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DoIT announces student trainee program
A Student Computer Network Trainee Program has been created by the DoIT as a way to meet the shortage of qualified employees in the computing field, give students marketable skills and help fill the need for computing staff on campus.
Oscar-winning computer graphics pioneer reveals tricks in new course
A few dozen select students this spring are learning the ropes from a guy who invented one of Today's Big Things: A software program that helps movie-makers bend the laws of nature.
UW seeks county support for student radio tower
An effort to bring UW–Madison student radio to the airwaves has cleared nearly every hurdle, but a battle over the proposed radio tower site could end the plan.
Proquest brings 2,000 journals to your desktop
The General Library System has added more horsepower to its collection of electronic databases: Proquest Research Library.
Aberle named dean of College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Elton D. Aberle, head of the animal sciences department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was named today as dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences by Chancellor David Ward.
Several graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News
Several academic programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked high in the 1998 rating of graduate programs released today (Feb. 20) by U.S. News & World Report.
What’s in an ecosystem? New journal seeks to answer
UW-Madison zoology Professors Monica G. Turner and Stephen R. Carpenter are the first co-editors of Ecosystems, a new journal intended to be a focal point for original research, reviews, editorials and special features on ecosystem ecology.
The Leopold Legacy: Zedler cultivates UW’s rich tradition in restoration ecology
As the new Aldo Leopold Chair of Restoration Ecology, Joy Zedler will be cultivating the legacy of one of UW–Madison's most influential professors, a man whose ideas form the roots of modern conservation.
Whose welfare? Book calls for new attention to children
As new welfare reform programs take effect across the nation, more effort is needed to measure how those reforms will impact children, according to a new book edited by sociology professor Robert Hauser.
Filmmaker named to creative-arts professorship
Nietzchka Keene has been named to the Emily Mead Baldwin Bell-Bascom Professorship in the Creative Arts, effective July 1. The appointment was approved Feb. 6 by the UW System Board of Regents.
Art, music to collaborate in UW–Madison concert
'Picture' this: artist Gronk wielding amplified paint brushes to conduct the acclaimed Kronos Quartet in the Midwest premiere of composer Joseph Julian Gonzales' 'La Tormenta Cantata.'
Summer job fair Feb. 19
Students seeking summer employment will be offered a leg up at the 1998 Summer Job Fair Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Memorial Union's Great Hall and Tripp Commons.
University Theatre performs farce by Nobelist Dario Fo
UW Theatre will open its spring semester season Feb. 19 with a performance of We won't pay! We won't pay! by Italian playwright Dario Fo, recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Statement by Chancellor David Ward
Tonight’s lecture by Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition has prompted considerable discussion on campus as well as concern that the lecture will be…
UHS Presents Series On Student Health Issues
University Health Services will present 'Connecting Health and Culture,' a series of colloquia on health issues relevant to students.
A dirty job: UW team has been sifting through trash in search of perfect landfill
Robert Ham believes well-designed landfills can be tools for recycling, rather than tombs that harbor trash for generations.
Molecular Virology Expert Honored by National Association
Paul Kaesberg, emeritus professor of molecular virology and biochemistry, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in recognition of his many contributions toward a better basic understanding of viruses.
Special Guest To Honor Moser in Opera Benefit
An opera pro who studied voice in the UW–Madison School of Music will help Opera Props honor University Opera artistic director Karlos Moser in a benefit concert Feb. 27.
Bookstore Calendar Contains Scheduling Errors
The Registrar’s Office has discovered two errors printed in University Book Store’s calendar. Please note the following corrections: Classes WILL BE HELD on…
Faculty Senate OKs Voluntary Program on Harassment Issues
After debating the issue of workplace harrassment for three months, the Faculty Senate on Feb. 2 approved a resolution supporting the development of voluntary instructional programs on sexual and racial harassment issues, instead of mandatory training.