Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film “Sophie Scholl – The Final Days,” Germany’s official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards.
Governor Jim Doyle has declared Saturday, Nov. 12, ‘Barry Alvarez Day’ in the state of Wisconsin.
On Nov. 10, 1975, Lake Superior swallowed the Edmund Fitzgerald, along with her 29 crew members and cargo of almost 26,000 tons of ore. The wreck evolved into a Midwestern legend. Thirty years later, researchers at UW-Madison have built a simulation of the storm using the latest forecast technology.
A group of UW-Madison civil engineers has received a Popular Science magazine “Best of What’s New” award in engineering for a unique technology that may lengthen life of bridges without raising construction costs.
Ann Stunden, chief information officer and director of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UW-Madison, has announced plans to retire in summer 2006 after six years at the helm of campus technology.
An Anishinaabe prophecy called the Seven Fires offers seven predictions of what the future would bring, and “the time of the seventh fire” can either lead to a worldly sense of community and unity or the destruction of humanity. The American Indian Studies and Education workshop, held on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UW-Madison Red Gym, will explore that tradition and others in the hope of leading participants down a road toward unity and community.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (13-8-2) is headed to Milwaukee for the first and second rounds of the 2005 NCAA Tournament, the NCAA women’s soccer selection committee announced Monday. The Badgers will face off against Marquette in the first round Friday, Nov. 11. The Golden Eagles earned the No. 4 seed in the bracket.
Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern will discuss “The Iraq War: Lessons from the Past,” in the UW Law School’s Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Nov. 14.
Molly Jahn, a Cornell University expert in plant breeding, gene discovery and genetic mapping of agricultural plants, has been named the new dean of the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today.
In recognition of their contributions to science, six members of the UW-Madison faculty have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
By fostering early-stage collaborations between UW-Madison biomedical engineering researchers and practicing physicians, a new initiative will enable researchers to deliver their advances more quickly to the patients who need them.
Ned A. Kalin, the Hedberg Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology and chair of the department of psychiatry at the UW Medical School, has received the national Edward A. Strecker Award for 2005.
Undergrads will get taste of research abroad at a Bangkok university
Gov. Jim Doyle’s veto Thursday (Nov. 3) of Assembly Bill 499 was an important step to preserve Wisconsin’s leadership in the burgeoning field of embryonic stem cell research. The bill would have criminalized a promising form of biomedical research.
James G. Hirsch, one of Hollywood’s most successful writer-producers, is following in the footsteps of a former professor this semester. He is commuting from Los Angeles to Madison to teach a screenwriting course for seniors and graduate students in the Department of Communication Arts.
Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. This story is chronicled in “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days,” a new film by director Marc Rothemund. A screening and roundtable discussion with Rothemund will be held in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Some people may be surprised to learn that John Lennon, in addition to his mesmerizing music, also was quite a respectable visual artist. The Lennon estate and his widow Yoko Ono will bring a sampler of Lennon’s drawings and paintings to the UW-Madison campus from Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6.
The Wisconsin Union is inviting UW-Madison faculty, staff and Union members to an informal gathering at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Memorial Union to learn more about the Union’s Facilities Improvement Plan (WUFIP) and how they can participate in the process by providing feedback and making suggestions.
The Center for Women’s Health Research will host a free lecture by Susan Wood, former director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office on Women’s Health.
Wisconsin Union Catering will again be offering home-cooked Thanksgiving dinners and sides for take out. An individual dinner is $8.95; a family meal for six is $99. All of the various entrees may also be purchased a la carte (by the pound or “each” for turkeys and pies).