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Memorial Union historical photos
Photos courtesy Memorial Union. A parade on State Street touts the 1920s fund-raising campaign to build Memorial Union. Read More
Announcements
Red Cross in Need of Blood Donors Contracts allow UW employees reasonable time off work, during work time, to donate blood at the… Read More
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… Read More
Milestones
Honored Dennis R. Buege, professor and UW Extension meat scientist, received the 2003 American Meat Science Association Signal Service Award. The award… Read More
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. Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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. Read More
Employee Matters
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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." Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Tubbs to sign Lewis and Clark book event
Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs is visiting the UW–Madison campus to sign her recently published book, "The Lewis and Clark Companion: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Voyage of Discovery." Read More
Badger homecoming committee looking for golfers
The UW–Madison Homecoming Committee is inviting golfers - whether or not they are Badger alumni - to become part of a tradition by participating in the Sixth Annual Homecoming Golf Outing on Friday, Oct. 17, at University Ridge. Read More
University Bay Drive to re-open
Late this afternoon (Friday, Sept. 19), University Bay Drive between Lake Mendota Drive and the Goodman Softball Complex will be re-opened to traffic. The roadway has been closed since Aug. 18 for reconstruction. Read More