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MILESTONE Seema Kapani of the Equity and Diversity Resource Center talks with faculty, staff and students during the monthly Retention Action…
Almanac
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Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…
Capitol Capsules
‘Tuition cap’ bill passes Assembly committee The Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee has endorsed a measure (AB 554) to limit the…
Events Bulletin
Learning Music Classes More than a dozen continuing education music classes are offered this semester. Class topics, starting dates: Songwriting, March…
Advances
(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.)…
University staffers bring home the world
Two university staff members have brought a far-off part of the world right into their homes this year, by hosting foreign high school students through AFS Intercultural Programs.
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the…
Study examines staff job security
A new job security study indicates the types of appointments granted to academic staff vary widely in departments across campus.
Waisman expands early childhood program
For the first time in more than two decades, the Waisman Early Childhood Program will hold open enrollment for new and expanded early education classes this fall.
Calendar briefs
“Smoke Signals” director Sherman Alexie to speak Native American filmmaker Sherman Alexie will speak about “Killing Indians: Myths, Lies and Exaggerations”…
For the Record
Policies and Procedures Annual Spring Pesticide Notice In accordance with the university pesticide policy, applicators are to notify faculty, staff, students…
Photo essay: Snow Day
What a difference a few days makes. It's all melted away now, but back on Feb.18, more than five inches of fresh snow blanketed the university - the second time in a week that heavy snow brought crews to work in the wee hours to clear campus streets, walks and lots.
DNA evidence experts to visit Mar. 1
The UW Law School is sponsoring a visit Wednesday, March 1, by two noted defense attorneys who use DNA evidence to prove the innocence of persons wrongly convicted of crimes.
Rotational grazing triples on state dairy farms
About 23 percent of Wisconsin's dairy farmers used management-intensive rotational grazing last year -- more than triple the seven percent that used rotational grazing in 1993, a UW–Madison survey has shown.
Exercise expert to share insights on youth health
Exercise expert Russell R. Pate will visit campus to discuss the current status of public policies regarding youth physical fitness, the effectiveness of policies implemented in schools, and the implications for current and future teachers.
Choreographer to premiere three new works
'Interplay,' a cross-cultural and multi-media dance concert showcasing works by Jin-Wen Yu, UW–Madison Dance Program assistant professor, will be performed March 2-4 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.
MBA Scholarship created for nonprofits
A special Executive Masters of Business Administration scholarship for someone currently working for a Wisconsin non-profit organization has been created at the School of Business by Dean Andrew J. Policano.
New speaker series to explore frontiers of scholarship
From children's literature phenomenon Harry Potter to the regional vagaries of the English language, the range of fair game for modern scholarship continues to grow. A new dinner-lecture series will explore some of the innovations of academic pursuit in three events this spring.
Fluno Center to open March 1
The new Fluno Center for Executive Education, opening Wednesday, March 1, will be one of the premier executive education centers in the nation.