Communicator finds global connections through music
Paul Baker, senior university relations specialist for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, hosts the “Caravan”music program at WSUM, 91.7 FM, UW-Madison’s student radio station.
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New York guest artists showcase work in fall faculty dance concert
Works by two New York-based guest artists — internationally renowned choreographer Bill Evans and Limón dancer/teacher Nina Watt — along with faculty artists Claudia Melrose and Jin-Wen Yu will be showcased in the fall faculty concert produced by the Dance Program.
‘W’ marked the spot at Homecoming 2005
This year’s UW-Madison Homecoming celebration featured a pirate theme and events for alumni and current students.
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Tony Rajer quite literally grew up in Wisconsin’s museums. “My parents loved driving around the state and seeing the sites. My mother loved history and she often would say to my dad around the supper table, ‘We should visit that place. It will help Tony in school — he can get extra credit.’ And so …
Halloween surprise: The Great Galactic Black Widow
Unsuspecting prey be warned! Hiding in the darkest corner of the constellation Circinus is a gigantic black widow spider waiting for its next meal.
Wisconsin Singers to perform Nov. 11 and 12
The Wisconsin Singers, UW-Madison’s song and dance troupe, will energize and excite audiences with its show “Let’s Go to the Movies” on Nov. 11 and 12 at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
National speaker to challenge men to help end domestic violence
University Health Services (UHS) will recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month by welcoming nationally acclaimed speaker Tony Porter to UW-Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Porter will speak in the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State St., at 6:30 p.m.
K-12 outreach conferences planned by International Institute
In the next several months, the International Institute will be holding K-16 workshops and conferences that focus on language and cultural instruction and that are a valuable resource for teachers around the state and country.
Scientists report a new method to speed bird flu vaccine production
In the event of an influenza pandemic, the world’s vaccine manufacturers will be in a race against time to forestall calamity. But now, thanks to a new technique to more efficiently produce the disarmed viruses that are the seed stock for making flu vaccine in large quantities, life-saving inoculations may be available more readily than before. The work is especially important as governments worldwide prepare for a predicted pandemic of avian influenza.
Campus master plan rolls out in Nov. 2 public meeting
A master plan that will guide development of the UW-Madison campus for the next 20 years will be detailed by university officials in a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Two UW financial teams experience success
Two student academic teams at UW-Madison found success this month in the complex worlds of tax law and economic policy.
Project may aid milk shortage in the developing world
A UW-Madison researcher is building on one of Wisconsin’s great strengths to address a major nutrition issue in the developing world: the scarcity of milk.
New UW Space Place plans Halloween events
The new UW-Madison Space Place will host an astronomical Halloween party from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.
Ivan Amato named Science Writer in Residence
Ivan Amato, a veteran science journalist and a senior editor for Chemical & Engineering News, has been named a UW-Madison Science Writer in Residence for the fall of 2005.
‘Expand Your Horizons’ gets young women thinking about science careers
In the early 1990s, Cara Wall Scheffler attended an Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference as a middle school student in Seattle. She met talented scientists, got a taste of electrical engineering by making extension cords, and saw that a career in science was a definite option. Now, Wall Scheffler will be returning to EYH, as one of 65 presenters in a daylong workshop on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Union South at UW-Madison.
Internet Scout celebrates 10 years, eyes new project launch
From less than 1 million to 600 billion pages-that’s one measure of the World Wide Web’s growth in the past 10 years. From the beginning, the Internet Scout Project has been on the job, providing better tools for finding, filtering and presenting online information. Internet Scout is currently celebrating its first decade on the Web.
Project could reduce U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel
Hoping to reduce the nation’s growing inventory of stored spent nuclear fuel, UW-Madison will team with scientists and students from Big Ten universities, the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to develop innovative nuclear fuel cycles that will recycle and dispose of this high-level radioactive material.
Women and philanthropy forum to spotlight the power of giving
Well-known activist and philanthropic leader Hannah Rosenthal will keynote the daylong Seventh Biennial Forum on Women and Philanthropy, presented by the UW Foundation and the Women’s Philanthropy Council on Thursday, Nov. 10.