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Distinguished Alumni Awards announced
This year's Distinguished Alumni Awards will go to the commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, an international journalist and two influential businesspeople.
Five to receive honorary degrees this spring
An Arab intellectual, a pivotal figure in American drama, the founder of the American art glass movement, a food distribution visionary and a surgeon with multiple areas of expertise will receive honorary degrees at commencement this spring.
Two nominated for teaching award
Two faculty members, Charles W. Byers, professor of geology and geophysics, and Jonathan E. Martin, associate professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, have been nominated for the Alliant Energy Underkofler Teaching Awards.
Reading expert to speak
Reading expert Elfrieda Hiebert will highlight the School of Education's 70th anniversary celebration Saturday, May 13, during Alumni Weekend.
WAA plans day on campus activities
Students, faculty and friends are invited to attend the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 40th annual Day on Campus program, Friday, May 12.
Geology Museum open house set
A dinosaur drawing demonstration, an interactive program about the life of early miners in Michigan's Copper Country and free rock samples for kids, will be among the special features at the UW Geology Museum open house to be held Sunday, April 30.
Lakeshore path plans to be unveiled
Options to improve the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path using federal funding will be unveiled Thursday, May 4.
Kitt Reuter-Foss headlines Waisman benefit
Mezzo-soprano Kitt Reuter-Foss will headline a benefit concert for the Friends of the Waisman Center April 30 on campus.
Greeks organize service day
The Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association have organized Service Day 2000, an all-day volunteer project Thursday, April 27, involving all Greek chapters affiliated with the university.
Faculty highlighted for teaching mastery
A group of educational leaders showing the way into the new century have won this spring's university Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Joint repair method benefits humans, animals
A new technique that uses heat as part of surgical repair of shoulder injuries promises to help many athletes and others regain shoulder stability.
Medical ethics program branches out
Robert Streiffer and Pilar Ossorio, the two newest members of the Medical School's program, use their expertise in philosophy, law and science to guide medical researchers and policy-makers through a labyrinth of sticky ethical issues.
Institute on Aging announces colloquium
A research colloquium April 27-28 sponsored by the Institute on Aging will feature guest lectures on creative aging and sustainable living.
Three named Guggenheim fellows
Three members of the faculty have been awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships for the year 2000. They are Jill Banfield, professor of geology and geophysics, Robert J. Hamers, professor of chemistry, and Thomas W. Reps, professor of computer science.
Dean of students finalist to visit
The last of four finalists for the dean of students position will visit with students and others on campus this week, officials say.
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Awards wrap-up
Journalists to be honored Fourth-estate achievement, leadership and innovation will be honored Friday, April 28, at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication…
Bookstore grant supports students
A grant from the University Book Store allows for 20 Academic Excellence Awards of $1,000 each to undergraduate students who best demonstrated excellence by completing a project through independent study.
Pianist Brendel caps Union concert series
One of the great musicians of the last century, pianist Alfred Brendel will perform Friday, April 28, at the Wisconsin Union Theater to close out the 80th Annual Union Theater Concert Series.
Calendar briefs
Geology museum holds open house A dinosaur drawing demonstration, an interactive program about the life of early miners in Michigan’s Copper Country and…