflowers, tomatoes and snap peas, gardening means one thing ÷ growing plants. But the gardens blooming in the minds of two university engineers cultivate sand and gravel, water budgets and storage capacity.
Agricultural and life sciences faculty honored at banquet
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored seven faculty members at the Gamma Sigma Delta awards banquet April 11. Those receiving awards were selected by their colleagues.
Wisconsin Alumni Student Board hosts All-Campus Party
From April 21-26, the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, the student arm of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will host the second annual All-Campus Party 2002.
Alumni to experience today’s UW at Day on Campus
Hundreds of UW–Madison alumni will return Friday, May 10, for Day on Campus, the annual educational event hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
Campus jazz band, in midst of tour, to cut first CD at area club
The UW Jazz Big Band, 18 student musicians under the direction of Claude Cailliet, is busy touring this spring and plans to record a compact disc at a concert at Luther's Blues Wednesday, April 24, at 9:30 p.m.
‘Flea In Her Ear’ closes University Theatre season
Mistaken identities, attempted indiscretions, high fashion and a hilarious cast of characters combine with uproarious results in the University Theatre's last play of the spring season. 'A Flea in Her Ear,' an outrageous French farce, is transported to the wild 1960s in a modern translation by acclaimed Chicago director Frank Galati. Veteran University Theatre director Norma Saldivar heads a cast and production team as they take a no-holds-barred romp through the show.
All-Campus Party: Full plate of fun
The All-Campus Party, created by students for students, runs April 21-27.
Faculty stage dance concert
The Spring Faculty Concert April 25-27, 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, features visiting artist Barbara Grubel and other faculty artists.
Medical School attacks asthma
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $19 million to the Medical School to conduct three groundbreaking studies to find answers about asthma.
WAA to honor five for achievements in science, public service
Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, former publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal Jim Burgess, geologist Ken Ciriacks, California public servant Joy Picus and engineer Winslow Sargeant, to receive the Wisconsin Alumni Association's highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, in a reception on Friday, May 10, at 5:45 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater in Memorial Union.
Save energy, campus urged
With budgets shrinking and costs rising, the campus will have a tough time meeting its utility bills unless workers help reduce the university's energy appetite, says Physical Plant director John Harrod.
Five receive Guggenheims
Five faculty in the College of Letters and Science have been named Guggenheim Fellows.
Second service trip to Montana added
Due to strong alumni interest in this summer's Service and Learning Adventure excursion to Browning, Mont., a second trip has been added Aug. 2-10.
Meningococcal disease suspected
A female university student is in stable condition at an area hospital from what health officials suspect is a case of meningococcal disease.
Milestones
APPOINTMENTS Frederick R. Blattner, genetics, has been named Oliver Smithies Professor of Genetics effective July 1. David P. Brown, business,…
Students vie in tech-based business plan competition
Student entrepreneurs will vie for more than $24,000 in prizes, and the potential to take their technology-based business ideas to market, Friday, April 26.
Police seek fire clues
University police and Madison Fire Department investigators are asking for help in finding out why three small fires have occurred at Elizabeth Waters Hall during the past six weeks.
Class stages African art exhibition
Sixteen students in an art history class have been preparing since September for an African art exhibition.
Advances
Recognition technology could protect personal data Engineering graduate student Tsu-Wang (David) Shen, professor Willis Tompkins and associate professor Yu Hen Hu are developing…
Almanac
Elevators get a lift The university will repair three of the four elevators in Memorial Union, estimated at a total project cost of…