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Child-care scholarships available to classified staff
Permanent classified staff members may be eligible for a new child-care scholarship sponsored by the Offices of the Dean of Students in consultation with the University Child Care Committee.
Employee orientation, resource fair set
Longtime and new employees alike can learn more about the campus and the resources it offers at the Employee Orientation and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m.-noon in the Kohl Center.
Badger Bus tickets on sale at Memorial Union
Tickets to Milwaukee on the Badger Bus are now being sold at the Wisconsin Union Travel Center on the second floor of Memorial Union as well as at the Badger Bus Depot, 2 S. Bedford St.
Art historian to discuss paintings of Caravaggio
Influential art historian Michael Fried will visit campus Oct. 16-17, and lecture on "Caravaggio: The Invention of Absorption" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, in room L160 of the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Morgridge, Doyle to keynote economic summit
Two prominent UW System graduates ÷ John P. Morgridge, chair of the board of Cisco Systems, and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle ÷ will serve as keynote speakers at Wisconsin Economic Summit IV, Oct. 27-28, at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee.
Announcements
The Arts Institute is accepting applications and nominations for the faculty research, faculty and staff outreach and graduate student achievement awards. Deadline…
For the Record
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Call for Pre-Proposals in International Studies The Office of International Studies and Programs announces a competition for New…
Milestones
HONORED David Lynn, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, and Nimmi Ramanujam, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, were named two of…
Preparations underway for Cogen power plant
When the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin provides written approval to construct the West Campus Cogeneration Facility, work will begin almost immediately near the intersection of Herrick Drive and Walnut Street.
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Almanac
How low can they go? For the second consecutive year, UW–Madison’s Stafford Loan default rate is among the lowest in the Big Ten.
Recent Sightings
Gridiron worker From inside the glass atrium of the Genetics-Biotechnology Center building, window trim frames a view of a worker…
Calendar Highlights
University Opera opens with tale of Verdi’s bon vivant In a case reminiscent of Conan Doyle, Queen Elizabeth I required William Shakespeare to…
UW Foundation launches campaign
The UW Foundation is hosting UW–Madison supporters this weekend as it launches the public phase of Create the Future: The Wisconsin Campaign.
Capitol Capsules
Colleges and Universities Committee meets The Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee was to meet Tuesday, Oct. 7, (after the Wisconsin Week deadline) to…
Festival celebrates Latino film, culture, stories
One of America's premier Latino film festivals, CineFest will be held on and off campus Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 22-26.
Poet laureate Collins to speak
America's poet laureate, Billy Collins, will read on campus from his work as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
Lecture series follows Jewish experience
The 2003 Jewish Heritage Lecture series will focus on the Jewish experience around the world and across the centuries.
Educated nurses boon to patients
According to Sean P. Clarke, associate director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, recruiting and retaining highly educated nurses might be the biggest key to improving patient safety.