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Professor’s film on Native American soldiers to air on PBS

October 18, 2007

Patty Loew, a veteran television journalist and an associate professor of life sciences communication, has long wondered what motivated Native American veterans — including her grandfather — to fight for a country that considered them outsiders. Now, she has produced “Way of the Warrior,” a one-hour documentary that will air nationally on the PBS network in November, to explore these motivations. Read More

New student programs office requires transfer students to take part in SOAR

October 18, 2007

The Office of New Student Programs recently updated its policies to require all students transferring to the university to attend an on-campus SOAR orientation program prior to enrolling for courses. Read More

Is a strike on Iran inevitable? Iran expert to speak on campus

October 18, 2007

News reports from Washington, D.C. and Tehran differ on the reasons why the U.S. may seek to attack Iran in the coming months. Neither country disputes the fact, however, that Iran is next on the list of targets in President Bush's "War on Terror." Read More

Application deadline is February 1

October 18, 2007

The application deadline for fall admission is February 1. This deadline applies to freshman, transfer, and reentry applicants. All complete applications received by or… Read More

Employee flu shots available starting Oct. 29

October 17, 2007

The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a wide variety of times and locations for on-campus employee flu shot clinics. Read More

Public invited to see building plans at Chazen town hall meeting

October 17, 2007

The Chazen Museum of Art invites the community to a town hall meeting to view plans for the museum’s building expansion. Read More

Homecoming to launch School of Medicine and Public Health centennial

October 17, 2007

The formal campus celebration of the School of Medicine and Public Health’s centennial will begin during the Homecoming football game between Wisconsin and Indiana. A special on-field ceremony will introduce the centennial to those in the stadium. Read More

UW continues anti-sweatshop campaign

October 17, 2007

UW-Madison continues to be a national leader among colleges and universities working to curb sweatshop abuses in licensed-apparel manufacturing. Read More

Tickets now available for Tudor holiday dinner concerts

October 17, 2007

Tickets are now available for the Wisconsin Union’s Tudor holiday concerts. Read More

Iran expert to speak in Madison

October 17, 2007

UW-Madison will host one of the country’s experts on Iran at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, for the speech “Is a U.S. Military Strike on Iran Inevitable?” Read More

Activities abound during Homecoming

October 17, 2007

Everyone is a Badger during Homecoming Week, and a week’s worth of fun and games from students and the Wisconsin Alumni AssociationWisconsin Alumni Association will rev up spirit levels on campus and in the Madison community before the homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 27. Read More

Two to receive CALS distinguished service awards

October 17, 2007

Biochemist Hector DeLuca and former dean Leo Walsh will receive Distinguished Service Awards from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at an awards banquet on Thursday, Oct. 25. Read More

University provides primer on effort reporting

October 17, 2007

The process of certifying employee effort on sponsored projects — external grants and contracts — has received increased attention on campus in recent months and generated a number of questions from within the university community. Read More

Employee Matters

October 17, 2007

Beneficiary designations and their importance Read More

Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel

October 17, 2007

What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Read More

School of Music to honor violin professor with concert, CD

October 17, 2007

The School of Music will honor the memory of the late Vartan Manoogian, professor of violin, with a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, in Mills Hall of the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More

Vet tech background enhances her job

October 17, 2007

When Deb Straub takes phone calls from a referring veterinarian, she asks a lot of questions. The more the School of Veterinary Medicine’s hospital referral coordinator knows about a case, the better she’s able to determine which specialty service it should be routed to and how quickly it needs to be seen. Read More

Festival to showcase environmental films in November

October 17, 2007

From travelogue-expedition films to the experimental avant-garde and the worlds of Walt Disney and Jacques Cousteau, cinema has been central to how we think about nature and the environment. Read More