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Forum to explore genetic testing
The numerous ethical dilemmas posed by the emergence of new abilities to conduct genetic tests for disease and predisposition to disease will be the focus of the Third Annual International Bioethics Forum on Thursday and Friday, April 22-23.
Guide offers aid to campus entrepreneurs
Faculty and staff interested in launching technology-based businesses can now access a new resource to help them through the process of taking a good idea to the marketplace.
Academic staff honored for excellence
For their outstanding work in leadership, public service, research and teaching, seven university professionals have been honored with the 2004 Academic Staff Excellence Awards.
Study: Majority of college smokers don’t quit
Almost 90 percent of college students who were daily smokers and 50 percent of occasional smokers were still smoking four years later, according to a study conducted at UW–Madison and just published in the current issue of Health Psychology.
Two faculty chosen to be Guggenheim Fellows
A distinguished art historian and historian of science at UW–Madison have received fellowships this spring from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
Classified staff awards announced
Each of this year's five classified staff award winners at UW–Madison are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, whether by finding innovative ways to improve their units or by helping the greater campus and Madison communities.
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Campus Crime Stoppers offers rewards The Campus Crime Stoppers program encourages people who see crimes committed or other suspicious activities to call 262-8477…
Book smart
John Rudolph's "Scientists in the Classroom: The Cold War Reconstruction of American Science Education," Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Kohler Art Library exhibition explores books as art
The intriguingly named Bone Folders' Guild, a group of regional book artists, will showcase books as works of art at the Kohler Art Library through Sunday, May 2.
‘To life!’ ala Hillel’s Jewish Theatre Project
"On Deaf Ears," Hillel's Jewish Theatre Project, will play Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 and 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Union's March Play Circle.
Choreographers to converge in Dance Program concert
Works by modern dance choreographer Dan Wagoner and somatic arts scholar/ choreographer Ruth Solomon will be highlighted in the Dance Program's Spring Concert, Thursday-Saturday, April 22-24.
Certificate recognizes skills
To help graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, academic staff and faculty develop teaching skills that build upon their research skills, UW–Madison is launching a certificate that recognizes their ability to integrate research, teaching and learning.
Dean emeritus provides boost to history department
As dean emeritus of the College of Letters and Science, E. David Cronon knows that a department having access to money without strings is a rare thing.
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Recent sightings
Spring renewal The top of an eagle staff frames a moving line of Native American students and members from several…
Interdisciplinary artist to transform SoHE facade
Deep into her semester-long residency, interdisciplinary artist Janet Morton is to begin work on her new outdoor installation, slated for the facade of the School of Human Ecology in honor of its centennial.
Parking crunch coming this fall
Campus construction projects scheduled to begin this summer and fall mean the number of available parking stalls will dwindle by 1,500-1,800 by September. Permit prices will increase $25 to help cover building a replacement parking structure. This raises prices to $425, $625 and $1,015.
Construction closes Charter Street
North Charter Street between University Avenue and Linden Drive has been closed to northbound traffic so that contractors can install a domestic water line, and electric and signal ductbanks. Drivers are being detoured west on University Avenue to Babcock Drive.
Children’s author to lecture
Children's author and award-winning storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy will tell "Stories of a Dyslexic Bibliophile" at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, at the Fluno Center, as the annual lecture of the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries.
Instructors can find teaching resources at new Web site
Faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants can find help and support for their teaching at a new Web site, Teaching and Learning Excellence@UW-Madison, that is a gateway to information on teaching — everything from nuts and bolts to pedagogic philosophies.