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Multicultural Student Center to hold orientation reception
The Multicultural Student Center (MSC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will sponsor the 27th annual Multicultural Orientation Reception (MCOR) celebration from 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Wisconsin Union Theater and Great Hall of Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
Ice Age lesson predicts a faster rise in sea level
If the lessons being learned by scientists about the demise of the last great North American ice sheet are correct, estimates of global sea level rise from a melting Greenland ice sheet may be seriously underestimated.
Campus invited to ice cream social
As the fall semester gets under way, faculty, staff and students are invited to greet each other and new Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin at a university ice cream social on Bascom Hill. The event will be held from 4–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, rain or shine. All university employees and students are invited. Bucky Badger will be on hand from 4–4:30 p.m.
Bucky Bus back for 2008
The Bucky Bus shuttle will again operate this season for all home football games. The Athletic Department reached an agreement for shuttle service with Kobussen Buses Ltd. of Sun Prairie. Service will include approximately 17 full-size buses from lots 60/76 near the UW Hospital and 10 full-size buses from the downtown Madison parking ramps.
Recent sightings: Chancellor’s Convocation
Photo: Jeff Miller Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin talks with students enjoying lunch outdoors following the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students. Visit the…
Services scheduled for students killed in Midvale accident
Memorial services have been scheduled for two of the UW–Madison students killed in a car accident during the early morning hours of Aug. 27.
Video: Chancellor’s Convocation
Returning students — and Abraham Lincoln — offer their advice to the incoming class.
Chancellor Martin visits with footballl team prior to season opener
The Wisconsin football team welcomed a surprise visitor to its Friday walk-through as the Badgers made final preparations for their Aug. 30 season-opener with Akron.
Martin anticipates challenges as chancellor
The values that Carolyn “Biddy” Martin carries into her job as the next chancellor will help define the university as it faces the challenges of the 21st century.
Bring out your badger with The Red Shirt
Badger alumni, students and fans are kicking off the season with style and substance by wearing The Red Shirt, created to reflect the University of Wisconsin–Madison tradition of spirit and giving back.
Collaboration key to WIMR researchers
The east tower of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research is about to celebrate its grand opening, and already the building is working to foster collaboration among scientists working on similar problems — including the scourge of cancer — from different angles.
Bus routes change as service resumes
Campus bus riders will encounter some changes next week on Route 80 and a new late afternoon express Route 84 to Lot 60 and Eagle Heights has been added.
UW–Madison goes live with Oracle Campus Solutions software
UW–Madison went live with Oracle’s v9 Campus Solutions software on Aug. 11. It marked the successful culmination of almost a year’s worth of collaborative development and testing between student service departments and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) technical support.
Science News writer will be in residence in September
Nathan Seppa, Science News biomedical writer, will be the biomedical and public health writer in residence on campus from Monday–Friday, Sept. 8–12, will give a public talk, “Evolutionary Medicine: What Happens When We Are Hard-Wired for the Stone Age but Live in the Modern World,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for room).
Patterns in changing ecological landscapes inspire professor
Thirty years after visiting Yellowstone National Park for the first time, Monica Turner has established herself as a leader in the field of ecology and made Yellowstone one of the most well-studied ecological landscapes in the country.
University reminds campus staff of policy on political candidate activities
The upcoming general election will undoubtedly generate a flurry of political activity on the campus, particularly as the Nov. 4 vote gets closer
New initiative launches to provide students with timely textbook information
A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18.
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