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Recent sightings: To study or not to study
Settling into comfortable chairs, undergraduate Jim Liu takes a break while undergraduate Jian Li Zheng continues studying in the School of Library and…
UW–Madison now Twittering
The public can now follow campus news and events, mentions of UW–Madison in the news media and other happenings via the university’s Twitter feed.
Taylor Lecture features former BP public relations executive
Patricia Wright, the recently retired vice president of external affairs for BP America and a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, will deliver the 2009 Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Monday, April 20.
Concert Choir offers yardwork service
Spring break means different things to different people: beach bacchanal, service trip, research and study intensive, or deposits into an overdrawn sleep account.
Sigma Chi chapter suspended
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Committee on Student Organizations has suspended the university’s Sigma Chi fraternity chapter, 221 Langdon St., for an alleged alcohol-related violation on April 2.
UW-Madison: ‘College Life’ appears to fall short in depiction
MTV’s reality-based series “College Life” appears to present a sensationalized view of student life with an exaggerated emphasis on drinking and dysfunctional relationships, according to UW–Madison officials.
Economics scholar points to a surging underground economy
With the tax-filing deadline just days away, a University of Wisconsin–Madison expert in the underground economy says that unpaid tax liability in the United States has likely ballooned to more than $600 billion.
UW-Madison ‘pedals’ alternative transportation
Beginning today (April 13), Transportation Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will spend the week spreading information on alternatives to driving alone.
UPDATE: Power restored to east campus
As of 12:27 p.m., power has been restored to all buildings. Workers on Library Mall or East Campus Mall may have hit a line, causing the outages.
Contest: What does a new student need to know?
UW-Madison is again asking students to write an essay about the things they've learned about life at the university.
UW-Madison ranks sixth in university media study
The University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked sixth nationally in a new study examining how often colleges and universities appear in the global print and electronic media, on the Internet, blogosphere and social networking sites.
Academic Staff Award winners honored
The 2009 Academic Staff Excellence Awards recognize nine dedicated university professionals for their exemplary achievements in leadership, public service, research, teaching and career service.
Artist celebrates Yiddish music with ‘KlezKamp’
If Henry Sapoznik has his way, Madison will become the capitol of “Yiddishland” during a three-day “KlezKamp Road Show,” a celebration of klezmer music and Yiddish folk arts Saturday–Monday, April 18–20.
Symposium spotlights undergraduate student research
It’s a rare occasion when student researchers, artists, scientists and performers are invited to showcase their creativity in a single venue, but that is the exact function of the Undergraduate Symposium.
Librarian receives Woman of Color Award
Janice Rice, senior academic librarian in College Library and member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, has been selected as UW–Madison’s recipient of the 14th annual UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award.
New Strategic Framework Available
UW-Madison has just completed a comprehensive process to develop a strategic framework that will guide and focus the university’s efforts during the next few years. Thousands of faculty, staff, students and alumni participated in a 10-year reaccreditation self-study, which laid the foundation for the framework. Titled “For Wisconsin and the World,” the plan includes a vision statement, guiding principles and six strategic priorities.
Writer’s Choice: Cinematheque finishes semester with film series
If gorging on films during the recent Wisconsin Film Festival has left you hungry for more, Cinematheque will satisfy with some tempting offerings to get you through the semester.
Choral Union presents ‘War Requiem’
For 11 horrific hours on the night of Nov. 14, 1940, thousands of Luftwaffe incendiaries and tons of explosives and air mines pounded Coventry, England. When the all-clear sliced through the morning light, hundreds of civilians were dead and injured, the city in shambles. Among the homes, shelters, hospitals, churches and buildings destroyed was the Cathedral of St. Michael, its skeleton of walls still standing among piles of smoldering debris, where people lay buried in the rubble.
Those with interdisciplinary tastes should sample MALBEC
An interdisciplinary seminar will feature scientists who use computational approaches to understand the behavior, learning and perceptions of people and machines.
Book Smart
Radio has always served as an ideal vehicle for the Wisconsin Idea, pushing the boundaries of the university far beyond Madison. Jim Fleming recalls a colleague telling how, as a young mother from tiny Bayfield, Wisconsin Public Radio served as her connection to the world beyond her child-rearing life.