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Academic libaries pursue new directions Ken Frazier, director of the General Library System, recently updated the UW System Board of Regents on…
Recent Sightings
Tower of power Transluscent sculptures of human figures, with electrical lights within, tower into the trees of Library Mall during…
Who Knew?
Wisconsin Week’s Josh Orton finds answers to questions of campus interest posed by faculty and staff. We can’t promise to answer all questions submitted,…
World Languages Day debuts
The first-ever World Languages Day Tuesday, April 16, at the university will introduce more than 600 high school students from across Wisconsin to the more than 60 languages and cultures taught at the Madison campus.
For the Record
Policies and Procedures Pesticide Policy Pesticide applicators are to notify Central Answering and Response Service at 263-3333 prior to using a…
Position Vacancy Listings
Administrative 041712: Assistant Dean (L) L&S / Administration:Student Academic Affairs (100). Apply by May 3. 041725: Assoc Outreach Spec/Outreach Specialist…
Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. What are May multiple…
Scientists study links between emotions, learning and memory
Most teachers would agree: Students participate in class and learn lessons best when they feel good about themselves and their lives. But nobody understands precisely what is involved in the relationship between emotions and learning.
Sexual Health Week focuses on healthy sex
Culminating in a creative, carnival-like Sexual Health Fest on Friday, Sexual Health Week through Friday, April 19, offers resources and information for creating a healthier sexual environment on campus.
Undergrads design safer suture needle
With the growing prevalence of people infected with transmissible diseases like HIV and hepatitis C, health-care providers are increasingly concerned about coming into contact with their patients' bodily fluids. The greatest threat is accidental needle-stick injuries, especially from suture needles.
Calendar Highlights
Earth Day discussion to feature Gaylord Nelson Thirty-two years after he founded Earth Day to raise public awareness about environmental issues, Gaylord…
Light show tonight
The university is holding its biannual Outdoor Neon and Light Exhibition April 12-13 on Library Mall from dusk until midnight.
UW finalizes parking plan
The university has finalized an array of new parking policies for this fall, designed to decrease campus demand on a shrinking supply of parking stalls.
Singer to lead Campus Information and Visitor Center
Wren Singer has been named director of the Campus Information and Visitor Center.
Events Bulletin
LEARNING The Life of a Teacher: An Invitation to Reflect May 21-22, Grainger Hall. Information: drgreenberg@facstaff.wisc.edu, http://www.wisc.edu/provost/ccae/symform.html.
Student art show runs through May 12
The UW–Madison Student Art Show opens today, April 12, in the Wisconsin Union Art galleries.
International biotechnology ethics forum planned
Ethical issues in biotechnology, including controversy and debate about cloning and stem-cell research, headline the first International Bioethics Forum Friday, April 26.
Santos and Machete Ensemble to close out residency
Master percussionist John Santos concludes his UW–Madison residency Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m. when he performs with the Machete Ensemble and special guest Ko-Thi Dance at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Bill Ware’s Vibes to perform at Union Terrace
Bill Ware's Vibes Four, a group of spoken word and jazz performers, is stopping in Madison on Sunday, April 21, 2-3 p.m. during 'Beatfest 2002,' a monthlong national tour from New York to Los Angeles promoting poetry, poetry slams and spoken word performance.
CALS event grows understanding of agriculture
More than 900 Madison-area third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Tuesday, April 23, for 'CALS Day for Kids.'