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Law School establishes $2.5 million fund in honor of alumnus
Exelon’s gifts will be used to establish up to four new faculty fellowship funds, which will support retaining mid-level faculty members. Read More
UW professor wins Reimer Lüst Award
Professor Daniel W. Bromley has received the Reimer Lüst Award for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange. Read More
Administrative Excellence plans begin to take shape
Administrative Excellence work teams have been rolling up their sleeves to refine and develop action plans to incorporate effective resource stewardship across the campus. Read More
Intercampus Research Incentive Program enters third year
The third year of the Intercampus Research Incentive Program is open to proposals, calling for research partnerships uniting University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty. Read More
Daya Bay antineutrino detectors exceed performance goals
After just three months of operation, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has far surpassed expectations, recording tens of thousands of particle interactions and paving the way to a better understanding of neutrinos and why the universe is built of matter rather than antimatter. Read More
Another first-place finish for UW couple on “The Amazing Race”
For the second week in a row, Major Dave Brown, Jr. and his wife, Rachel, placed first on “The Amazing Race.” Read More
Madison Reads Leopold set for Saturday at UW Arboretum
The UW–Madison Arboretum — where Aldo Leopold helped establish a pioneering experiment in ecological restoration — will host Madison Reads Leopold, a public reading from Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac” on Saturday, March 3, in celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend. Read More
Women help high school girls find their perfect prom dress
The Panhellenic Association will co-host the annual "All Dressed Up" event with the Junior League of Madison on Saturday March 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Madison Area Technical College. Read More
See restored Curry murals at Wednesday Night @ the Lab
A remarkable University of Wisconsin–Madison research triumph and artful renderings depicting the importance of biochemistry are the subject of a rare occurrence of the popular Wednesday Night @ the Lab series. Read More
Bazzell receives Jefferson Award
As vice chancellor for administration at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Darrell Bazzell’s work days are long. Still, he makes time for giving back to the community by volunteering. For his work outside of work, Bazzell was named February’s Jefferson Award Winner by WKOW Channel 27. Read More
Student services enhance College Library
With its long-established reputation as the place to see and be seen on the UW–Madison campus, College Library likes to play on its strengths as a social library. Read More
VIP tours give inside look at what it means to be a UW–Madison student
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Union South. Microbial Sciences. The Lakeshore residential neighborhood. Observatory Drive. Bascom Hill — but only the downhill route. These are just some of the destinations on the Visitor and Information Programs campus tour, designed to give prospective students, special groups and other visitors an inside look at life at UW–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison hosts 2012 Lorraine Hansberry Symposium
As part of the 2012 Lorraine Hansberry Project, honoring the life and pioneering work of a UW–Madison alumna who made lasting contributions to American arts and culture, a free symposium will take place on Saturday, March 3, in Vilas Hall’s Mitchell Theatre. The symposium, “Conversations on African-American Youth and August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’” is presented in conjunction with the Hansberry Project’s production of Wilson’s play. Read More
Celebrating music from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula
The School of Music's piano department, in association with the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies program, is staging "Carnival: Celebrating Music from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula" on Saturday, March 3 at noon in Morphy Recital Hall. Read More
Observatory Drive reopens to westbound traffic on Feb. 25
As scheduled, Observatory Drive between Charter Street and Babcock Drive will be reopened to one-way traffic westbound on Saturday, Feb. 25. Read More
Recent Sightings: Homage to Bucky
Taking advantage of freshly fallen snow — which has been unusually sparse this winter — an unknown artist creates Bucky Badger on Bascom… Read More
Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection
The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries will celebrate the Mayrent Collection at a special event at the University Club, 803 State St., on Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. Read More
Growing demand creates opportunities, challenges for Wisconsin organic agriculture
Sales of organic food continue to rise despite the economic downturn, and that bodes well for Wisconsin, which has experienced dramatic growth in that sector since the enactment of the National Organic Program in 2002, notes a new report on Wisconsin organic agriculture. Read More
HR Design Project forums, Web chat seek feedback from campus community
The Human Resources Design Project will be hosting two forums during the week of Feb. 27 to offer a status report and gather input from employees regarding the campus-wide effort to build a new, more effective University of Wisconsin–Madison personnel system. Read More