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WARF hires new director of investments
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has hired a new director to manage the endowment it uses to help support university research.
Spring bus passes available for pickup
ASM Spring/Summer Bus Passes will be ready for pickup beginning Monday, January 10, at 10 a.m., at Memorial Union and Union South.
LEAP program plans January networking session
A program designed to make women entrepreneurs more successful, called LEAP, will host a free social evening for participants and those interested in joining the program.
Public meetings set on campus master plan
A series of public and neighborhood meetings to discuss the campus master plan, which will lay out a vision for campus development for the next 20 years, will be held in coming weeks.
University plans Martin Luther King Jr. tributes
The UW will play a larger role in this year's local tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
New construction continues on campus
Construction crews have been busy on campus as workers put finishing touches on building projects and begin new ones.
Two faculty concerts help launch spring semester
Cellist Parry Karp, baritone Paul Rowe, soprano Cheryl Bensman Rowe, flutist Stephanie Jutt and pianist Martha Fischer will perform Ravel's "Chansons madécasses" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building. In addition, their program will include works by Brahms, Previn and Pasatieri.
Japanese firm signs software development contract with UW–Madison
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT) of Japan has signed a $200,000 contract with the UW to develop new educational uses for Croquet, an innovative open-source operating system made available to developers in October.
‘Snowdown’ to showcase snow artistry
Assuming that snow remains on Library Mall, sculptors in the snow medium are invited to show what they can do as part of the university's welcome activities for the new semester. Construction will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23.
New acquisitions on display in Elvehjem
"Equilibrist," a lithograph by Swiss artist Paul Klee (1879-1940); "Small Worlds VI," a black-and-white woodcut by central European printmaker Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and prints from the Bauhaus School, thought to usher in the modern era of design, are now on view in the Elvehjem Museum's New Acquisitions Display Case. All will be on display there until Monday, Jan. 31.
Artist in residence to perform harp works
Karen Beth Atz, artist in residence at the School of Music and principal harp with the Madison Symphony, performs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in Mills Hall.
Mentors connect academic staff
With close to 16,000 employees and more than 40,000 students at the UW, trying to understand how the university functions may be just as difficult as trying to understand the governance of a city. The Academic Staff Mentoring Program aims to help staff become more familiar with the university, foster connections across departments, and promote professional and personal development.
Morgridge Center director announces retirement
Mary Rouse, who has served UW–Madison for nearly 38 years, most notably as dean of students and director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, has announced plans to retire in June.
Book Smart
Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film Kelley Conway, assistant professor of communication arts University of California Press, 2004…
Protective protein may hold key to halting progression of neurological diseases
Patients who suffer from neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease have dramatically different symptoms. An Alzheimer's patient, for instance, will lose memory and cognitive function, while an ALS sufferer will gradually lose motor control.
Milestones
Honored Martha Alibali, psychology professor, has received the 2004 Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes…
For the Record
Announcements Funding available for new teaching tools The Division of Information Technology is offering awards of $750 plus consultation for any instructors who…
Treasured job leads to library gift
The charm of Madison captured the heart of David Henige, but it was his position as African Studies bibliographer at the Memorial Library that allowed him to stay. Although he doesn't consider himself a "red-sweater-type" UW employee, he is here because he wants to be. And he's been here for 30 years.
Recent sightings
Oblivious to the chill With temperatures near zero degrees during a Dec. 23 sunrise, a flock of geese and an…
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Harry Steudel, Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering.