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Noted primate researcher to discuss animal research

March 25, 2011

On Tuesday, March 29, University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor Charles Snowdon will discuss his decades of research on a small new-world monkey called the cotton-top tamarin.

April’s Spring Sprint benefits UW Arboretum

March 25, 2011

Hot on spring's heels comes the second annual Spring Sprint for the Arb presented by Nakoma Dental.

Festival gives launching point to emerging films

March 24, 2011

Event will be held March 30–April 3 Meg Hamel, director of the Wisconsin Film Festival, works in her Lathrop Hall office as she…

Endowed lectureship honors influential economist, artist wife

March 24, 2011

Susan Feigenbaum, professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has established a lectureship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in honor of a mentor and his wife.

Spoken Word Festival features HBO Def Poet Rafael Casal

March 24, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives' (OMAI) fifth annual Line Breaks Festival will be held Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 16, at the Rotunda Studio in the Overture Center for the Arts.

Science is in your hands at annual Science Expeditions event

March 24, 2011

A little hands-on exploration can open a whole new world, and Science Expeditions — set for Saturday, April 2, this year — is a passport to the world of research at UW–Madison.

Second annual Digital Salon to be held in April

March 23, 2011

From April 10-15, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries and the Digital Humanities Initiative will host Digital Salon, an exhibition of new media projects from undergraduate and graduate students from April 10-15.

Badgers advance far in Twitter #MarchMadness

March 23, 2011

The Badgers are going to the Men’s Basketball National Championship game — at least if the games were played in cyberspace with Twitter keeping score.

Badgers add a school visit to New Orleans agenda

March 23, 2011

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From the desk of the chancellor

March 23, 2011

Martin For more than 150 years, the people of Wisconsin have worked to build a world-class research university. Despite the state’s modest population…

Vis-a-Vis will be concert of dance, community

March 23, 2011

This spring, the Dance Department’s “Vis-a-Vis” will premiere three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, postmodern dance choreography and martial…

UW contracts with consultant to study efficiency

March 23, 2011

UW–Madison has signed a contract with Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group to examine the efficiency of the university. The efficiency study will be a key part…

Employees will have easy access to help using new HRS system

March 23, 2011

If there’s one thing that’s certain about the new state-of-the-art HRS system for administering employee pay and benefits, it’s that people across campus will have…

Weekend grand opening planned for new Union South

March 23, 2011

The new Union South will open its doors officially at noon on Friday, April 15.

Writer’s Choice: David Maraniss lectures at Sunlight Project

March 23, 2011

The turbulent events of the late 1960s still resonate on the UW–Madison campus.