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Named Professorships
The following faculty members, listed by name, professorship and department, were appointed to named professorships in 2001-02. Asthana, Sanjay, Thistlethwaite Professor, Medical…
Emerita/Emeritus status
Emerita/emeritus status These faculty and academic staff members were granted emerita/emeritus status upon their retirement by Chancellor John Wiley during the 2001-02 fiscal…
For the Record
Policies and Procedures Annual Security Report Notice to all employees regarding the Jeanne Clery Act annual security report and information required by the Drug…
Milestones
Appointed Ray Aldag, professor, management and human resources, is the new deputy dean of the Academy of Management Fellows. He was named…
Advances
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. A…
Almanac
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Calendar Highlights
‘Framework’ focuses on student choreography Students in the Dance Program invite concertgoers to arrive early for the fall concert to enjoy an…
Faculty Senate supports domestic partner benefits
The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution at its Oct. 7 meeting calling for health benefits for domestic partners of employees.
Symposium: Teaching about inequality
On Thursday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Grainger Hall, a symposium titled "Teaching About Inequality: Challenging Oppression Through Mindfulness" will be held for all graduate students, faculty and staff who wish to strengthen their pedagogical skills in this area.
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Who Knew
Send your questions and ideas Who Knew? is intended to inform and entertain by publishing answers to questions of campus interest posed by…
Ten things you may not know about water
Thirty years after passage of the Clean Water Act, an initiative called Waters of Wisconsin brought the public together with representatives from industry, agriculture, conservation, Native American tribes, government agencies, universities and other groups for a focused discussion Oct. 21-22.
Recent Sightings
Chalk talk If you could climb to the Carillon Tower roof on a sunny autumn day, you could have your pick…
‘Framework’ focuses on UW student choreography
Come a little early! Students in the UW Dance Program invite concertgoers to arrive early for this year's fall concert to enjoy a site-specific, improvisational dance in the lobby 15 minutes before curtain time.
Wolfe elected to National Institute of Medicine
Barbara Wolfe, professor of economics, public affairs and population health sciences, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Fiddler MacMaster returns to Union Theater
Natalie MacMaster, the Cape Breton fiddling phenomenon, is returning to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m.
Modernists to meet in Madison
The cream of creative thinkers from the fields of literature, philosophy, the arts and more will meet in Madison from Thursday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Nov. 3, to consider new ways of approaching rapid and widespread changes in all sectors of society.
WARF West Coast office opens
The patent and licensing organization of the university has become the first university technology-transfer institution in the United States to launch a satellite office.
Wilding named acting director of cancer center
George Wilding has been named acting director of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective Nov. 1, 2002. Wilding's appointment was announced by Philip Farrell, dean of the UW Medical School.
Peace in Africa subject of conference
A "Great Lakes" region lies at the heart of Africa. The region has been troubled of late - several of its countries have spent the last decade at war with each other, submerged in civil disputes, or both. A global conference will be held at the UW–Madison on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, to discuss various proposals currently under discussion for peace in the region and to assess their chances for success.