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Regents thaw admissions freeze
The UW System Board of Regents has lifted a suspension on undergraduate admissions.
Healing the profession
Twenty years ago, Dr. Norman Jensen was ready to give up his internal medicine practice and teaching responsibilities at the Medical School. Today Jensen is dedicated to restoring doctors' stature and respectability in American society. 'Medicine's reputation is eroding, and I'm worried about it,' Jensen says.
Regents to meet on admissions freeze
UW System leaders have been working with the governor's office and legislative leadership to open up enrollment opportunities for students this fall.
Trio Fontenay returns to Wisconsin Union Theater
The Trio Fontenay will play music of Strauss, Dvorak and Beethoven Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Textile installations come to Bascom Hall
A new exhibition on the first floor of Bascom Hall allows university students to explore cloth as a medium of artistic expression.
Senate pledges to reverse cuts
Senate leaders sent letters to top UW System officials this week pledging to reverse more than $100 million in proposed budget cuts.
Elvehjem displays Chipstone furniture examples
The Chipstone Foundation has loaned 17 choice pieces of early American furniture for display on the Elvehjem Museum of Art mezzanine through August.
Fire planned for natural area
A prescribed burn of the Biology Core Curriculum Prairie at the top of the field on Picnic Point is scheduled today, March 19, or March 21 or 22 if the weather is unsuitable.
Alternative breaks offered
During UW–Madison's spring break March 23-31, about 90 students will participate in community-oriented alternative breaks at nine sites across the country.
Doing our dirty work
With the seasons on the brink of change, a bit of spring cleaning by employees around campus will yield the usual discoveries, such as long-lost memorabilia and forgettable pieces of junk. Or pipe bombs, dangerous gases and other hazardous materials. For the staff at the Environmental Protection and Safety Building, such items are the standard fare of a typical day spent keeping UW–Madison clean and safe. Tucked behind the more-recognized Kohl Center, safety building workers specialize in campus 'dirty work,' such as collection and management of hazardous waste.
Spotlight: Handling hazards
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Wisconsin Film Festival features Wisconsin’s own
The 2002 Wisconsin Film Festival April 4-7 offers films from around the world, but homegrown filmmakers also will receive plenty of screen time.
Center releases guide to children’s literature
The new edition of "CCBC Choices 2002" describes 193 books for children and young adults published in 2001 that have been recommended by the staff of the School of Education's Cooperative Children's Book Center.
Government officials proclaim NCAA championship week
March Madness strikes Wisconsin this month when the NCAA Men's Midwest Regional comes to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Kohl Center. Responding to this unprecedented event, Gov. Scott McCallum, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Madison Mayor Susan Bauman have issued official proclamations naming March 18-25, as "NCAA Championship Week."
Adbusters advocacy group to speak March 21
The free speech advocates and social critics Adbusters will lecture on campus Thursday, March 21. at 7 p.m. in Lubar Commons,
More budget cuts possible
Assembly Republicans this week proposed UW System budget cuts totaling about $120 million. A vote is expected Thursday.
Campus hiring frozen
The UW System has ordered a hiring freeze on all campuses.
Provost statement on hiring freeze
UW System President Katharine Lyall's decision to freeze hiring at campuses to address potential cuts in the university's operating budget formalizes a policy that has existed at UW–Madison for several weeks, Provost Peter Spear says
Photo Portfolio: UW on the road
Whys, Wows mesmerize in Milwaukee Faculty and staff teamed up with Milwaukee Public Museum for the fourth annual “Whys and Wows” program,…
Book sale benefits library
More than 15,000 books will be for sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the Libraries March 13-16.