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Grants and Fellowships Jewish Studies Course Grant Faculty are invited to submit proposals to develop a new course to be cross-listed…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
Student resiliency workshop scheduled March 19 �
UW-Madison's Office of Education Outreach is sponsoring a workshop Tuesday, March 19, "Navigating Troubled Waters: Helping Schools Cope in the Aftermath of a Crisis--Building Resiliency in Our Students."
Gallery offers ‘A Child’s View’
Visitors may explore early childhood education next month at the Gallery of Design in the School of Human Ecology.
Spring break survey released
A survey released Thursday, March 7, suggests that tactics by some tour companies and segments of the alcohol industry may contribute to excessive drinking among university students on spring break.
Wisconsin Film Festival finalizes lineup
The 2002 Wisconsin Film Festival announces its full lineup for the April 4-7 festival in Madison.
WAA sponsors March Madness contest
To tap into the excitement of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, in conjunction with the UW System, is sponsoring an online March Madness trivia contest.
Study: ‘New economy’ arrests worker mobility
The promise of upward mobility -- a centerpiece of the American dream that anyone can get ahead with hard work -- may have disappeared with the 20th century.
Regents suspend admissions
The UW System Board of Regents has suspended undergraduate admissions at all 26 campuses.
Geneticist’s corn research goes underground
A university researcher wants to build a better corn plant from the ground down. Shawn Kaeppler is using genetics to first analyze and then improve corn's root system.
Cuts may reduce enrollment
The UW System may reduce next fall's enrollment by thousands of students if newly proposed state budget cuts are approved, a top official says.
Environmental ‘top gun’ visits
At home, she's a genial grandmother. On the job, Wilma Subra defies the stereotypes of environmental crusaders, and that makes her effective.
Students win business plan competition
Two graduate students from the School of Business took first place March 2 in the International Business Plan Competition.
Poetry ‘slam’ planned at Union
What exactly is a "poetry slam?" Find out March 9-10 in Memorial Union.
‘Guerrilla Girls’ appear March 12
Tickets are available starting todat for The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous, collaborative group of women artists and art professionals who fight discrimination in the art world with wit, satire and humor.