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Elvehjem concerts combine music, art
For the last two decades, Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art at UW–Madison have used music and visual art to build a statewide community stretching from Kenosha to Brule.
Stress reduction course draws harried students
For the past 20 years, Physical Education 134 - Relaxation Technique and Exercise has been a top draw in the physical education department, filling so quickly that freshmen and sophomores have difficulty getting in.
Back in the classroom
Scholars bridge the divide between campus and the world in many ways, and economist John Karl Scholz made the leap through a leave, spending nearly two years in the capital of the nation - and the capital of his specialty.
Community service fellowships available to undergraduates
Undergraduate students, faculty and staff have a new opportunity to forge community service partnerships with area nonprofit and government agencies through the university's Morgridge Center for Public Service.
Gifts boost cancer program in veterinary medicine
School of Veterinary Medicine officials have created a $250,000 campaign to create a new Cancer Recovery Ward to accommodate the huge increase in pets being treated and to provide more modern facilities.
UW to review proposed code of conduct for licensees
UW-Madison will hold a public forum Thursday (Dec. 10) on a proposed code of conduct designed to address the working conditions under which university apparel and merchandise is produced.
Faculty Senate debates speech code
Not a good idea. That's the consensus among professors from across the campus who spoke out against a proposed speech code at Monday's Faculty Senate meeting.
WAA helps parents give students an exam-week boost
Several hundred UW–Madison students will be receiving care packages to help them survive final exam week this month through a program sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board.
Do your holiday shopping on campus
Ten gift ideas from UW–Madison that can make your holiday shopping easier and less aggravating. All are unique to the University and sales benefit campus academic, outreach and social programs.
Former mayor to discuss Milwaukee’s German legacy
A former mayor of Milwaukee, Frank P. Zeidler, will visit UW–Madison Dec. 10 to give a talk on German influences in Wisconsin politics.
Badger fans get ready for Rose Bowl
Badger fans are eagerly anticipating their football team's appearance in the Rose Bowl.
Monograph explores the role of scholarship and teaching
The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS), a UW–Madison-based national alliance of professional biology societies, is taking aim at undergraduate biology education.
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Roasted Guinea Hen recipe
The wisdom behind WISE
A program at Elizabeth Waters Hall is countering a national trend that has seen more than half of all young women who begin pursuing a career in science or engineering change majors in the first two years.
Like greenhouse gases, landscape changes may alter climate
Greenhouse gases, the long-standing villains of climate change, may have a significant new partner in crime: wholesale changes to the world's landscapes by humans.
Celebrate UW sesquicentennial with music
Tickets to the 150th Anniversary Concert commemorating UW's first classes in 1849 will go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the Kohl Center and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Local poet to be published by UW–Madison library
The first publication of the newly created Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison General Library System, is a collection of poems by award-winning local poet Andrea Potos titled "The Perfect Day."
New campus gallery showcases undergraduate artists
The Class of 1973 Gallery on the newly remodeled Red Gym's second floor will show the work of primarily undergraduates. Opened in November, the new space is a welcome addition to campus exhibition space available to students.
Research Highlights
With 110 faculty affiliates across more than 40 departments, UW–Madison’s Institute on Aging is developing a composite picture of aging in America. A…