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Educator to explore family-school relationships
MacArthur Prize winner and Harvard professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot will be the highlight of the School of Education's celebration of American Education Week, Nov. 16-22.
Historian examines liberalism
Whether a historian or political scientist can legitimately express preferences among types of government; how people reconcile economic liberalism and political liberalism; and whether the "liberal temper" is inherently utopian or realistic are the issues to be addressed in a lecture Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Music Hall.
Biomathematician to give Wasow Memorial Lecture
World-renowned biomathematician Nancy Kopell will give the Department of Mathematics 2003 Wolfgang Wasow Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in B239 Van Vleck Hall.
College rankings under scrutiny
A forum, The Use and Abuse of College Rankings, on Thursday, Nov. 20, will explore how the importance of college rankings publications can tempt universities to alter admissions systems.
Nursing work force expert joins UW Hospital
A nationally recognized advocate for building supportive practice environments for nurses has joined UW Hospital and Clinics as senior vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer.
Police address moped safety
In response to complaints, the UW police department has initiated a moped safety education and enforcement effort.
Memorial Union marks Veterans Day
Memorial Union is marking Veterans Day with a concert, panel discussion, film and a ceremony, all part of the building's 75th anniversary as a memorial dedicated to people from UW–Madison who served in U.S. wars.
Childhood obesity expert to speak
A national expert on childhood obesity Susan L. Johnson of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, will be in Madison Thursday-Friday, Nov. 6-7.
Milestones
Honored Football coach Barry Alvarez has been named the North team head coach for The Villages Gridiron Classic College All-Star Game. Mark…
New humanities fellowship supplements sabbatical
The Institute for Research in the Humanities calls for applications for a new sabbatical fellowship to commence in academic year 2004-05. The fellowship will supplement a senior faculty member's sabbatical salary to bring it to a full 100 percent.
‘Last Supper’ dishes out food for thought
Richard Gough is the interdisciplinary artist in residence this semester, and his medium and artistic subject is, in fact, food and our relationship to it, especially in connection with the performance of cooking, he says.
Almanac
Kites on Ice to occupy Lake Mendota, Memorial Union Madison’s popular mid-winter festival Kites on Ice is moving to Lake Mendota and the…
Capitol Capsules
JCOER OKs raises for UW The Joint Committee on Employment Relations approved Oct. 21 the recommendations of Karen Timberlake, director of the Office…
KINO filmmakers here for ‘Wis-kino’ anniversary
Wisconsin filmmakers up to the challenge are invited by a group of Montreal filmmakers to make a film in 48 hours.
Father encourages son as he starts NBA career
Excuse Arnold "Clyde" Gaines if he seems a little distracted over the next few weeks. Basketball season just got under way, and his mind has been elsewhere ÷ with his son, on a court 1,300 miles to the southeast, to be exact.
Kulcinski values opportunities campus has given
Professor Gerald Kulcinski, associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, counts five times that UW–Madison has transformed him, and those events compel him to contribute to coming generations.
Event links American Indians to health professions
Connecting Native American college students to health and sciences professions, and informing non-Native American health-science students about issues related to Native American health are the goals of a half-day symposium on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Pyle Center.
Educators ponder teaching biology as a scientific enterprise
Supported by the National Research Council, a pilot for a new and improved model of instruction for the large undergraduate biology classroom, will be taught in Madison in the summer of 2004
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