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Cesar Pelli lecture cancelled
The lecture by Cesar Pelli, scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 on campus has been cancelled due to illness. Read More
Tool may diagnose heart disease
A quick and painless technique recently developed by UW–Madison researchers could help clinicians identify signs of coronary heart disease (CHD), a condition that claims the lives of 2,000 Americans every day. Read More
Schubert on tap Friday at Mills Hall
The Faculty Concert Series at the School of Music will present a complete rendition of Schubert's song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin" on Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. in Mills Hall. Baritone Paul Rowe and pianist Martha Fischer perform Schubert's settings of 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. Read More
Purchase a singing valentine
The UW Student Concert Choir offers Singing Valentine Quartets for $25 apiece on Friday, Feb. 14. Read More
Union South hosts games tourney
The Wisconsin Union will host the Association of College Unions International Region 8 Games Tournament, with most events being held at Union South beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, and continuing through Saturday, Feb. 22. Read More
Classified staff seeks salary contract approval
Represented classified staff working for the State of Wisconsin, including those at the University of Wisconsin, are stepping up their efforts to gain legislative approval of new salary contracts. Read More
Lyall outlines principles for dealing with state cuts
Gov. Jim Doyle says the University of Wisconsin System should expect him to propose major cuts in funding for the university when he submits his 2003-05 budget plan Feb. 18. Read More
Go behind the scenes on San Diego safari
Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning, an initiative of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Division of Continuing Studies, is offering an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour as part of the San Diego Animal Adventure on March 22. Read More
Officials urge next step for commuter rail services
Madison Mayor Susan J.M. Bauman and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk issued a joint statement Feb. 6 supporting commuter rail and favoring a closer look at initiating early commuter service. Read More
Direct deposit of payroll checks available
Payroll checks can be directly deposited into employees' financial institutions. Read More
Distinguished professor Taylor dies
Retired journalism professor Robert Taylor died on Dec. 27, 2002, at the age of 86 of complications from a stroke. A memorial reception will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, from 2-4 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Remarks and reminiscences will begin at 2:30 p.m. Read More
UW grad finishes third in national accounting exam
UW-Madison alumna Kelly Mogensen has earned a bronze medal for finishing third nationally on last May's Uniform CPA Examination. Read More
Report: UW–Madison graduation, retention rates increase
University of Wisconsin System and UW–Madison graduation and retention rates continue to rise, two strong indicators that students are being effectively served despite limited resources, according to the latest university accountability report presented to the Board of Regents Feb. 6. Read More
System offers recommendations for federal funding
The federal government should expand financial aid for students in need, increase funding for improving teacher quality and bolster resources for online learning, the UW System recommended to Congress recently as lawmakers begin the process to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which provides federal funding for postsecondary education. Read More
Quadrennial exhibition showcases faculty, staff
Poet William Blake detected an entire world in a grain of sand. Similarly, the Department of Art is sharing the whole gamut of the visual arts with campus and the broader community now through Sunday, April 6. Read More
Too few use effective methods to quit smoking
According to "How Smokers Are Quitting," the third in a series of action papers based on interviews with Wisconsin smokers, nearly one-half of Wisconsin smokers tried to quit last year, and more than 70 percent have tried sometime in their lifetime. Although new methods for quitting double or triple their chances for success, most smokers are still trying to quit "cold turkey." Read More
Student stands ready to serve
As the United States prepares for war against Iraq, more than 1,000 Wisconsin National Guard members, including students and employees from UW–Madison and the UW System, have been called to active duty. Others face that possibility. The call-ups could last as long as one or two years. Braden Duszynski of Madison, a junior in the School of Business, could be called up. Read More
Group introduces technology into movement art
Robert Wechsler, choreographer, and Frieder Weiss, computer engineer — two core members of Palindrome Intermedia Performance Group — will be in residence at the Dance Program through Sunday, Feb. 23. Read More
Unrequited love is bad for your heart
During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat a maximum of 2.5 billion times, says UW–Madison cardiovascular physiologist Richard Moss. Does that mean that falling in love — an activity that increases the rate at which the heart beats — could shorten your life? Read More