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Latin jazzmaster is spring artist
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
Authors participating in the reception Feb. 15 at Canterbury are listed. Read More
Film fest previews spring showings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"Spiral: Installation by Gillian Jagger" is on view through Aug. 25 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Read More
Partner access to be streamlined
The university is clarifying a campuswide policy for providing domestic partners access to many university services. Read More
Quartet records Dvorak
The Pro Arte String Quartet has released its debut recording, containing two of Antonin Dvorak's string quartets. Read More
Employee Matters
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
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
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
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