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COMMUNITY New employees invited to “know your university” A new employee orientation program, “Know Your University,” is planned Feb. 15,…
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Prof takes road less traveled
Why has Mason Carpenter connected with his students so well that he's won two teaching awards in the Business School plus a nomination for a third in just four years? The answer is blowin' in the wind that whistles through a mountain pass in Southern California.
Spring 2001 sabbaticals
Aley, John, Music Allen, Caitilyn, Plant Path/Women Studies Aquilino, William, Human Development and Family Studies Archdeacon, Thomas, History…
Policano plans to step down as business dean
Andrew J. Policano, dean of the School of Business since June 1991, plans to step down in August and remain in the Finance Department faculty.
Experts examine trends linking Wisconsin to global economy
Top scholars will address key issues surrounding globalization and its impact locally in a breakfast series entitled "Wisconsin in the Global Economy."
Author Kate Banks wins 2001 Zolotow award
Kate Banks, author of "The Night Worker" published by Frances Foster Books, is the fourth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book.
Wisconsin Union director announces retirement
Theodore (Ted) Crabb, Wisconsin Union director for 33 years, plans to retire this year.
Douthitt to lead School of Human Ecology
Robin Douthitt, a veteran professor of consumer science UW–Madison, has been chosen as dean of the School of Human Ecology.
Oldest crystal tells tale of hospitable early Earth
Reading the telltale chemical signature of a mineral sample determined to be the world's oldest known terrestrial material, scientists have reconstructed a portrait that suggests the early Earth, instead of being a roiling ocean of magma, was cool enough to have water, continents and conditions that could have supported life.
Miller memorial planned Jan. 14
A memorial service for professor James A. Miller of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is planned Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Governor’s commission wraps up work
The government relations commission headed by political scientist Don Kettl has wrapped up its work.
Business School gets $5 million for faculty enhancement
Two executives have given $5 million to help recruit and retain top faculty at the School of Business.
UW law project close to freeing innocent man
A Texas man who has spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit is expected to be exonerated this month thanks to the work of law students and faculty.
Team discovers genetic basis of Alexander disease
Scientists have pinpointed the gene responsible for a rare and devastating childhood brain disorder called Alexander disease, solving a 50-year-old mystery regarding its cause.
Badger fans to depart for Sun Bowl
Nearly 200 fans will depart Dane County Regional Airport Wednesday, Dec. 27, to travel to El Paso for the Wisconsin Badgers-UCLA Bruins matchup in the Sun Bowl.
Funeral planned for student
A visitation and funeral will be held this week for university student Kevin Wojcinski, who died Dec. 22.
Astronomers land major satellite observing program
Astronomers from UW–Madison and several collaborating institutions have won a major contract with NASA to perform a detailed survey of the inner regions of the Milky Way using the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, a telescope that will be boosted into orbit around the sun in 2002.
UW-Madison gets license for educational travel to Cuba
The university has been granted a license for educational institutions authorizing travel to Cuba.
Employees can save energy
Campus facility managers are reminding employees how they can save energy through the holiday season.