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Reed retires from Continuing Studies
Reed, who is retiring Feb. 2 as director of the Division of Continuing Studies program information office, has spent many of her working hours writing and promoting learning opportunities.
Second-year Wisconsin Idea Endowment projects receive funding
Eight new outreach projects that touch on science, culture, community service, environmental issues and smoking prevention will be funded under the second year of the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, with the goal of building partnerships, engaging communities, and transferring knowledge and resources to people across Wisconsin.
On-campus parking available for visitors to Kites on Ice
To help accommodate the thousands of visitors expected to attend Kites on Ice at the Memorial Union on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 7-8, UW Transportation Services will provide free public parking in many lots on the UW–Madison campus during both days.
Cinematheque presents festival of Jewish film
Drawing from contemporary Israeli film, American independent film and classic Yiddish cinema, the Cinematheque Jewish Film Festival at UW–Madison will convey a broad swath of the Jewish experience here and abroad.
Program showcases literary magazines
Editors and contributors from Madison literary journals will read their work and participate in a discussion about "little magazines" -- non-commercial, avant-garde, literary publications dating from about 1900 -- in a program Thursday, Jan. 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Special Collections Department, 976 Memorial Library, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Conference marks desegregation ruling’s anniversary
The 50-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision ending segregation in public schools will be marked by a Feb. 4-6 conference at UW–Madison.
Milk prices will rise in 2004, say ag economists
The milk-price roller coaster will flatten out a bit for Wisconsin dairy farmers in 2004, according to UW–Madison market analysts.
Amundson named CIVC director at UW–Madison
Steve Amundson, who for 13 years has worked to attract and promote professional and amateur sports in Wisconsin, has been named the new director of UW–Madison's Campus Information and Visitor Center, Chancellor John Wiley's office announced Jan. 21.
Careers conference addresses jobs in a tight economy
Career development and preparation in a challenging economic environment will be the focus of the 18th annual Careers Conference, scheduled Feb. 2-4 at the Marriott Madison West Hotel and Convention Center.
Dance audition held for multicultural carnival
Dancers with experience in African-based dance rhythms are invited to audition to perform in a multicultural carnival that celebrates the Caribbean in music, word and dance.
2004 Wisconsin Film Festival set for April 1-4
This year's Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the Arts Institute at UW–Madison, is slated for Thursday, April 1, through Sunday, April 4.
Education arcade aims for video-game literacy, markets
Tapping the potential of using video games in the classroom, in such varied fields as physics, Revolutionary War history and environmental engineering, is the aim of a new project being led by a UW–Madison researcher and his colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Temporary bridge over creek to be removed Friday night
Thanks to some good weather conditions, the haulers who have been transporting several very heavy loads to the West Campus Cogeneration Facility construction site on campus this week are ahead of schedule.
Human resources training conference set for March
Human resources and training professionals from across the state will convene in Madison to discuss best practices, and to share training and staff development resources, at the Wisconsin State Training Council's third annual conference.
Coffee-shop research probes understanding of politics
When Katherine Cramer Walsh picked up a coffeepot and started pouring java for the regulars in a Michigan coffee shop one morning, she began three years of intimate research that revealed how ordinary people make sense of politics through casual conversation.
UW professor remembers Uta Hagen
The death of renowned stage actress Uta Hagen, who studied at the University of Wisconsin and received an honorary degree from UW–Madison in 2000, leaves a tremendous void in the theatrical world, according to a UW–Madison professor who knew Hagen.
Series to consider facets of Jewish experience worldwide
Political, historical, artistic and other aspects then and now of the Jewish experience worldwide will be explored through the Jewish Heritage Lecture Series this spring.
Professor examines hunger issues
Judith Bartfeld, an associate professor of consumer science who joined UW–Madison and UW Extension in 1997, is engaged in projects that link hunger with state and community characteristics such as housing costs, unemployment, poverty levels and whether schools offer breakfast programs.
Horse owner seminar focuses on equine behavior and riding skills
Equine behavior, ground manners, communication skills and riding skills will be the central topics at the 15th Annual Seminar for the Serious Horse Owner on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Union Theater
Having played to a full house several times in the past, an audience favorite, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. with a program of music by Ravel, Adolphe and Haydn.