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Offices of the Dean of Students to host safety forum
University of Wisconsin–Madison students who live in off-campus apartments and houses are invited to a special campus forum to discuss safety issues. Read More
Political science alums agree on value of UW–Madison education
With a hotly contested election just days away, some leading politicians from both ends of the political spectrum have come together on at least one issue: A University of Wisconsin–Madison political science degree is instrumental in their lives and public service careers. Read More
Top investment managers named distinguished business alumni
Phill Gross and Paul Leff have been named winners of the Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards given by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business. Read More
Police officer stresses listening skills
Spend five minutes with Officer Heidi Golbach, standing on the west steps of Memorial Library outside her office, and she'll point out a half dozen of the characters she knows from her daily patrols of lower campus. Read More
Waisman Children’s Theatre presents Twain classic
Following his daughter Suzy’s admonitions to write a book that would reveal “his sympathetic nature,”she wrote, Mark Twain published “The Prince and the Pauper”in 1881. Set in 16th-century London, the author carefully researched the time and place, reportedly using Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott as references. Read More
Veterinary medicine student establishes animal rescue organization
In her spare time, Tracey Hageny, a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, rescues animals. She recently attained federal nonprofit status for an animal rescue group she started several years ago. Read More
Panel to highlight schooling around the world
A group of doctoral students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies will offer global perspectives on education in "Schooling around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels," on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in a special program to mark International Education Week. Read More
Icelandic swarms may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog. Read More
Osher Reentry Scholarships help adults return to college
This fall for the first time, the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison awarded scholarships to 11 adult students who have returned to school to complete their first bachelor's degrees. Read More
Researcher finds gene associated with sharp drop in dairy cow pregnancy rates
The new discovery of a lethal gene may explain why pregnancy rates in dairy cattle have dropped sharply in recent years, a UW–Madison researcher says. Read More
Recent sightings
Magnetic personalities Many of the student lockers in the hallways at the School of Veterinary Medicine are adorned with photos,… Read More
Nikolais dance legacy helps Dance Program celebrate 80 years
The late choreographer Alwin Nikolais devised a simple formula that revolutionized 20th-century dance: obstacles in dancers’ paths. Read More
Grisman brings ‘Dawg’ to Wisconsin Union Theater
No, he’s not that bounty hunter guy on cable’s A&E channel. Rather, David Grisman — “Old Dawg”— plays music of the same name, which he describes as a fortuitous melding of swing, bluegrass, Celtic, Latin, jazz and gypsy, to list but a few. You can get a sample of what this genre is like on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More
UW Hospital gets coveted five-star rating
For the second year in a row, UW Hospital and Clinics has been named one of the 10 top-performing academic hospitals in the United States, based on a national quality and accountability benchmarking study by the University Health System Consortium, an alliance of U.S. academic health centers and their affiliated hospitals. Read More
Arboretum receives leadership grant
The Arboretum received a 2006 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Read More
Writer’s Choice
When Shakespeare explored this predicament in “Romeo and Juliet,”the resolution he presented was not a happy one. In 2005 independent filmmaker Elle Flanders tried her hand at this territory, broadening the discourse from the familial to the nationalistic in “Zero Degrees of Separation,”an award-winning cinéma vérité meditation on what it means to be sleeping with the enemy in these latter days, as two mixed Israeli-Palestinian couples attempt to build lives together in 21st century Israel. Read More
Icelandic swarms of midges may provide hints on ecosystems
Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog. Read More
Almanac
Ask Bucky is a service provided by Visitor and Information Programs. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym or the new Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., or visit us at http://www.vip.wisc.edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered. Read More
Employee Matters
Employee Matters This column is prepared by staff from the Office of Human Resources. E-mail questions to benefits@ohr.wisc.edu or call 262-5650. Read More
University urges civic action
With the Tuesday, Nov.7, general election drawing near, faculty and staff can promote civic engagement by encouraging students to learn about the issues and vote, says interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam. Read More