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UW grounds staff quietly ready bedding plants
While many people traded last week's gray days for a spring break getaway, five Environmental Services staff diligently prepared for spring's glorious bloom in Physical Plant greenhouses hidden behind King Hall on Observatory Drive. Read More
Calendar briefs
Hartman WTO debate to be held Panelists will debate the future of the World Trade Organization Thursday, March 23, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Read More
Capitol Capsules
Legislation sent to the governor With just a few weeks remaining in the legislative session, the following bills have been approved… Read More
Music professor makes involvement a priority
Whether it's music or diversity, smack in the middle of the playing field is where you'll find Richard Davis Read More
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… Read More
French connection: Visit helps tighten UW ties
French Ambassador Francois Bujon de l'Estang may have felt quite at home during portions of his March 3 tour of all things French at UW–Madison. Read More
For the record
Policies and Procedures Herbicide Procedures in Campus Natural Areas and Arboretum Spring and summer visitors to the Campus Natural Areas and… 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
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the… Read More
News in brief
ISSUES Would-be contestants for the Fox Network’s game show “Greed” filled out applications before auditions on campus March 9. Network scouts… Read More
Recent Sightings
Fog shrouds Muir Knoll… Read More
Staff title debate reflects national trend
Should academic staff be called professors? Some people at UW–Madison think so, prompting a discussion among top leaders of the academic staff, the faculty and even the Board of Regents. Read More
Ward to step down; lauds university momentum
Chancellor David Ward, who announced March 17 that he will step down as the institution's chief executive Jan. 1, says the university must continue to build on its global outreach and presence, with support from the public and private sectors of the state. Read More
Alternative Breaks meetings planned
Students who want to see the country from a different perspective this summer may check out Alternative Summer Breaks, a university program that provides opportunities to work with socially and economically diverse groups. Read More
Ruben Blades to visit
Ruben Blades, a Panamanian activist, actor and Grammy award-winning musician, will speak and perform next month on campus. Read More
Undergrad research, service learning on display
Nearly 100 students will showcase their research and service learning projects Wednesday, April 5, at the second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Read More
Ward to step down as chancellor
Chancellor David Ward announced today, March 17, that he will step down as the institution's chief executive Jan. 1, 2001. Ward will take a sabbatical during 2001 and then return to the Andrew Hill Clark Professorship of Geography. He also will begin in a newly funded faculty chair that will make it possible for him to be affiliated with a proposed center for the study of higher education. Read More