The University Opera of the School of Music presents “Hansel and Gretel,” by Engelbert Humperdinck, Friday-Saturday, March 8-9, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. in the Carol Rennebohm Auditorium, Music Hall.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Levering Lewis will be keynote speakers at “The Souls of Black Folk” Centennial April 7-13, 2003.
What is the promise and what are the dangers of genetically modified foods? Like it or not, more than half of all foods produced in the United States now contain genetically modified ingredients. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters has just published a book on the subject designed for the general reader.
Students at WSUM, shown here “netcasting” over the Internet (as they have since 1997) are now on the air. With a flip of a switch Friday, Feb. 22, WSUM-FM 91.7 completed the university’s long journey toward broadcast student radio. At 2:22 p.m., the station began broadcasting, marking the first time a licensed UW-Madison station has …
Four professors have received Kellett Mid-Career Awards that promote the continued scholarly efforts of established faculty.
Five faculty have received 2002 Romnes Fellowships, a program that helps younger faculty further establish their scholarly careers.
Award-winning playwright Steve Feffer takes a look at consumer culture, memory, and the powerful love that binds families together in his new play for young audiences, “The House I Call Love,” opening this March at the University Theatre.
Despite a more restricted expressive vocabulary and grammar, individuals with Down syndrome are able to narrate the content of a complex picture story at levels comparable to those of typically developing children with similar comprehension skills, says a new study.
Associate Registrar Larry Lockwood, a 22-year veteran of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Registrar’s Office, will leave in mid-May to become registrar at the University of Iowa.
Construction of a new building to house University Health Services and a student activities center will move forward, despite costing more than first anticipated.
UW-Madison and 11 other Division I member institutions were certified Feb. 21 by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
One of the British humorists responsible for the comedic DNA of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Absolutely Fabulous,’ ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ and more will be in residence at UW- Madison Feb. 25-March 1.
The university will delay the Camp Randall Stadium renovation, but the project continues to be a top campus priority.
Anne Gallagher, a prominent leader in the Northern Ireland peace movement, will speak in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m.
As an epidemiologist serving as University Health Service’s chief expert on public health and sexually transmitted diseases, Craig Roberts routinely deals with illnesses and outbreaks on campus.
In an effort to address an outdated parking system and an expected reduction in the number of available spaces, the campus transportation committee approved changes to the campus parking permit system.
Ancient play in all its guises will be the subject of the second annual graduate students’ symposium in classics Feb. 22-23.
Len Jenkin’s existential comedy ‘Careless Love’ promises to shake up Valentine’s Day this year. University Theatre’s production of ‘Careless Love’ runs February 14-16, 21-23 and 28, and March 1-2 and 7-8 in the Hemsley Theatre, Vilas Hall.
More than 150 times since 1984, professor Julien ‘Clint’ Sprott and other sidekicks of science have presented ‘The Wonders of Physics,’ a fast-paced science show. Sprott estimates that about 50,000 people have seen the show.
One of the British humorists responsible for the comedic DNA of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘Absolutely Fabulous,’ ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ and more will be in residence at UW-Madison Feb. 25-March 1.