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Seven receive entrepreneurial achievement awards
Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and faculty were honored this week for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. Read More
College of Letters & Science Career Services assists with post-graduation plans
With graduation only a few weeks away, Letters & Science Career Services (LSCS) is an excellent resource for students entering the job market. Read More
At 80, Harold Scheub keeps the storytelling tradition alive
As the African Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Harold Scheub remains a constant. Read More
Input sought on campus bus changes
UW-Madison Transportation Services will be making changes to campus bus service and is seeking input at two upcoming May meetings. Read More
Patel to further interfaith discussion at UW–Madison
Eboo Patel likes to tell the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. learned in seminary school about Gandhi's inspiration to create a nonviolent social reform movement. Read More
Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read More
Madison proclaims April 28 Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day
Mayor Paul Soglin has signed a proclamation designating this Saturday, April 28, as Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day in the city of Madison. It is the 35th anniversary of the program. Read More
DARE to host conference on language
The Dictionary of American Regional English, a project of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will hold a mini-conference to celebrate the publication of its fifth volume. Read More
UW Chamber Orchestra visits Brookfield’s Wilson Center
The UW Chamber Orchestra performs at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield in a free concert on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Read More
Veteran’s Legal Clinic and Pro Bono Society receive grants
Two new grants will help University of Wisconsin law students gain valuable experience while helping veterans who need legal assistance. Read More
Madison remains home to WIAA basketball tournament
A tradition nearly 100 years old will continue as the WIAA has agreed to keep the boys basketball tournament in Madison through 2020. The girls tournament will spend 2013 and 2014 in Green Bay. Read More
UW-Madison Javanese concert features four guest artists
This spring's annual concert of music and dance by the UW–Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and dancers will feature a solo dance by Valerie Mau Vetter of Grinnell College, a group dance by members of the Javanese dance class taught by Peggy Choy of the Dance Department and a wide variety of gamelan music. Read More
Town hall meetings don’t accurately measure community opinion on controversial issues, study finds
Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight about the range of views on a controversial issue, but they're not likely to provide an accurate measure of overall community opinion, says a team of science communication researchers. Read More
UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director
Paul Robbins, the director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, has been named director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Forms of online learning enhance students’ experiences
When Jamie Henke set out to create an online course in music theory, some feared that the only students who would enroll would be those who wanted to attend class from their residence halls, still clad in pajamas. Read More
University Police to collect unwanted, expired medications on April 27
The UWPD is participating in the 4th National Take Back Initiative with the Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday, April 27. Read More
Go Big Read goes “Radioactive” for 2012-2013 book selection
University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward has selected "Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout" by Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times illustrator Lauren Redniss as the book for the fourth year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program. Read More
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 12
Whether you've got the greenest thumb on the block or you're turning soil for the first time this year, you'll find bushels of ideas for growing a great garden at UW Family Gardening Day, on Saurday, May 12 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More
Grads returning to take a bite out of Alumni Weekend
Alumni are about to take a trip down a Memory Lane that bears a striking resemblance to State Street. Read More
Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms
The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool against a traditional corn pest. Read More