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January 14, 2002

Learning Health and Fitness The UW Health Sports Medicine Center has begun registration for winter/spring classes. Individuals can enroll in various…

For the record

January 14, 2002

Policies and Procedures Inclement Weather Guidelines The chancellor is responsible for determining if, for the safety and welfare of students and…

Advisors go to students

January 11, 2002

Academic advisors from Cross College Advising Service have branched out into Sellery Hall and the Bradley Learning Community.

Paintings chronicle prairie restoration

January 11, 2002

The once-and-future world of a particular place in northwestern Dane County has been chronicled in a free public exhibition at the Arboretum.

‘Cram the Kohl’ benefits kids

January 11, 2002

The Wisconsin Women's Basketball team is offering special deals on tickets to help 'Cram The Kohl' for the Badgers Big Ten Conference showdown against Minnesota.

Chavez plans return to faculty

January 11, 2002

Dean of Students Alicia Fedelina Chávez will leave her position later this year to devote full-time attention to her faculty position in educational administration.

Sauer to retire from coaching

January 11, 2002

Jeff Sauer, the all-time leader in Western Collegiate Hockey Association victories and the fourth-winningest coach in college hockey history, will retire from his position as head hockey coach at UW–Madison, effective at the conclusion of the 2001-02 season.

Prof speaks on rhetoric during military crisis

January 10, 2002

The free public talk "Word Wars: American Military Crisis Rhetoric" will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Middleton Public Library, 7425 Hubbard Ave., Middleton.

Willey wins Zolotow award

January 10, 2002

Margaret Willey, author of "Clever Beatrice" is the fifth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book.

Stem cell deal reached

January 9, 2002

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Geron Corporation today announced an agreement for the commercialization of human embryonic stem cell technology.

Survey sheds light on computing

January 9, 2002

Faculty and staff continue to warm to the use of computers and the Internet, a new survey shows.

Search for graduate school dean begins

January 8, 2002

The university has started its search for a new Graduate School dean.

PrimateLit now online

January 4, 2002

PrimateLit, the primary database for searching the literature of primatology, is now available free in Web format.

Looking back at 2001

January 4, 2002

Here's a look back at some of the news made and milestones passed at UW–Madison in 2001.

Banda resigns soccer post

January 4, 2002

Kalekeni M. Banda has resigned as head coach of the Wisconsin men's soccer team after five seasons on the job.

Hospital receives grant to increase organ donation

January 3, 2002

The UW Hospital and Clinics Organ Procurement Organization has received a $300,000 grant to conduct research regarding organ donation.

Sculptor’s installation now on view

January 3, 2002

'Spiral: Installation by Gillian Jagger' is on view at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Aug. 25.

Forum to examine war on terrorism

January 2, 2002

The International Institute will hold a forum on terrorism entitled "The War on Terrorism: Lessons Learned? Challenges Ahead," Thursday, Jan. 24.

Short-circuiting microbe chat

January 2, 2002

Scientists have learned that bacteria use an integrated communications system to sense, retrieve and process the chemical signals they depend on to find nutrients or flee from danger.

BioStar building approved

January 2, 2002

The State Building Commission has approved the Biotechnology Center addition project at an estimated cost of $27 million, with $9 million paid through gifts…