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Exhibition looks at AIDS in Africa
Andrew Petkun, renowned photographer, explores the global impact of HIV/AIDS in an exhibition of his work. Memorial Union Class of ’25 Gallery, through Tuesday,…
Society to consider latest Middle Earth film
“Return of the King,” directed by Peter Jackson, opens this month. Would author J.R.R. Tolkien have approved of it? Weigh in with your opinion…
For the Record
ANNOUNCEMENTS Undergraduate Scholarships Faculty and staff are encouraged to invite undergraduate students to apply for the Wisconsin Hilldale Fellowships, Holstrom Environmental…
Milestones
APPOINTED Cynthia Robinson is the new director of the Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library after Larry Jacobsen stepped down in June. Robinson,…
Lecturer looks at suburban schools, racial difference
How some suburban schools deal with racial differences will be the topic of a lecture by visiting Harvard University scholar Ronald F. Ferguson on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in 259 Educational Sciences.
Faculty Senate seeks solutions to bad fan behavior
A measure calling for the university to seek solutions to the problem of unacceptable fan behavior in and around Camp Randall Stadium was adopted by the Faculty Senate on Dec. 1.
Veterinary program mentors potential researchers
Instead of committing to traditional cat and dog medicine, veterinary students can "try on" the role of researcher when they enroll in a new 12-month research mentorship program, one of seven the National Institutes of Health sponsors.
“Chapman’s Pack” caps 2003 Parallel Press chapbooks
John Niles will read from "Chapman's Pack" at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, in Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library.
You can still be a partner in giving
The 2003 Partners in Giving campaign officially ended Nov. 28, but there is still time to give to the charities of your choice through this once-a-year workplace fund-raising effort.
System newsletter looks at credit transfers from tech colleges
The fall 2003 issue of UW System's newsletter Wisconsin Ideas focuses on the transfer of student course credits among UW System campuses and technical colleges.
Nursing to boost enrollment
The School of Nursing will admit for fall 2004 another 20 undergraduate students on the Madison campus and 14 at its western campus at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse.
Former Hillel director dies
Human rights champion, master teacher and former executive director of Hillel, Irving Saposnik, died Nov. 20 of a particularly aggressive brain tumor. He was 67.
Associate director named
Phil Greenwood has been named associate director of the new Strategic Management in Life and Engineering Sciences program in the School of Business.
Chief of staff selected
Paul Manley has been named chief of staff of small animal services at the School of Veterinary Medicine's teaching hospital, where he is a veterinary orthopedic surgeon.
Easterday Lane honors former veterinary medicine dean
UW-Madison has renamed Creek Lane to honor Bernard Easterday, dean emeritus of the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Journalism class rolls out annual magazine
With a broader circulation aimed at state opinion leaders and an eye on Wisconsin, a magazine crafted by a team of journalism students, called "Curb", makes its debut Thursday, Dec. 11.
Arboretum cleaning up ponds
The Arboretum's Marion Dunn Pond and Secret Pond, which gather sediment and contaminants before they reach nearby waterways and ground water, are undergoing major improvements.
Continuing studies catalog out
The 2004 winter-spring Continuing Education Catalog is now available.
Recent Sightings
Paper, scissors, but where’s rock? Drawn hands point down a long hallway on the sixth floor of the Mosse Humanities…
Chief justice, alumna to speak at UW’s winter commencement
The first woman on Wisconsin's Supreme Court will address mid-year graduates at UW–Madison's winter commencement, Sunday, Dec. 21.