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Latin jazzmaster is spring artist

January 23, 2002

Legendary Latin Jazz teacher and composer John Santos headlines a season of outstanding performances and a semester of learning about the roots of "America's Music." Read More

List of participating authors

January 23, 2002

Authors participating in the reception Feb. 15 at Canterbury are listed. Read More

Film fest previews spring showings

January 23, 2002

The Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute, is slated April 4-7, featuring fresh and original independent film, documentaries, world cinema, new media and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers. Read More

Center combines traditional, complementary techniques

January 22, 2002

David Rakel, the medical director of UW Health's new Center for Integrative Medicine, spends a lot of time explaining the term 'integrative medicine' to the public and to his patients. Just don't call it 'alternative.' Read More

Budget cuts proposed

January 22, 2002

Gov. Scott McCallum will announce his plan to address the state budget deficit at a joint session of the Legislature at 10:00 a.m. today, Jan. 22. Read More

Business school names first teaching professors

January 21, 2002

The School of Business is the first academic unit on campus to use the working title of 'teaching professor.' Read More

New tools help farmers manage fertilizer

January 21, 2002

Farmers in Wisconsin may soon have a powerful new tool to help them make decisions about fertilizer that increase yields and control runoff, thanks to university researchers. Read More

Union theater presents duo

January 19, 2002

World-renowned recorder player Michala Petri will partner with Manuel Barrueco, a superb guitarist and elegant musician, at the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday, Jan. 26. Read More

Mellon grant supports humanities workshops

January 18, 2002

The Center for the Humanities has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its program of interdisciplinary workshops in the humanities for faculty, staff and graduate students. Read More

Acting registrar named

January 18, 2002

Joanne Berg Nagy, associate dean of the graduate school, will serve as acting registrar after Registrar Monty Nielsen takes a new position in the College of Letters and Science. Read More

Sculpture examines themes of natural forces

January 17, 2002

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

Partner access to be streamlined

January 16, 2002

The university is clarifying a campuswide policy for providing domestic partners access to many university services. Read More

Quartet records Dvorak

January 16, 2002

The Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak's string quartets. Read More

Advances

January 16, 2002

Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Research… Read More

Almanac

January 16, 2002

Database now free on Web PrimateLit, the primary database for searching the literature of primatology, is now available free in Web format. Visit:… Read More

Athletics

January 16, 2002

Badgers sell out Kohl Center The Wisconsin women’s basketball game Sunday, Jan. 20, is sold out, the UW Athletic Ticket Office says. Read More

Employee Matters

January 16, 2002

This column by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services addresses campuswide employment issues. Send your questions to: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. Here are some questions… Read More

Justice project focuses on healing, not punishment

January 16, 2002

Helping improve criminal justice may be as basic as changing the perspective from which crime is viewed, says law professor Walter Dickey. Read More

Francis Hole, champion of soil, dies at 88

January 16, 2002

Francis D. Hole, the geography and soil science professor who led a grassroots campaign in 1983 to have Antigo silt loam named Wisconsin's state soil, died Tuesday, Jan. 15. He was 88. Read More

Friends group seeks book donations

January 16, 2002

The Friends of the Libraries group is calling for book, CD and LP record donations to their 14th semiannual book sale to be held March 13-16 Read More