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Spotlight: Handling hazards
Related article: Chemical safety staff keep campus clean using upgraded safety facilities Photos by Jeff Miller… Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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." Read More
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, Read More
More budget cuts possible
Assembly Republicans this week proposed UW System budget cuts totaling about $120 million. A vote is expected Thursday. Read More
Campus hiring frozen
The UW System has ordered a hiring freeze on all campuses. Read More
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 Read More
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,… Read More
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. Read More
Employee Matters
Sick leave is one of the most valuable of all university employee benefits. You earn sick leave credits from the beginning to the end… Read More
Pianist plans recital
Paul Badura-Skoda is scheduled to play a recital of music by Schubert Saturday, March 16, as part of the School of Music Guest Artist Series. Read More
WAA offers marathon package
Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning will offer a weekend program for alumni and friends participating in the Mad City Marathon. Read More
Corpse flower yields fruit, seeds
Campus botanists are harvesting fruit from the "corpse flower," the rare and stinky 101-inch tall flowering plant that bloomed last June. Read More
Recent Sightings
A crack in time Facilities Planning and Management carpenters Don Acker, left, and Mike Knickmeier install a temporary wood brace to… Read More
Middle East Studies chair brings context to current affairs
Michael Chamberlain's world traveling adventures have landed him at UW–Madison, where he has spent much of his career ÷ particularly since Sept. 11 ÷ breaking down the stereotypes many Americans have about the Middle East. Read More