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Badger Volunteers signup deadline approaches
The deadline to sign up to join the Badger Volunteers is on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Sixth annual ‘Passing the Mic’ spoken-word series to feature Latin flair
Latin rhythms will set a flavorful beat for the sixth annual Passing the Mic spoken-word series Thursday, Sept. 30-Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Wisconsin Historical Society auditorium, 816 State St.
UWPD conducts bicycle education and enforcement
For the next month, University of Wisconsin–Madison police officers will beconducting concentrated bicycle education and enforcement throughout the UW–Madison campus. Officers will conduct a…
Court puts stem cell researchers back to work, for now
A panel of appellate judges removed barriers to embryonic stem cell research funded by federal grants in a decision Thursday, Sept. 9 reversing a suspension of funding ordered in August by another federal judge.
U.S. Bank scores with UW–Madison Great People Scholarship support
U.S. Bank, a sponsor of Wisconsin Badger football radio broadcasts, will make a gift of $2,500 to the U.S. Bank Great People Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for each Badger touchdown scored this season at Camp Randall Stadium.
Message from the chancellor regarding Pakistan flooding
The chancellor and the president of the Pakistani Students Association wrote a message to the campus community about the floods that hit Pakistan last month.
Law School dean to step down, return to faculty
University of Wisconsin Law School Dean Kenneth B. Davis Jr. said today (Sept. 8) he will step down in September 2011 and return to the faculty.
Competition invites students to invent the future of wireless technology
A new competition this year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will challenge students to discover and build the next big idea in wireless technology, a field that continues to transform the way the world communicates.
New director takes over at Primate Center
It is not likely, by a long shot, to be his biggest challenge, but reorienting his collegiate athletic allegiances and keeping peace in the family will be one pressing priority for neurophysiologist Jon Levine, the Northwestern University researcher who takes the reins of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) this month.
Dalai Lama trust to fund UW–Madison research on healthy minds
Securing research funding is always welcome news, but this one came with a unique twist.
For the Record
Sept. 8–22, 2010 Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff. CIBER announces Southeast Asia faculty…
Communication key to ‘Distance’ production
In one sense, “Across a Distance” is the tale of two virtuosic performers, a boy-meets-girl romantic comedy and an intensely personal journey to turn an offhand thought into reality.
Booksmart
Thinking Poetry: Readings in Contemporary Women’s Exploratory Poetics (University of Iowa Press, 2010) Lynn Keller, Martha Meier Renk Bascom Professor of English…
Program brings Middle Eastern languages to life
This summer, campus learners included candy makers, bankers, teenaged musicians and visitors from around the world. Along the shores of Lake Mendota, one program taught its students about languages and cultures thousands of miles away.
Office of Admissions, McBurney Center will move to new home in 2011
The Office of Admissions and the McBurney Disability Resource Center will soon move to a new home in the heart of campus.
Milestones
The McBurney Center has welcomed three new staff: Ebonee Johnson will be interning with the center for the 2010–11 academic year. She is a doctoral…
Unusual relationship forged via research commitment
In the nerve-wracking moments before he fired up the PowerPoint to defend his neurology dissertation on Sept. 3, Matt Wagoner could look into the audience at the Biotech Center and take comfort.
Martin proposes new ‘Badger Partnership’
For more than 150 years, Wisconsin, a state with a modest population and modest wealth, has invested enough in UW–Madison to make it one of only four public universities to rank among the top twenty universities in the world.
Send us your tailgate recipes!
Do you have a recipe for the world’s best chili, tasty chicken wings or a delectable dessert?
Family photo day benefits campus child care
Family Photo Day has been scheduled by the Office of Child Care and Family Resources, says Connie Wilson, event coordinator.