Ideas sought for UW–Madison master plan
Two sessions aimed at soliciting ideas for the new UW–Madison master plan, a document that will guide campus renewal well into the next decade, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Race to benefit public-interest legal work
For the 15th consecutive year, the five-kilometer Race Judicata will raise money to support UW–Madison law students engaged in public interest legal work for low-income and under-represented communities.
Students discuss lessons from Cyprus
Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) will host a presentation by nine UW–Madison students who traveled together to the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus over the summer
Art permeates (prehistoric) life at special events
According to Joseph Skulan, the assistant faculty associate who is coordinating the series, this first symposium will outline the need that science has for art.
A love of profession, a passion for painting
Jerry Jordan stays busy working for the Office of Admissions, and creating mural-size art.
Arts Institute in search of new director
Wanted: an arts leader and advocate to direct UW–Madison's Arts Institute. The opening comes as Tino Balio, AI director since the body's inception in 1998, retires.
Carol Bartz to get entrepreneurship award in Madison
Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk, the world's leading design software and digital content company, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed annually by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW–Madison School of Business, on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Geneticists win national research contract
A Wisconsin team of molecular geneticists has won a $6.5 million contract for characterizing nonhuman primates to enhance the work of transplant biologists around the world.
Stanford historian delivers 2004 Curti Lectures
Stanford University historian Richard White will offer new takes on American history through misinformation in the Merle Curti Lecture Series Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 18-20.
Workshop hones math problem-solving skills
The use of video-based mathematical problems to stimulate problem-solving skills is the topic of a School of Education workshop for educators on Friday, Oct. 22, at Lodi Middle School.
Partners in Giving campaign sets goal of raising $2.7 million
UW-Madison, UW Hospital and Clinics, and state government employees in Dane County can help charities meet the demand for vital services by contributing to this year's Partners in Giving campaign, which begins Oct. 11 and ends Nov. 30. The workplace campaign seeks to raise $2.7 million.
New places, new spaces
Campus has been alive with the sights and sounds of new construction, as crews work on projects ranging from a West Campus parking garage, to a power plant, to a renovated Chamberlin Hall and a new lakeside Crew House.
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Gene from 1918 virus proves key to virulent influenza
Using a gene resurrected from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, recorded history's most lethal outbreak of infectious disease, scientists have found that a single gene may have been responsible for the devastating virulence of the virus.
Survey: Students using more portable technology
Students at UW–Madison are more mobile than ever before, according to findings from an annual online survey administered by the UW–Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT).
Dance critic to discuss impact of AIDS on American dance
David Gere's book is the first examination of the impact that AIDS has had on the dance community, particularly on its gay men.
State’s largest used book sale benefits libraries
More than 15,000 books will go on sale during Wisconsin's largest used book sale Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 6-9, in 116 Memorial Library, 728 State St.
Hunting may not cause sinking woodcock populations
Wildlife ecology graduate student Jed Meunier is participating in a project that is helping to reveal the reasons underlying woodcock population declines in the upper Midwest.
Why Files designer flies solo in new exhibition
While she hasn't quit her day job (designing UW–Madison's Why Files science-education Web site for the last five years), of late Sue Medaris has been mighty busy outside of work. She's been readying a 40-piece gallery exhibition, "A One-Chick Show: Of Cocks and Hens," for its opening Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the downtown Madison Public Library on Mifflin Street. A free public reception will be held at 5 p.m.
Benefits questions? Employee fair will answer them
Do you feel like your benefit plans are confusing and you don't know how to maximize all the university has to offer? Attend the annual UW Benefits Fair sponsored by the Employee Compensation and Benefits Office (EC&BO) on Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.