Four a cappella groups present musical banquet
A cappella fans can feast on the university's groups no less than twice in one weekend. Read More
Javanese gamelan troupe will present epic excerpt
Grave danger befalls a princess, her husband and his brother, the result of an encounter with an enchanted golden deer in an excerpt from the Javanese epic "Ramayana." Read More
‘Art of Note’ to benefit Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ten acclaimed visual artists have put their talents to the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra's Art of Note project. Each has used a retired violin as a blank canvas. Their work, exhibited around town for the last few months, will be raffled at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the University Club. Read More
Design students to engage in ‘Fashion Fury’
Original clothing designs, the work of some 30 apparel design undergraduate students, will star in the Textile and Apparel Design Students' Association annual fashion show, "Fashion Fury," on Sunday, May 8. Read More
Milestones
Honored Mike Eaves, head coach for UW men’s hockey, was selected as the Ice Hockey National Coach of the Year for the U.S. Read More
Book Smart
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo (W.W. Norton & Co., 2005) Sean Carroll, professor of genetics and molecular biology… Read More
A few dollars buy a dream
For the last 23 years, Dorothy Keenan has not missed making a gift to benefit the School of Human Ecology. Read More
Mifflin Street Block Party information from the Dean of Students
Happy spring from the Office of the Dean of Students! While you’re enjoying the good weather and the closing weeks of the semester,… Read More
Public forum slated April 26 for campus natural areas
The Campus Natural Areas Committee will hold a public input session on Tuesday evening (April 26) to solicit views on the future of the Campus Natural Areas. Read More
Noteworthy upcoming events at UW–Madison
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TIP/Campus Master Plan
A draft version of the University of Wisconsin's campus master plan - a blueprint for campus development in the next 20 years - will be discussed by campus officials in a media briefing Tuesday, April 26 at 11 a.m. in room 1420 of the WARF Building, 610 Walnut St. Read More
The Violent Femmes headline All-Campus Party concert
The student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present the Violent Femmes as the headline band for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Friday, April 29, at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More
Plant pathway may treat human disease
A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of UW–Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More
Seven student service professionals honored
The UW–Madison Student Personnel Association honored the efforts of seven individuals with its 2005 Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 20. Read More
Citizen panel to release report April 28 on nanotechnology
University of Wisconsin officials will join state legislators in the Assembly Parlor of the State Capitol building on Thursday, April 28, at 11:30 a.m. to accept a report on the promise and perils of nanotechnology produced by a panel of Madison-area citizens. Read More
Daniel Okoli named university architect
Daniel Okoli, who leads the Office of Architecture and Planning Services at New York's Pace University, has been named university architect for UW–Madison. Read More
Finkelstein, Schofer named librarians of the year
Eliot Finkelstein and Yvonne Schofer have been named the 2005 Librarians of the Year by their peers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Librarians' Assembly. Finkelstein and Schofer were honored with the award at the Assembly's annual High Tea on April 14. Read More
Students reach out in concert to rural public schools
Rural K-12 students in several western Wisconsin schools will be able to savor a live classical brass performance, courtesy of a student trio from UW–Madison. Read More
Burgess endows ethics chair for journalism school
James Burgess, former publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal and executive vice president of Lee Enterprises, has made a $1 million gift to the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication to establish an endowed professorship in ethics. Read More
Forum to discuss ROTC, military recruiting on campus
Chancellor John D. Wiley will participate in a public forum today (April 20) with a coalition of student groups concerned over the presence of military recruiters and ROTC programs on campus. Read More