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Library exhibition celebrates Lothar Meggendorfer’s ‘paper engineering’
In his day — the late 19th century — artist/“paper engineer” Lothar Meggendorfer was a superstar in Europe. After his first “moveable book” (“Lebende Bilder,” his son Adolf’s Christmas present in 1878), Meggendorfer went on to create more than 100 children books with his trademark technical complexity — often featuring moving parts — and wry wit. Read More
Writer’s Choice
Dancing a rousing hora or kolo is unparalleled for piercing the midwinter cocoon of melancholy. Michael Kuharski says to trust him on this. He’s been the UW–Madison Folk Ball Festival’s director — “in other words, chief architect, diplomat and worrier,” he says — for most of its 18-year history. This year the annual event, put on by the student-run Madison Folk Dance Club, is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, March 3-5. Read More
‘Gotta get out of this place’: Examining music’s impact on Vietnam vets
Two UW–Madison authors are mining the connection between the Vietnam War and music in interviews with hundreds of Vietnam veterans around the country. Read More
Recent sightings
Moved by music Graduate student Ina Selvelieva, a native of Bulgaria, performs a piano solo during a UW Symphony Orchestra… Read More
Arts Institute gears up for 2006 film festival
The eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival will again feature a diverse program of independent features, international cinema, experimental films, documentaries and short films that audiences have come to enjoy. Read More
For the Record
School of Business offers scholarships to UW–Madison employees The School of Business is offering two merit scholarships to UW–Madison employees for the Evening… Read More
Students hope to add Union improvement referendum to ballot
To move forward with plans to renovate and improve the Memorial Union and Union South, Wisconsin Union Directorate students are spearheading an effort to collect signatures to get a referendum on the spring Associated Students of Madison ballot. Read More
Employee Matters
This column is prepared by staff of the Employee Compensation and Benefits Services office. E-mail the office at employee@bussvc.wisc.edu, or call 263-7556 or… Read More
Partners in Giving appreciation events planned
Partners in Giving appreciation events planned Read More
Book Smart
The potentially treacherous understory in that jungle out there grows increasingly harder and more complex to negotiate. For the business world this… Read More
Five Questions With…
Todd Friske is a project manager for the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). He works with financial systems, including the shared financial system… Read More
University’s annual report posted
UW-Madison’s latest annual report is now available online. The report includes a message from Chancellor John D. Wiley; a Year in Review section that… Read More
Police seek information about missing student
Madison Police are interested in speaking with anyone who may have information about the whereabouts of Kenji Ohmi, 20, of Japan, a student of… Read More
Community invited to meet second provost finalist
The campus community will be able to meet the second of two finalists for provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at a reception… Read More
All roads lead to art for UW–Madison delivery driver
Jeff Toseff, who has worked on campus for 33 years as a motor vehicle operator, most recently for the Division of Information Technology, is obsessed with art. Read More
Search for new dean of students begins
The university has launched its search to identify a new dean of students, says Virginia Sapiro, interim provost. A search-and-screen committee has… Read More
New UW employee computing guide available from DoIT
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has recently published a new Computing and Information Technology Guide that provides a summary of the many “must… Read More
Office plans presentation on effects of child care
The Office of Campus Child Care and Family Resources will host a presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 28, about the effect of child care on… Read More
Article delivery service impresses UW researchers
Rapid article delivery, a new library service at UW–Madison that allows swift retrieval of articles from any scholarly journal not available on campus, has… Read More