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Nikolais dance legacy helps Dance Program celebrate 80 years
The late choreographer Alwin Nikolais devised a simple formula that revolutionized 20th-century dance: obstacles in dancers’ paths. Read More
Grisman brings ‘Dawg’ to Wisconsin Union Theater
No, he’s not that bounty hunter guy on cable’s A&E channel. Rather, David Grisman — “Old Dawg”— plays music of the same name, which he describes as a fortuitous melding of swing, bluegrass, Celtic, Latin, jazz and gypsy, to list but a few. You can get a sample of what this genre is like on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More
UW Hospital gets coveted five-star rating
For the second year in a row, UW Hospital and Clinics has been named one of the 10 top-performing academic hospitals in the United States, based on a national quality and accountability benchmarking study by the University Health System Consortium, an alliance of U.S. academic health centers and their affiliated hospitals. Read More
Arboretum receives leadership grant
The Arboretum received a 2006 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Read More
Writer’s Choice
When Shakespeare explored this predicament in “Romeo and Juliet,”the resolution he presented was not a happy one. In 2005 independent filmmaker Elle Flanders tried her hand at this territory, broadening the discourse from the familial to the nationalistic in “Zero Degrees of Separation,”an award-winning cinéma vérité meditation on what it means to be sleeping with the enemy in these latter days, as two mixed Israeli-Palestinian couples attempt to build lives together in 21st century Israel. Read More
Icelandic swarms of midges may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog. Read More
Almanac
Ask Bucky is a service provided by Visitor and Information Programs. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym or the new Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., or visit us at http://www.vip.wisc.edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered. Read More
Employee Matters
Employee Matters This column is prepared by staff from the Office of Human Resources. E-mail questions to benefits@ohr.wisc.edu or call 262-5650. Read More
University urges civic action
With the Tuesday, Nov.7, general election drawing near, faculty and staff can promote civic engagement by encouraging students to learn about the issues and vote, says interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam. Read More
Halloween planning pays off with calmer, safer weekend
City and university officials breathed a giant sigh of relief on Oct. 29 as Madison’s Halloween “Freakfest” came off without a major disturbance. Read More
Reminder: Phone directories offered online only
In years past, hard copies of the university’s faculty/staff and student directories would be distributed about now, but times have changed. Starting with this 2006–07 academic year, the directories are available online only. Read More
K–12 school reformer speaks on creating cultures of learning
A free, public address by school founder and reformer Deborah Meier will kick off the School of Education’s celebration of American Education Week, Nov. 12–18. Read More
Winter brings changes to bus routes
Starting Monday, Nov. 6, an extra bus will be added to campus Route 80, reducing the time between buses from seven to six minutes for the winter months. The extra bus will help to lessen the chances that riders will be passed at their stops in cold and snowy weather because their buses are already full. Read More
CowParade auction to benefit new children’s hospital
After five months of “grazing”in Madison, Sun Prairie and Fitchburg, nearly half of the CowParade Wisconsin cows will be put up for auction on Friday, Nov. 10. Read More
Gubernatorial candidates respond to questions about UW–Madison, higher education
With Wisconsin’s general election just around the corner, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, Wisconsin Week asked the three candidates for governor — Jim Doyle, Nelson Eisman and Mark Green — a series of five questions related to UW–Madison and higher education. Here are their responses. Read More
For the record
UW–Madison Compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Standards of Conduct: In a good-faith effort to comply with the Drug-Free Schools and… Read More
Trueba returns to advocate for accessibility
After a year as director of Student Accessibility Services at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Cathy Trueba recently returned to Madison to become director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center. Read More
The Candidates Respond: Jim Doyle, Democrat
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine… Read More
The Candidates Respond: Nelson Eisman, Green Party
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine… Read More
The Candidates Respond: Mark Green, Republican
Candidates’ responses Jim Doyle Nelson Eisman Mark Green Wisconsin Week: The University of Wisconsin has been described as an economic engine… Read More