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Wisconsin MBA students to meet with Warren Buffett

October 20, 2010

Twenty students from the full-time University of Wisconsin–Madison MBA program will travel to Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 21, to share a meal and an experience of a lifetime with Warren Buffett, chair and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's most successful investors. Read More

Coming up on the Big Ten Network

October 20, 2010

Here is our program lineup for the next two weeks. Read More

Milestones

October 20, 2010

Brendon Dybdahl recently joined the staff in University Housing as the new director of marketing and communications. Alexander Lazarian, a professor of astronomy and physics,… Read More

UW–Madison ‘checks in’ to Foursquare presence online

October 20, 2010

Who’s the mayor of UW–Madison? Biddy Martin? Bret Bielema? Bucky? Barry?  Actually, it could be you. Read More

NSF acting director will deliver Denton Distinguished Lecture

October 20, 2010

Cora Marrett, acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will deliver the 2010 Denice D. Denton Distinguished Lecture at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, in 1310 Sterling Hall. Read More

Law, business schools rate among Princeton Review’s best

October 20, 2010

The Law School and Wisconsin School of Business were included among the nation’s best programs in Princeton Review’s annual guidebooks, with the Wisconsin School of Business being noted for its graduate entrepreneurial program and facilities. Read More

UW Foundation’s new Web site has improved features

October 20, 2010

The UW Foundation changed its Web address and e-mail address and launched a new Web site Read More

A new honor for Badger Watch

October 20, 2010

he Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association (WCPPA) has selected the UW Police Department’s Badger Watch program as the Crime Prevention Program of the Year in the category of law enforcement agencies with more than 50 sworn officers. The awards are given out in four categories. Read More

Meeting on Lakeshore Nature Preserve scheduled

October 20, 2010

Lakeshore Nature Preserve director Gary Brown and his staff will host a public stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to gather input from members of the university community and the general public on developing the preserve’s 2011 budget and work priorities for the coming year. Read More

LGBT Campus Center to host Oct. 20 vigil against bullying

October 19, 2010

A glow-light vigil will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of "Stop the Silence," UW–Madison's LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign. Read More

Badger alumni offer $700,000 in scholarship support for UW students

October 19, 2010

As students returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison this fall, more than 400 students entered classrooms knowing they had generous support from proud fellow Badgers. Read More

New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon

October 19, 2010

In cold weather, many children can't resist breathing onto a window and writing in the condensation. Now imagine the window as an electronic device platform, the condensation as a special conductive gas, and the letters as lines of nanowires. Read More

Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25

October 19, 2010

Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students. Read More

Plant family tree may help identify species vulnerable to invaders, climate change

October 18, 2010

Change has been the norm for Wisconsin's forests over the last 50 years, and the next 50 are unlikely to pass quietly. Read More

Curiosities: Why do some planets have rings?

October 18, 2010

Saturn imaged by the Cassini Orbiter. Image: courtesy Jet Propulsion Lab Planetary ring systems are complicated, notes UW Space Place… Read More

Outstanding alumni chapters earn highest honors

October 18, 2010

The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has honored 17 outstanding alumni chapters around the country for their work to provide support for local alumni and maintain a strong connection with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Music education conference focuses on race and equity issues

October 18, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the first conference of CRÈME International, the International Consortium on Equity in Music Education, from Oct. 20-23. Read More