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Bamuthi helps UW speak to the hip-hop generation

April 25, 2007

Marc Bamuthi Joseph will conclude his arts residency with a farewell performance at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30, at Music Hall. Read More

Three faculty chosen as Guggenheim fellows

April 19, 2007

Three professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, which recognize artists, scholars and scientists based on distinguished past achievement and exceptional future promise. Read More

Historian’s book wins prestigious award

April 18, 2007

A pioneering study of the critical role that violence played in shaping the United States has won Ned Blackhawk, associate professor of history and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Organization of American Historian's (OAH) Frederick Jackson Turner Award. Read More

Student study-abroad awards announced

April 18, 2007

Fifty University of Wisconsin–Madison students have been awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships, the Division of International Studies' International Academic Programs (IAP) announced. Read More

UW-Madison geographer receives achievement award

April 17, 2007

James Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded the Presidential Achievement Award by the Association of American Geographers. Read More

UW-Madison announces 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award winners

April 17, 2007

Teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provide a laboratory for the Wisconsin Idea and a conduit for the knowledge, experiences and skills produced on campus to reach the rest of Wisconsin, the nation and the world. Read More

Chemistry professor receives National Science Board Public Service Award

April 17, 2007

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor who pioneered new ways to encourage public understanding of science through his enthusiastic communications and visually exciting chemical demonstrations, will receive the 2007 National Science Board Public Service Award. Read More

World Languages Day brings the world to Wisconsin

April 12, 2007

On Thursday, April 19, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute will host over 700 high school students and their teachers for World Languages Day, an all-day event that aims to raise awareness of diverse languages and cultures in Wisconsin and around the world. Read More

Jazz, spoken word shows coming to Music Hall

April 12, 2007

Jazz and spoken-word performances will heat up Music Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus later this month. Read More

Center to honor retiring director

April 11, 2007

The Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America (CHPC) will honor its retiring director, James Danky, with a symposium on Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14. Read More

Sexual assault awareness month recognized on campus

April 10, 2007

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and University of Wisconsin–Madison and community survivors and activists have assembled a full slate of activities ranging from lectures and training sessions to performances and a candlelight vigil. Read More

University Club celebrates 100 years

April 10, 2007

At their meetings in March, the university's Faculty Senate and Academic Staff Assembly passed identical resolutions congratulating the University Club on its 100th anniversary. The resolutions noted that the club has been a well-respected presence on the campus since its founding in 1907, has contributed and continues to contribute to the social and cultural life of the university, and serves an important function as a venue for conversation and the exchange of ideas over lunch and for meetings of faculty and staff. Read More

UW-Madison: Hermosa efforts moving forward

April 10, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is moving forward in its efforts to investigate and respond to alleged workers' rights abuses at a former Adidas Group subcontractor in El Salvador. Read More

Four UW–Madison faculty honored with Hilldale Awards

March 28, 2007

Four faculty members have received the 2007 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and service. Read More

Pair of undergraduates receive Truman Scholarships

March 28, 2007

University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors Adam Schmidt and Max Bruner are among 65 students from 56 colleges and universities nationwide who have been selected as 2007 Truman Scholars. They were chosen from among 585 candidates nominated by 280 public and private institutions. Read More

Unique models help teach nanoscience to the blind

March 27, 2007

At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Even the most powerful microscopes can't peer into the nanoscale directly. Read More

Campus leader on climate, diversity issues to retire

March 27, 2007

Bernice Durand, a professor of physics and a campus leader in the areas of climate and diversity, has announced her retirement from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, effective at the end of June. Read More

Preparing for better weather forecasts

March 27, 2007

UW–Madison scientist Allen Huang is at the forefront of preparations for new satellite instruments and the predicted data deluge. Read More

Greeks unite for Langdon Street neighborhood watch

March 22, 2007

The Langdon Street Neighborhood Watch will host a safety awareness event at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 in front of Gamma Phi Beta, 217 Langdon Street. Read More

Big Badger Auction offers coveted Google internship

March 21, 2007

Wisconsin alumni and friends will have a chance to make a summer internship opportunity come true for a University of Wisconsin–Madison student by bidding on Google advertising internship that debuts today as part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Big Badger Auction. Read More