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Vietnamese students present country’s culture
Music, dance, song and fashion will showcase both traditional and modern Vietnamese culture at the Vietnamese Students’ Association’s first Culture Night on Saturday, Nov. 18.
School of Music concerts offer music of our, and earlier, times
As the fall semester starts to wind down, UW–Madison is proceeding full tilt in its concert season.
Two poets read for FELIX, library’s series of new writing
Peter O’Leary and Sina Queyras will read from new works on Thursday, Nov. 30, courtesy the Friends of the UW–Madison Library’s FELIX series.
Writer’s Choice
Six Polish films, all of them made between 2005 and 2006, will be featured in the 2006 Polish Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 17-19. The program includes two films about the seminal Polish director and teacher Krzysztof Kies’lowski, perhaps best known for his 10-hour “Dekalog.”
Recent sightings
A true fan “UW CHZHD,” seen near Babcock Hall on a vehicle’s customized Wisconsin license plate, suggests the driver’s fondness…
Immune system, stem cells pique researcher’s interest
An established cardiovascular biomechanics researcher whose interests include studying stem cell differentiation for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, Brenda Ogle joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in August.
Five Questions With…
Gregory Bean is a lab technician in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. He’s been in his current position for four years,…
Campus listening session set on marriage amendment
A listening session will be held from 5–6:30 p.m. today (Nov. 15) in the Main Lounge of Memorial Union to give campus community members an opportunity to voice feelings related to the recently passed marriage amendment and discuss the implications for domestic partner benefits.
Book Smart
Lafayette: The Boy General, part of the American Founders series (Parallel Press, December 2006) By John P. Kaminski, director of the Center…
Fall Faculty Concert celebrates Nikolais
As part of its 80th anniversary, the Dance Program is celebrating the work of 20th century artistic genius Alwin Nikolais which will be showcased in the upcoming Fall Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18, in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space.
Chancellor’s message to campus regarding the marriage amendment
Before the Nov. 7 election, there was considerable unease on campus about the implications of the state marriage amendment. Questions concerned not only issues of fairness and tolerance, but potential impact on benefits currently afforded to domestic partners.
Statement of Committee on Women regarding the marriage amendment
University of Wisconsin–Madison Committee on Women in the University November 8, 2006 The Committee on Women in the University is…
Statement from WISELI regarding the marriage amendment
Dear WISELI affiliates, We are writing today because we feel compelled to acknowledge the profound disappointment and pain felt by many members…
Marriage amendment listening session scheduled
A listening session will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Main Lounge of Memorial Union to give campus community members an opportunity to voice feelings related to the recently-passed marriage amendment and discuss the implications for domestic partner benefits.
University events forecast: Week of Nov. 19-Nov. 25
The following events for the week of Nov. 19, 2006 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may be of interest to the general public and the media. All events are free and the public is welcome, except where noted.
Technology aids connections, learning among UW–Madison staff
New developments in technology occur constantly, but a group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is staying on top of the changes and finding ways that faculty and staff can take advantage of them.
Estate gifts to fund many areas at UW–Madison
A major benefactor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison during her lifetime, the late Ethel K. Allen has funded multiple initiatives on campus in perpetuity.
UW-Extension receives caregiver education award
The University of Wisconsin-Extension was recognized Nov. 9 by the National Alliance for Caregiving in Washington, D.C., for strengthening the delivery of family caregiver education through partnership.
UW-Madison forum examines racial dynamics in higher education
States and their colleges and universities have enacted numerous policies to help undergraduate minority students succeed. The forms and outcomes of these efforts, however, have differed dramatically. The effects of these initiatives will be the subject of "How States and Institutions Shape Racial Dynamics in Higher Education," a campus forum to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
K-12 school reformer to speak on creating cultures of learning
Legendary school founder and reformer Deborah Meier will give a free public presentation, "Creating Cultures of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization," at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, Nov. 13.