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‘Framework’ focuses on student choreography Students in the Dance Program invite concertgoers to arrive early for the fall concert to enjoy an… Read More
Faculty Senate supports domestic partner benefits
The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution at its Oct. 7 meeting calling for health benefits for domestic partners of employees. Read More
Symposium: Teaching about inequality
On Thursday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Grainger Hall, a symposium titled "Teaching About Inequality: Challenging Oppression Through Mindfulness" will be held for all graduate students, faculty and staff who wish to strengthen their pedagogical skills in this area. Read More
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Ten things you may not know about water
Thirty years after passage of the Clean Water Act, an initiative called Waters of Wisconsin brought the public together with representatives from industry, agriculture, conservation, Native American tribes, government agencies, universities and other groups for a focused discussion Oct. 21-22. Read More
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Chalk talk If you could climb to the Carillon Tower roof on a sunny autumn day, you could have your pick… Read More
‘Framework’ focuses on UW student choreography
Come a little early! Students in the UW Dance Program invite concertgoers to arrive early for this year's fall concert to enjoy a site-specific, improvisational dance in the lobby 15 minutes before curtain time. Read More
Wolfe elected to National Institute of Medicine
Barbara Wolfe, professor of economics, public affairs and population health sciences, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Read More
Fiddler MacMaster returns to Union Theater
Natalie MacMaster, the Cape Breton fiddling phenomenon, is returning to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. Read More
Modernists to meet in Madison
The cream of creative thinkers from the fields of literature, philosophy, the arts and more will meet in Madison from Thursday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Nov. 3, to consider new ways of approaching rapid and widespread changes in all sectors of society. Read More
WARF West Coast office opens
The patent and licensing organization of the university has become the first university technology-transfer institution in the United States to launch a satellite office. Read More
Wilding named acting director of cancer center
George Wilding has been named acting director of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective Nov. 1, 2002. Wilding's appointment was announced by Philip Farrell, dean of the UW Medical School. Read More
Peace in Africa subject of conference
A "Great Lakes" region lies at the heart of Africa. The region has been troubled of late - several of its countries have spent the last decade at war with each other, submerged in civil disputes, or both. A global conference will be held at the UW–Madison on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, to discuss various proposals currently under discussion for peace in the region and to assess their chances for success. Read More
UW joins Wisconsin Campus Compact
UW-Madison and 25 other Wisconsin post-secondary institutions will join together on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to affirm support of community service, campus-community partnerships and community engagement. Read More
Research leads to higher quality pork
A compound long used for baking and treating indigestion has a new use. UW–Madison researchers have discovered that sodium bicarbonate improves the quality of meat from pigs and other livestock. Read More
UW observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
UHS violence prevention coordinator Lori Henn, a representative from Domestic Abuse Intervention Services and a student survivor of dating violence will jointly appear on WSUM-FM 91.7 from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 to share experiences and talk about breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Read More
UW joins ‘Big Ten’ nuclear engineering consortium
As the issue of nuclear power in the United States re-emerges, the U.S. Department of Energy has recently awarded $10 million to a consortium of four "Big Ten" schools recognized as leaders in the field of nuclear engineering, among them UW–Madison. Read More
Graves to discuss social construction of race
Joseph L. Graves Jr., a professor of evolutionary biology at Arizona State University, will present "The Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Fluno Center's Howard Auditorium, 601 University Ave. Read More