Exploring brew culture keeps Shepard hopping
Robin Shepard, associate professor of life sciences communication, has a message for those who quaff beer by the gallon from plastic cups: You are missing the whole point. Read More
Campus diversity educator wins YWCA Racial Justice Award
Seema Kapani, a leader in encouraging respect and understanding at UW–Madison and in the larger community, has received the YWCA's Racial Justice Award for 2004. Read More
UW-Madison makes next generation computing environment available
The Croquet Project, a joint software development effort among the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), the University of Minnesota and Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc. of Glendale California, has announced the release of the Croquet developers' release code named "Jasmine." Jasmine is a new open-source software technology and peer-to-peer network architecture that supports online learning and resource sharing among large numbers of users. Read More
WAA invites UW students to tailgate with Bucky
Bucky's running for president during Homecoming 2004 and, for the first time ever, the Wisconsin Alumni Association invites all students to join in the fun at the Badger Huddle on Saturday, Oct. 23, before the Wisconsin vs. Northwestern football game. Read More
Homecoming events require road closures
The following street closures will be in effect on Friday, Oct. 15; Sunday, Oct. 17; and Friday, Oct. 22, due to Homecoming events. Read More
Homecoming celebration includes multicultural events
For the second year in a row, the UW’s Homecoming celebration will feature events designed to welcome a diverse group of alumni back to campus. The African-American Social Hour and Dinner and the Multicultural Homecoming Dance, both scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, aim to enhance traditional Homecoming Week activities with more inclusive offerings. Read More
Bucky Badger garners support for his 2004 presidential bid
Just when you need a new angle on all the election stories, Bucky Badger has one for you: He’s running for president during Homecoming 2004 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW students explore life issues in dance concert
Issues ranging from death, autism, empowering relationships, immigration and identity inspired emerging artists in the Dance Program to choreograph and create new, innovative works for the Fall Student Concert entitled “text.†Read More
Three UW–Madison faculty members receive Fulbright grants
Three faculty members will teach and research abroad this academic year after being awarded 2004-05 Fulbright Scholar grants. Read More
Veterinary school dean named Veterinarian of the Year
Daryl D. Buss, dean at the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, received the "Veterinarian of the Year" award from the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) on Oct. 8 during the organization's annual convention in Madison. Read More
Theater, scientific scholarship come together in ‘Copenhagen’
Playwright Michael Frayn ruminates on what may have been the substance of a 1941 visit between atomic physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr in the Tony Award-winning "Copenhagen," at the Madison Repertory Theater on Thursday, Oct. 22-Sunday, Nov. 14. Read More
Japan trip underscores role and value of UW–Madison
The trade mission of Governor Jim Doyle and Wisconsin businesses to Japan has ended, and the verdict is mission accomplished. From September 25 to October 1, a team of 27 university and corporate representatives visited Japan to network with and tour Japanese industry, discussing expansion of biotech and manufacturing markets between Wisconsin and Japan. Read More
Rock the Vote bus tour makes UW–Madison its final stop
It is voting season, and the UW–Madison Homecoming Committee, as part of the Vote 2004 Coalition, has secured the UW–Madison campus for the final stop on Rock the Vote's 50-city "Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour" on Friday, Oct. 15. Read More
University, K-12 leaders to discuss state’s educational assets
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a distinguished panel of leaders representing Wisconsin's universities and K-12 schools, local business and government will discuss the value of our educational resources to the state's economy. Read More
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, business editor to visit
Matt Davies, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and Charles Zehren, deputy business editor of Newsday, will visit UW–Madison this month as writers in residence. Read More
Restoration of intersection beginning
Work will begin tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 14) to restore the intersection of Linden Drive and Charter Street to concrete. Read More
Focus is on health, fitness with Badgers in Training
Kids and parents alike can benefit from learning about healthy living and seeing those principles in action through Badger student-athletes and Wisconsin athletics. Read More
UW System patent management organization hires general manager
The WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc., the patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin System, has hired a full-time general manager to take the foundation to the next level of success. Read More
Wilkins to lecture on Civil Rights Act
Roger Wilkins, a Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime civil rights activist, will focus on the hopes and promises of the Civil Rights Act in its 40th year, in the Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW Law School. Read More
Biological engineers hope to help take the world beyond oil
In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with spiking oil costs, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows, "green-thinking" engineers at UW–Madison are working to expand the world's fuel options. Read More