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Badger Varsity Band and “Dukes of Hazzard” star celebrate the 1970s
The Badger Band is preparing to celebrate the 1970s during the annual Varsity Band Concert, April 19-21.
LaHood names Adams to ITS Program Advisory Committee
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has named University of Wisconsin–Madison's Teresa Adams to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC).
Cool science images show aesthetic side of science at UW–Madison
The second annual UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest has highlighted the synergy of science and aesthetics, selecting six winners and six honorable mentions from 82 entries from faculty, staff and students on campus.
Challenge opens doors for grad student research partnerships
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is looking to draw graduate students into the spirit of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery with Discovery Challenge, a grant competition for collaborative research.
Bazzell: All are welcome to attend HR Design meetings
Here is a statement from Darrell Bazzell, University of Wisconsin–Madison vice chancellor, regarding meetings of the HR Design project:
Cool Science Images 2012
The second annual UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest highlights the synergy of science and aesthetics.
University responds to fraternity incident
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is responding to a report of a racial incident involving two African-American female students and members of a campus fraternity.
Prison reading groups liberate minds, UW grad students find
Jose Vergara, a graduate student in the UW–Madison Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, remembers how the Oakhill Correctional Institution inmates in his reading and writing group reacted to a short story called "Blue Notebook #10," by Daniil Kharms.
Residential community helps science-minded college women succeed
The UW–Madison Women in Science and Engineering residential learning community offers a support system for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) that ranges from social connections to academic resources and mentoring connections.
Romnes Fellowships awarded to 11 recently tenured faculty
Eleven promising young UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships, which recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years.
Changing temperatures can be a challenge for building maintenance
This spring's early warm spell makes it challenging to control the climate in 120 campus buildings that operate using a central chill water system.
Ideas to Excellence celebrates undergraduates
Every spring, the academic and creative work of undergraduates is celebrated with numerous events at UW–Madison. For the first time, these achievements will be showcased under the name Ideas to Excellence.
ASM spring elections now open
From March 19 to 21, all UW–Madison students will be able to vote in the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) spring elections.
Fashion retailer Shopbop.com shares social media marketing tips, trends
Tim Gill, traffic manager at Amazon's Shopbop.com, founded and based in Madison, will discuss how startup companies can use Facebook, Twitter and other digital networking forums to market themselves at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, as the guest speaker at the next Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Gilson Bootstrapping event.
Association hosts 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference
The Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) will host its 26th annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference March 23-24 in Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Recent sightings: Welcome warmth
Students took in the unseasonably warm weather by relaxing on Bascom Hill in mid-March. In a string of days that hit the 70s and…
Recent sightings: Classroom innovation
A laptop computer provides another resource as students discuss questions and answers in small groups during an open test in an undergraduate zoology class…