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Ada Deer to direct American Indian Studies

October 20, 1999

Ada Deer, former assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in the federal Department of the Interior, will become director of the American Indian Studies program in January.

Advances

October 19, 1999

(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)…

Almanac

October 19, 1999

(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)…

Madison Dynamo Project seeks to recreate Earth’s magnetic field in the laboratory

October 19, 1999

The finishing touches are being applied to a UW–Madison experiment that will attempt to recreate -- in a 1-meter-wide stainless steel sphere -- the same conditions that give rise to the self-perpetuating magnetic fields that exist in the Earth and virtually all other celestial objects from stars to galaxies.

Calendar briefs

October 19, 1999

Clarinetist appears Saturday The Faculty Concert Series continues Saturday, Oct. 23, with Linda Bartley, clarinet, and friends, performing in Mills Concert…

Capitol Capsules

October 19, 1999

Pension bill passes, awaits governor’s signoff The Assembly and Senate have passed a pension bill (AB 495) that would: Increase…

Sketch artist

October 19, 1999

If a tree falls… Mason Sachs, a junior art major, spends an afternoon sketching the view from Bascom Hill to the Capitol.

Events Bulletin

October 19, 1999

Learning Public Management Workshops Continuing Studies offers one-day workshops this fall on various aspects of management in the public…

New resources expected to aid recruiting of faculty, staff

October 19, 1999

Dan van der Weide, a professor of electrical and computer engineering who comes to UW–Madison from the University of Delaware, is one of the first of more than 100 faculty and academic staff expected to be hired under the Madison Initiative, a public-private investment included as part of the pending state budget.

For the Record

October 19, 1999

Policies and procedures Anti-discrimination Training This fall UW–Madison will offer training for Teaching Assistants and Program/Project Assistants focusing on diversity, discrimination…

Hiring a key to maintaining university excellence

October 19, 1999

The Madison Initiative will target five key areas for investment over the next fours years.

Crowd welcomes new women’s sport

October 19, 1999

A crowd of 3,892 fans, the second-largest for any intercollegiate women's hockey game, watched the women's hockey team play its first-ever game Oct. 8 in the Kohl Center.

Highlights of the UW System budget as approved by the Legislature

October 19, 1999

Here are highlights of the UW System budget as approved by the Legislature Oct. 6. The governor is expected to sign the bill and announce any partial vetoes next week.

Irakere to perform at Wisconsin Union Theater

October 19, 1999

Cuba's most famous Latin jazz group, Irakere, heats up the stage at the Wisconsin Union Theater Friday, Oct. 22, at 9 p.m.

Milestones

October 19, 1999

Appointed At its October meeting, the Board of Regents approved the appointment of Richard S. Eisenstein to the Elmer Martin Billings…

Newsmakers

October 19, 1999

(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the…

News in Brief

October 19, 1999

LEADERSHIP New university calendar captures memorable campus images This photo of the Memorial Union Terrace is among14 full-color images of…

Researchers to study summer power failures

October 19, 1999

After a rash of power failures this summer caused headaches for millions of customers in some of the nation's major cities, two UW–Madison engineers at the Power Systems Research Engineering Center have joined a national effort to shed light on blackouts.

Recent Sightings

October 19, 1999

If a tree falls… If a tree falls in the water, and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a…

Broadcaster marks two decades celebrating ‘music of community’

October 19, 1999

As chief architect of "Simply Folk" - in its 20th year on Wisconsin Public Radio - Judy Rose has insured that listener involvement with the music remains at the root of the popular program.