Innovative course helps hip hop into the classroom
On Wall Street, maybe, it’s better to let the game come to you. In other settings, it might be best to go right in after the game. Read More
Concerts, events mark Johansen centennial year
Johansen joined the UW–Madison faculty in 1939 as the nation’s first musical artist-in-residence. This year marks the centennial of Johansen’s birth in Denmark, and the School of Music will commemorate the occasion with a weekend of events honoring Johansen’s memory and achievements. Read More
Photographer probes relationship between land, people
Growth and change, the seasons, the topography and the human influence on the land is the stuff of photographer Gregory Connif’s new exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art. Read More
Exhibition resolves tension between sustainability, fashion
Sustainability and disposable design will come together in a new show at the Gallery of Design in the School of Human Ecology (SoHE), beginning Sept. 6. Read More
Cultures of India showcased
The wide array of cultures found in the subcontinent of India will find a showcase in Madison on India Day, this year Saturday, Sept. 9, on Library Mall. Read More
Four short plays celebrate Beckett centennial
Playwright Samuel Beckett marks 100 years this year, and University Theatre offers four plays, all of them examples of Beckett’s “Theatre of the Absurd,”to celebrate. Read More
Society commemorates 40 years
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Writer’s Choice
From Mexico to Finland, from Brazil to Zanzibar, from Turkey to Sicily, artists from around the globe and down the street will offer salient insights into international culture at the third annual World Music Festival Read More
Friends of UW–Madison Library host award-winning author Tyson
Tim Tyson, author and former associate professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will return to campus on Thursday, Sept. 7, to discuss his latest award-winning book, "Blood Done Sign My Name," at 4:30 p.m. in 126 Memorial Library. Read More
Astronomers provide fresh peek at nearby galaxy
An international team of astronomers, including scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has created two striking images of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy nestled right next to the Milky Way. Read More
Researchers find new way to ‘sweeten’ key drugs
Probing a class of enzymes routinely used to synthesizing some of nature's most potent drugs, a team of Wisconsin scientists has found a new way to expand on nature's chemical creativity to make critical anticancer agents and antibiotics. Read More
Hubble captures rare, fleeting shadow on Uranus
With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a rare sight in the solar system — a glimpse of Uranus as one of its moons, Ariel, and its shadow traverse the disk of the planet. A University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist led the research team. Read More
Senior to address first-year students
For the first time, a fellow student has been selected to deliver the keynote speech of the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Social Science Building to be renamed for scholar, administrator Sewell
The achievements and dedication of William H. Sewell will be commemorated on Friday, Sept. 15, as the Social Sciences Building is renamed in honor of the late sociology scholar and former University of Wisconsin–Madison chancellor. Read More
School of Human Ecology recognizes excellence in outreach
The School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison presented its 2006 Excellence in Outreach Awards today (Aug. 30), recognizing four projects that impact significant numbers of people, demonstrate innovative designs or processes and showcase sustained effort. Read More
Fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will generate a good deal of reflection on the state of domestic security, the war on terror, international relations and civil liberties, to name a few issues. Several University of Wisconsin–Madison professors are available to offer perspectives to media, and an event will provide an opportunity for discussion about the post-9/11 world. Read More
Campus scooter parking expands, enforcement to toughen
Scooter drivers at UW–Madison will find new, designated parking areas in the heart of campus when the academic year begins, and parking outside of those areas could result in $40 fines, officials say. Read More
Wisconsin Welcome expands, enhances focus
Wisconsin Welcome, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's start-of-semester orientation program, is refining its focus and expanding deeper into the academic year than ever before. Read More
Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits
A "painful period of world economic adjustment appears inevitable" unless the White House and Congress can develop a workable plan to ease federal budget deficits, according to an article co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison economist in the current edition of The International Economy. Read More
Major move-in days will affect campus traffic
An estimated 2,600 students will be moving into UW–Madison residence halls between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 30-31, making those the two busiest days of fall move-in activity on campus. Read More