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PACE: Drink-special limits may be linked to crime decline
A voluntary effort by 25 downtown Madison bars to limit weekend drink specials coincides with declines in liquor-law violations and disorderly-conduct incidents during the first six months of the program, according to new data from the UW–Madison's PACE Project.
UW Law School begins loan repayment assistance program
The UW Law School has awarded the first Loan Repayment Assistance Grants to help repay law school loans for those graduates who take public-interest positions.
UW-Madison to use alternate short-term SEVIS funding sources
The university will delay the permanent implementation of an international student fee to explore alternative sources for funding the federally mandated Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) program. For the 2003-2004 academic year, the $330,000 cost of implementation and operation of the system will be paid for using one-time gift funds, university officials announced.
Mining diamonds for the history of Earth
More than just symbols of wealth and beauty, diamonds are a testament to the dynamic history of the Earth, according to new research published last week in the journal Nature.
Backups first, then better roads in and around UW campus
Patience and planning will be the keys to traveling through the campus area during the next several months. Major construction projects on Charter and West Johnson streets have already caused traffic backups and pedestrian headaches this spring, and the congestion is expected to worsen soon.
Bike-to-Work Week May 19-23
Transportation Services will provide convenient opportunities to register for the citywide Bike-to-Work Week, May 19-23.
Bookstore lauds students
A grant from the University Book Store allows for 20 Academic Excellence Awards of $1,000 each to undergraduate students who best demonstrated excellence by completing a project through independent study.
Botany Garden to blossom with new expansion
The Botany Garden, a green and fragrant oasis in a sea of buildings and traffic, will become a larger, more welcoming sanctuary as an expansion gets under way in June.
Savanna smiles: Arboretum to restore habitat
On Saturday, May 10, Arboretum volunteers and staff will help restore the savanna by removing honeysuckle and buckthorn, two invasive small tree species. The crews also will plant wildflowers, grasses and shrubs native to the savanna.
Student apparel designers take the ‘Pulse’ of fashion
About 40 garments, designed and created by apparel design students, will sashay through Memorial Union's Great Hall on the bodies of live models as part of "Pulse," this year's annual apparel design program fashion show.
Khmer dance and music
An evening of Khmer Dance and Music by the Bayon Prapeyney Company will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 19, in the H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall. Free tickets are available at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 207 Ingraham Hall.
UW-Madison, Marshfield to study epilepsy
How does childhood epilepsy affect brain growth, intellectual development and psychological health? Two major Wisconsin research centers will begin recruiting children in late summer for a research project designed to shed light on this largely unanswered question.
Affordable family housing conference set
This year's Wisconsin housing conference will ask the question "Affordable Single Family Housing: Progress or Pipe Dream?" It will be held Wednesday-Thursday, May 21-22, at the Fluno Center for Executive Education.
Clot-busting UW doctor helps avert damage from strokes
A ringing phone in the middle of the night tells Dr. Beverly Aagaard that someone's brain is starting to die. Chances are good that, within minutes, she'll be at UW Hospital prepared to snake a small catheter into the deep blood vessels of that brain.
Events Bulletin
Teaching and Learning Symposium “Bridging the Gaps: Making Connections in “Big’ Classes” is the theme of the 2003 Annual Teaching and Learning…
For the Record
Smoke-Free Policy The UW–Madison smoke-free policy was reviewed and amended in 1995 to the following: Effective July 1, 1995, all buildings and…
Milestones
Appointed Seventeen faculty have been appointed to named professorships following approval during the 2002-03 academic year by the UW System Board of…
UW-Madison selects Center for Humanities director
Susanne Lindgren Wofford, professor of English at UW–Madison, will direct the Center for Humanities beginning July 1.
Study finds economic benefits of early education
For more than 18 years, Arthur Reynolds has studied the long-term benefits of an early childhood educational program. While his previous papers have documented the positive effects of the particular program on children's behavior and well-being, the latest documents its positive effects on the economy.
WAA celebrates international student graduation
To commemorate the graduation and achievements of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's international students, the Wisconsin Alumni Association will host the annual International Student Graduation Celebration from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, in the Alumni Lounge at the Pyle Center.