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Surgery for herniated disks
For those who suffer from herniated disks, relief may be near. Surgeons at the UW Hospital and Clinics Spine Center recently performed a revolutionary procedure during which they implanted an artificial cervical disk into a 22-year-old's spine to alleviate a herniated disk. The procedure is believed to be the first of its kind in Wisconsin. Read More
For the record
Short Course Scholarship Deadline Scholarships worth nearly $75,000 will be awarded to students attending the Farm and Industry Short Course at the College… Read More
Milestones
Honored Scott Craven, professor and chair, wildlife ecology, has received the Wisconsin Award from the Wisconsin chapter of The Wildlife Society. The… Read More
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Middle East religion, politics topic of April 7 talk
"The Politics of Religiosity in the Middle East" is the topic of the Middle East Studies Program's spring lecture series. The final lecture, "Comments (Yet Again) on Political Islam in the Middle East" by Talal Asad will take place at 4 p.m., Friday, April 7, in 8417 Social Science. Read More
Father of the pill to debut pedagogic wordplay
Would a venture capitalist be interested in a simple chemical that is vital to hundreds of biochemical processes from penile erection to the flashing of fireflies? The chemical is nitric oxide, NO, which is also the name of a pedagogic wordplay by Carl Djerassi, father of the birth control pill, and Pierre Laszlo, French chemist and science writer. The American premiere reading of "NO" will be 11-11:50 a.m., Friday, March 28, in 1351 Chemistry Building. Read More
Open Book Cafe grand opening
The Open Book Cafe, the new coffeehouse in College Library, Helen C. White Hall, will hold its Grand Opening Celebration Monday-Friday, March 31-April 4. Read More
Expect a traffic jam
Some 6,000 students from nearly 400 high schools and several hundred judges will fill more than 200 classrooms April 11-12 during the annual Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Speech Festival. Read More
WAA seeks alumni volunteers
UW graduates can become a SEARCH volunteer. Information: Adrienne Rotzoll, adriennerotzoll@uwalumni.com. Read More
Dance major, Girl Neighborhood Power create hip-hop showcase
For four weeks, a UW–Madison senior and members of Atwood Community Center's Girl Neighborhood Power have been creating a collaborative hip-hop dance experience. HIP-HOP GIRLZ will premiere at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 29, in the Margaret H. Doubler Performance Space of Lathrop Hall. Read More
Issues of war finding their way into classrooms
As U.S. forces fight to liberate Iraq, UW professors are treating the war as a useful, albeit delicate, teaching instrument. Read More
Workshop to explore excellence in challenging times
Tools available to help UW–Madison staff make budget decisions and handle strategic planning during these tight budget times will be explored as part of Showcase 2003: Excellence in Challenging Times: Improving Work, Learning and Climate, 7:45 a.m.-noon, Monday, April 14, at the Fluno Center. Read More
Recent Sightings
Passing through While others from campus bask in the sun hundreds of miles away on spring break, a lone figure… Read More
UW System holds budget listening session in Madison
A listening session sponsored by the UW System Board of Regents on the proposed 2003-05 state budget will take place in Madison on Monday, March 31. Read More
‘Oxygen’ mixes elements of art, science
The object of this afternoon will be to bring science to the stage in the UW–Madison production of 'Oxygen.' Read More
Students on campus for World Languages Day
More than 600 Wisconsin high-school students ranging from Wisconsin Rapids to Milwaukee will converge on the campus on Thursday, April 3, for the university's second-annual World Languages Day. Read More
Pianist, clarinetist perform in Union Theater season finale
Virtuosi Emanuel Ax, piano, and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, will close the Wisconsin Union Theater's 83rd Concert Series season with a performance of pieces by Schumann, Brahms, and contemporary composers William Thomas McKinley and Yehudi Wyner. This season's grand finale is at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 10. Read More