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Learning A Day for Drawing Saturday, April 15, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 118 Lowell Center, $30. Instructor: Susan Farmer, associate…
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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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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.
Events to celebrate Freedom Summer
The life of former UW–Madison student Andrew Goodman, who was murdered in the summer of 1964 in Mississippi while working to ensure voter registration for African Americans, will be memorialized April 10-11 on campus.
Team finds cell gene that helps viruses multiply
Working with a virus introduced into a yeast, UW–Madison scientists have found a cellular gene that is commandeered by the virus to help it multiply.
U.S. News ranks graduate programs
The university earned several high rankings in the 2000 rating of graduate programs scheduled for release Friday, March 31, by U.S. News & World Report.
Business professor named SEC economist
Mark Ready of the business faculty has been named chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission and director of the SEC Office of Economic Analysis.
Parallel Press releases new poetry chapbook
'A Visionary's Company,' by Madison author Rick Hilles, is the newest chapbook from Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison libraries.
Douglas named cardiology chief at hospital
Pamela S. Douglas has joined the UW Hospital and Clinics and the UW Medical School as the new chief of cardiology in the department of medicine.
Biologists focus on weed/crop competition
At one time, weeding was a tedious, backbreaking part of farm work. Today it's a tedious, backbreaking part of research. Just ask Jed Colquhoun, Shawn Conley or Mike Moechnig.
Scientists take ecological approach to weeds
UW-Madison researchers have begun a new effort to understand weed-crop competition. When completed, the research will help Wisconsin growers manage weeds more efficiently and reduce their reliance on herbicides.
Conference to tackle Latina issues
Issues of the workplace, sexual identity, the arts, education and more will be under discussion from the standpoint of Latina women April 1 at the university.
Lilith computer fair planned Friday
Madison middle school students, most of whom are girls attending after-school computer clubs, will participate in the third annual Lilith Computer Fair on Friday, March 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at various locations on campus.
Pre-game pep rally planned in Indianapolis
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will hold a pre-game pep rally for Badger basketball fans in the atrium area of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Indianapolis from 3-4:30 p.m. EST Saturday.
Athletics updates Final Four ticket allocation
The university today, March 30, further outlined its travel plans and ticket distribution for this weekend's NCAA Final Four tournament.