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Dean of students finalists schedule visits
The third of four finalists for the dean of students position will visit with students and others on campus this week, UW–Madison officials say.
Students organize hip hop culture conference
The university will host 'Hip Hop Generation - Hip Hop as a Movement', a conference dedicated solely to youth empowerment and social change through hip hop culture, April 14-16.
Restoration ecologist battles invading plants
In the face of a pernicious invading foe, what's a restoration biologist to do? If you're the director of research at one of the world's leading centers of restoration ecology - the art and science of rebuilding lost or threatened landscapes - you experiment.
Students win business plan competition
A team of MBA and Ph.D. students took first place and the grand prize of $10,000 April 2 at Venture Challenge 2000, the 11th annual Student Business Plan Competition at San Diego State University.
Regents approve chancellor search
The search for a new UW–Madison chancellor is officially under way. The UW System Board of Regents Friday, April 7, approved the search for a new chief executive to replace David Ward, who is stepping down at the end of the year.
Shuttle experiment set to blast off
University scientists have a chance in April to build evidence that microgravity is fertile ground for crop improvement.
Tickets still available for Ruben Blades
Tickets are still available to hear Ruben Blades, a Panamanian activist, actor and Grammy award-winning musician, who will speak and perform this weekend at the university.
EEOC vice chair to speak
Paul M. Igasaki, vice chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will give the keynote address at the law school's annual LEO Banquet on Saturday, April 8.
Neon exhibition honors memory of student
A multi-university tribute in neon to the memory of a faculty member's son will be on display April 7-8 on Library Mall.
Power restored on west campus
A brief power outage on the west end of campus was caused by a failed component in a Madison Gas & Electric power line.
Bundesbank chief to talk on European economy
Ernst Welteke, head of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, will speak Friday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.
Hilldale faculty awards recipients announced
Four university faculty members have been chosen to receive this year's Hilldale Awards for major achievements in teaching, research and service.
Cell membrane protein reduces cholesterol
A cell membrane protein thought mainly to bind 'bad' cholesterol and remove it from circulation also plays a major role in reducing the production of that cholesterol, according to a study published this February in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Nature’s path leads to new antibiotic strategy
By mimicking one of nature's own potent antimicrobial defenses, scientists may have found a new way to wage war on pathogenic bacteria.
Sexual assault awareness events planned
Jackson Katz, nationally known educator and trainer on issues of masculinity and violence, will start off Sexual Assault Awareness Week this Sunday, April 9, with a talk entitled 'More Than A Few Good Men: A Lecture on American Manhood and Violence Against Women.'
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.