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Preliminary enrollment figures released
Preliminary figures show that 36,404 students were enrolled Monday, Jan. 22, the first day of instruction for the spring 2001 semester. Read More
Is Wisconsin facing a 1980s-style farm crisis?
Despite the lowest milk prices in two decades, state farmers probably won't see a repeat of the financial crisis of the mid-1980s - at least not this year, according to Bruce Jones, an economist at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Unless milk prices improve, though, the state's farm economy could face big problems in coming years, he says. Read More
Space Place sponsors telescope and binocular clinic
UW Space Place, the Madison Astronomical Society, and Eagle Optics will host the Fifth Annual Telescope and Binocular Clinic from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. Read More
Professor chosen first Academy film scholar
Noted UW–Madison film historian Tino Balio has been named the first Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' first Academy Film Scholar. Read More
‘Passage of Oracles’ returns to campus
'Passage of Oracles,' an innovative combination of dance, music and martial arts, returns to the university for a second straight year, this time at the Wisconsin Union Theater in February. Read More
Studies of baby pigs address breathing problems
University research on baby pigs may soon help doctors improve the way they care for premature infants. Read More
Trubek to lead global studies center
David Trubek will resign as dean of international studies effective July 31 to become director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy at UW–Madison. Read More
National ergonomics study released
Biomedical engineering Professor Robert Radwin is an author of a new federal study showing the far-reaching impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, a national health problem resulting in lost work time for approximately 1 million people each year. Read More
Ph.D. training lacking in career preparation, study says
More than 40,000 students earn doctorate degrees each year from American universities, widely regarded as the best in the world in graduate education. But a new report released Tuesday, Jan. 16, says the training doctoral students receive is not what they want, nor does it prepare them for the jobs they take. Read More
Law School’s project frees innocent man
A Texas man who has spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit was released Jan. 16 thanks to work by the Wisconsin Innocence Project at the Law School. Read More
Calendar highlights
Visiting Fulbrighters to discuss democracy The Wisconsin Chapter of the Fulbright Association has organized a panel discussion comprised of visiting Fulbright scholars, students… Read More
Events Bulletin
Learning Botanical Art: Building With Colored Pencil Mondays, Feb. 5-March 5, 7:15-9:45 p.m., Mosse Humanities. Fee: $75. Read More
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:… Read More
News in Brief
COMMUNITY New employees invited to “know your university” A new employee orientation program, “Know Your University,” is planned Feb. 15,… Read More
Recent sightings
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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. Read More