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Employee Matters
This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. “Everybody is ignorant, only… Read More
Recent sightings
Reflections on running A runner jogs along the Temin Lakeshore Path between frozen University Bay and a puddle, reflecting the… Read More
Soybean aphid may meet match in another pest
A team of researchers from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is building a picture of how the soybean aphid operates in Wisconsin. Read More
Tax help available to employees
Employee Compensation and Benefits Services provides a one-stop '2001 Tax Filing Information' Web site for tax filing information. Read More
Study examines Wisconsin income growth
Wisconsin's per capita personal income grew by 54.5 percent during the 1990s, exceeding the nation's growth rate of 50.4 percent, according to a recently released study by Jon Udell, UW–Madison emeritus business professor. Read More
Drug could ease side effects for transplant patients
University researchers have taken a big step toward freeing transplant patients from the powerful, and sometimes harmful, drugs they now take to keep their bodies from rejecting new organs. Read More
SERF expansion includes cooling
An expansion project at the Southeast Recreational Facility will include air conditioning for a small portion of the building. Read More
UW-Madison office offers free tax help
Free state and federal income tax help is available through Monday, April 15, at UW–Madison's newly opened Community Partnerships Office. Read More
Extension notes budget changes
Extension's budget makeup is changing, says Marv Van Kekerix, UW-Extension provost and vice chancellor. Read More
Calendar highlights
“Big Mouth” returns “Big Mouth,” an energetic night of spoken word performance, returns Friday, Feb. 15, to Lakefront Cafeteria, Memorial Union. The open-mic… Read More
Events Bulletin
Writing Center at the Multicultural Student Center The Writing Center and the Multicultural Student Center have teamed up to provide convenient writing instruction… Read More
Milestones
Appointments Steven N. Durlauf, professor and chair, economics, has been appointed as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. Durlauf is a… Read More
For the Record
Grants and Scholarships Second Chance and Single-Parent Student Scholarships Friday, March 1, is the deadline for the new Alma Baron Second Chance for… Read More
Humanities book party is Feb. 15
Mingle, munch and make conversation with humanities faculty authors at a reception 3:30-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15 at Canterbury Booksellers, 315 W. Gorham St. Read More
ICU Deli marks renovation
The ICU Deli plans a grand re-opening celebration and special deals Feb. 11-15. Read More
Afro-cuban dancer/folklorist to teach and perform
JosŽ Francisco Barroso, renowned Afro-Cuban dancer, folklorist and teacher will be the Dance Program's guest artist-in-residence in February and return to campus to perform at Mills Hall Friday, March 8. Read More
SECC-Dane tops goal; UW donations up 18 percent
The state and university's annual workplace campaign has surpassed its goal of $2,675,000 for charitable causes, organizers say. Read More