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Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, business editor to visit
Matt Davies, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and Charles Zehren, deputy business editor of Newsday, will visit UW–Madison this month as writers in residence.
Restoration of intersection beginning
Work will begin tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 14) to restore the intersection of Linden Drive and Charter Street to concrete.
Focus is on health, fitness with Badgers in Training
Kids and parents alike can benefit from learning about healthy living and seeing those principles in action through Badger student-athletes and Wisconsin athletics.
UW System patent management organization hires general manager
The WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc., the patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin System, has hired a full-time general manager to take the foundation to the next level of success.
Wilkins to lecture on Civil Rights Act
Roger Wilkins, a Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime civil rights activist, will focus on the hopes and promises of the Civil Rights Act in its 40th year, in the Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW Law School.
Biological engineers hope to help take the world beyond oil
In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with spiking oil costs, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows, "green-thinking" engineers at UW–Madison are working to expand the world's fuel options.
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APPOINTED The following academic staff members were granted indefinite appointments by Chancellor John Wiley. They did not retire as was reported in…
Ideas sought for UW–Madison master plan
Two sessions aimed at soliciting ideas for the new UW–Madison master plan, a document that will guide campus renewal well into the next decade, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Race to benefit public-interest legal work
For the 15th consecutive year, the five-kilometer Race Judicata will raise money to support UW–Madison law students engaged in public interest legal work for low-income and under-represented communities.
Students discuss lessons from Cyprus
Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) will host a presentation by nine UW–Madison students who traveled together to the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus over the summer
Art permeates (prehistoric) life at special events
According to Joseph Skulan, the assistant faculty associate who is coordinating the series, this first symposium will outline the need that science has for art.
A love of profession, a passion for painting
Jerry Jordan stays busy working for the Office of Admissions, and creating mural-size art.
Arts Institute in search of new director
Wanted: an arts leader and advocate to direct UW–Madison's Arts Institute. The opening comes as Tino Balio, AI director since the body's inception in 1998, retires.
Carol Bartz to get entrepreneurship award in Madison
Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk, the world's leading design software and digital content company, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed annually by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW–Madison School of Business, on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Geneticists win national research contract
A Wisconsin team of molecular geneticists has won a $6.5 million contract for characterizing nonhuman primates to enhance the work of transplant biologists around the world.
Stanford historian delivers 2004 Curti Lectures
Stanford University historian Richard White will offer new takes on American history through misinformation in the Merle Curti Lecture Series Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 18-20.
Workshop hones math problem-solving skills
The use of video-based mathematical problems to stimulate problem-solving skills is the topic of a School of Education workshop for educators on Friday, Oct. 22, at Lodi Middle School.
Partners in Giving campaign sets goal of raising $2.7 million
UW-Madison, UW Hospital and Clinics, and state government employees in Dane County can help charities meet the demand for vital services by contributing to this year's Partners in Giving campaign, which begins Oct. 11 and ends Nov. 30. The workplace campaign seeks to raise $2.7 million.
New places, new spaces
Campus has been alive with the sights and sounds of new construction, as crews work on projects ranging from a West Campus parking garage, to a power plant, to a renovated Chamberlin Hall and a new lakeside Crew House.
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