With the help of a National Science Foundation grant, civil and environmental engineering professor Steve Cramer recently embarked on a two-year project aimed at reducing the estimated 4,000 deaths, 17,000 injuries and $6 billion in property damage caused each year by fires in residential construction.
Visitors to the Elvehjem Museum of Art this spring and summer will find a large-scale, site-specific installation by international artist Judy Pfaff.
The University League will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a dinner and program Friday, May 4, in Great Hall, Memorial Union.
The university will heighten its commitment to continuing education for alumni and friends as the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Division of Continuing Studies launch a joint Alumni Learning Program.
The funeral for 18-year-old freshman Carlos Schwenn has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Highway X in Brighton, Wis. It will be preceded by a visitation at the church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A former gang member who now works with troubled youth will give a free public lecture Friday, April 27, at 4 p.m. in the Red Gym, 716 Langdon St.
Representatives from school districts and local governments across Wisconsin will gather in Madison next week to learn about emerging technology for education and administration, and how to apply these technologies in their communities.
The university will host the 2001 African Language Teachers’ Association conference April 26-28. Speakers and participants from around the world will convene at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 525 W. Johnson St.
Jobs and volunteer opportunities abound on campus.
‘Why Morals Are Back: The Return of Character Education’ will be the topic of the School of Education Alumni Weekend Saturday, May 12.
Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United States from 1997-2000, will speak on campus Wednesday, May 2, as part of the Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series and to help the UW-Madison library system celebrate the acquisition of its six millionth book.
A conference focusing on how eyewitness error may put innocent people on death row will feature the Wisconsin Innocence Project of the UW Law School.
“Throughout this long process, UW-Madison officials have handled the investigation with the seriousness it deserves. Today’s report is a thorough analysis of a very complex subject. While we cannot predict how the NCAA will respond to the report and the self-imposed penalties, I do appreciate the exhaustive work UW-Madison has done reviewing the situation and …
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, the student arm of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will host the first-ever All-Campus Party this week.
WSUM student radio plans to hold its third annual Party in the Park Saturday, April 28, in James Madison Park.
This year the Wisconsin Alumni Association has chosen individuals with wide-ranging talents to receive its highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award.
UW-Madison officials will impose significant penalties, discipline Athletics Department staff and change internal procedures to ensure future compliance with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation of student athletes. The measures announced Friday, April 20, by Chancellor John Wiley result from a comprehensive investigation of the Athletics Department that concludes the department may have inadvertently violated National Collegiate Athletic Association rules prohibiting extra benefits to student-athletes.
David McDonald, current chair of the UW-Madison Athletic Board, has been named special assistant to the chancellor for athletics, helping to oversee key day-to-day operations of the athletic department, Chancellor John Wiley announced Friday, April 20.
UW-Madison students from the Bradley Learning Community will conduct an outdoor cleanup project in the vicinity of Bradley Hall and the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path Saturday, April 21, noon-2 p.m. They will begin on the lakeshore side of Bradley, 1900 Willow Drive.
No argument here: Teach diversity. But how, exactly, do students learn best to think about their own and other cultures critically? Faculty members shared thoughts on teaching cultural difference at a recent workshop.