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WAA seeks award nominations
The Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for awards that honor professional achievement, civic leadership and service to UW–Madison.
Winning the war on dust
Soil stabilization research that started in the sand country around the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences' Hancock Agricultural Research Station has found a lifesaving application in the deserts of Iraq and Kuwait.
Memorial Union celebrates 75th anniversary
Since Memorial Union opened its doors on Oct. 5, 1928, it has served as a center of social, cultural, educational and recreational activities on the UW–Madison campus, as well as a cornerstone of the Madison community. The Wisconsin Union will honor that achievement, as well as many others, as part of its 75th anniversary celebration.
Memorial Union historical photos
Photos courtesy Memorial Union. A parade on State Street touts the 1920s fund-raising campaign to build Memorial Union.
Announcements
Red Cross in Need of Blood Donors Contracts allow UW employees reasonable time off work, during work time, to donate blood at the…
For the Record
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Faculty Sabbaticals, Development Grants and Research Service Grants The specific guidelines for three 2004-05 UW–Madison faculty grants and…
Milestones
Honored Dennis R. Buege, professor and UW Extension meat scientist, received the 2003 American Meat Science Association Signal Service Award. The award…
Indefinite appointments
Chancellor John Wiley granted these academic staff members indefinite appointments during the 2002-03 fiscal year. Listings are by name, division and department.
Emerita/emeritus appointments
Chancellor John Wiley granted these faculty and academic staff members emerita/emeritus status upon their retirement during the 2002-03 fiscal year. They are listed by…
Faculty promotions and new appointments
ASSISTANT TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Sebastian Bednarek, Biochemistry; Leslie Cooperband, Soil Science; Ferencz Denes, Biological Systems…
Human Ecology reflects on first century
Our society is a work in progress, and responding to its evolving needs has been the bedrock mission of the School of Human Ecology from the moment its doors opened to students in the spring of 1904. The school will commemorate its centennial with more than a year of special events, starting with a conference on Thursday, Oct. 9.
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Minimum-wage hike would aid state workers
Raising the state minimum wage to $6.80 per hour would benefit more than 130,000 Wisconsin workers, according to a new report by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, "Raising the Floor: Who Would Benefit From a Minimum Wage Increase in Wisconsin."
Tibetan monks to sing
Robed in magnificent costumes, playing traditional instruments and intoning three notes simultaneously, the monks of Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monastery bring their sacred music and dance to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m.
Gallery of Design curator enjoys finer things in life
Ensconced in the role of curator of the Gallery of Design for the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) since July, David Wells says that his job is to shape the aesthetic experience of gallery guests. His inaugural show, "Patterns of Creative Work," in honor of SoHE's yearlong centennial celebration leads the viewer in a specific direction.
Students turn curators, show to open at Elvehjem
Last year as part of a class, 16 students curated "Reflections: Furniture, Silver and Paintings from Early America." The exhibition opens on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Terrace Chairs to hit the town
The Wisconsin Union's "Terrace Chairs on the Town," a centerpiece of Memorial Union's 75th anniversary celebration, features 13 oversized Terrace chairs decorated by Madison area artists.
Professor to celebrate new book, healing from stroke
Seventeen months after suffering a massive stroke, dance professor Sally Banes is celebrating the publication of a new book, "Reinventing Dance in the 1960s: Everything Was Possible" (2003: UW Press). The book, which Banes edited, boasts a foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov and is a collection of essays on the work of such groundbreaking choreographers and performers as Meredith Monk, Anna Halprin, and Kenneth King, and companies including the Judson Dance Theater in Los Angeles.
Trib columnist Clarence Page to speak
A Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Chicago Tribune will consider media ethics as he presents the 2003 Ralph O. Nafziger Lecture at the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab selects new CWD test
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, the state lab responsible for testing deer killed during Wisconsin's annual hunt for the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), has selected a new rapid test for use beginning this November.