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War correspondent discusses Balkans action
A public lecture by acclaimed British journalist Robert Fisk Thursday, April 6, will challenge the claim that the recent NATO war in Yugoslavia had 'humanitarian' purposes.
Wunk Sheek plans spring pow-wow
Wunk Sheek, the university Native American student association, will hold its spring pow-wow on Saturday, April 8.
Pediatrician backs gun purge
UW Children's Hospital pediatrician Murray L. Katcher is a co-author of American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement this week that urges removal of guns from homes and communities as "e;the most effective measure to prevent firearm-related injuries involving children."e;
Hoyt finishes tenure on Athletic Board
Jim Hoyt is well known as a School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor (and former director), consultant on broadcast news, and expert on ethics and cameras in the courts. But the model of Camp Randall Stadium that sits in his office hints at another side of Hoyt's career, his current and past involvement in Wisconsin athletics.
Study: Narcotic abuse may be overstated
University scientists, in a new study, challenge the conventional wisdom that drugs used for relief of severe pain - such as morphine - are widely abused.
Project to trace the emotional toll of severe child neglect
With the help of Wisconsin families who have adopted East European children, a university study hopes to deepen understanding of the emotional and physical aftershocks from early-childhood neglect.
Seasons to remember: String of victories buoys program
The Badger men's basketball appearance at the Final Four last weekend adds to an already lengthy string of accomplishments by student athletes in basketball and other athletic programs this academic year.
UW reps to attend WRC conference
The university is sending four people to the founding conference of the Worker Rights Consortium scheduled Friday, April 7, in New York City.
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Energy expert to speak Are higher oil prices a temporary blip, or will they be a fact of life in the 21st century?…
Capitol capsules
Fetal tissue bill opposed University officials recently sounded a warning over state legislation that threatened to criminalize path-breaking research in biomedical…
Events Bulletin
Learning A Day for Drawing Saturday, April 15, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 118 Lowell Center, $30. Instructor: Susan Farmer, associate…
For the record
Policies and Procedures H-1B Cap The Immigration and Naturalization Service has announced that the 115,000 cap on new H-1B petitions for…
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News in brief
COMMUNITY Marsh burns Smoke rises from the 1918 Marsh, a section of University Bay Marsh, as part of ongoing efforts to…
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Welcome celebration planned for Badgers
Win or lose, rain or shine, the campus plans a welcome-home celebration Tuesday, April 4, at Camp Randall Stadium for the returning men's basketball team.
Experts to discuss power outage study
A U.S. Department of Energy study on power outages that occurred in many regions of the country in the summer of 1999 will be the subject of an executive roundtable hosted by the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute.