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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.
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.
‘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.
Studies of baby pigs address breathing problems
University research on baby pigs may soon help doctors improve the way they care for premature infants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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…
Elsewhere
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Events Bulletin
Learning Botanical Art: Building With Colored Pencil Mondays, Feb. 5-March 5, 7:15-9:45 p.m., Mosse Humanities. Fee: $75.
Milestones
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News in Brief
COMMUNITY New employees invited to “know your university” A new employee orientation program, “Know Your University,” is planned Feb. 15,…
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.
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.