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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
Healthy hooves abound in the Vet Med barn
You won't find many sore feet here. Close attention to details like nutrition, moisture on walkways and stall conditions has paid off for the School of Veterinary Medicine's dairy teaching herd. At 6.5 percent, the herd's lameness rate is well below the 20-25 percent of cows in most herds that need attention for sore feet. Read More
Events Bulletin
Learning Screenwriting: Writing A Successful Spec Script Saturday, March 23, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lowell Center. $105 includes critique of first 10… Read More
Calendar Highlights
Holocaust historian visits for Mosse lectures in April Christopher R. Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel… Read More
For the Record
Grants and Fellowships Jewish Studies Course Grant Faculty are invited to submit proposals to develop a new course to be cross-listed… Read More
Position Vacancy Listings
Administrative 041062: Assoc Admin Prgm Spec/Admin Program Spec/Sr Admin Prgm Spec Grad / Primate Research Center (100). Apply by March 19. Read More
Milestones
Howard Erlanger, professor, Law School, was elected to a three-year term as trustee of the Law and Society Association, the leading scholarly organization supporting… Read More
Union galleries join citywide photo exhibition
Nationally acclaimed photographer Keith Carter's work is on display through Sunday, March 31, in the Porter Butts Gallery in Memorial Union. Concurrently, the work of local photography collective f5 will be exhibited in the Class of 1925 and Theater galleries at the Union, also through Sunday, March 31. Read More
Zeichner receives national education award
Kenneth Zeichner, UW–Madison School of Education associate dean, has been recognized with an American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Margaret B. Lindsey Award at the association's 54th annual meeting in New York City. Read More
Lilith stirs interest in technology among girls
Efforts to address the under-representation of females in information technology have had mixed results nationally, but a local program is showing some signs of success. Read More