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PEOPLE to present award-winning satire about African-American identity
Presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s PEOPLE program, the 11 sketches or “exhibits” in “The Colored Museum” represent a place and time in African-American history, suggesting the baggage of the past cannot be lost, but must instead be owned, claimed and trashed at the same time.
PACE celebrates 10 years of progress on high-risk drinking
The PACE Project, a campus-community coalition working to reduce the harms associated with high-risk drinking, is celebrating 10 years of progress with a meeting and presentation, to be held Tuesday, April 25.
Forum weighs impact of higher education on economy
A group of noted economists, business leaders and University of Wisconsin System chancellors will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Thursday, April 27, for a forum titled "Higher Education and the State's Economy."
Condor Week 2006: Leaders in business, academia home in on local technology
An international group of experts will visit Madison Monday-Thursday, April 24-27, to discuss Condor, an unprecedented and free-of-charge computing technology developed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Posse program celebrates first graduates
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's first four Posse Scholars will graduate during commencement ceremonies this spring.
All-Campus Party 2006 celebrates end of school year
All-Campus Party 2006 offers numerous events to help University of Wisconsin–Madison students unwind before the hectic week of finals and celebrate the onset of spring and the end of another school year.
Common to headline All-Campus Party concert
The University of Wisconsin–Madison student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present Common as the headline act for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Wednesday, April 26, at the UW Field House.
UW-Madison adds programs to ResearchChannel
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is adding several new programs to the ResearchChannel, the 24-hour network for the broadcast of faculty research findings, institutional lectures, interviews, panel discussions and documentaries from the world's leading research universities.
Alumni weekend will bring storied UW graduates back to campus
Some of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's most illustrious graduates will be on campus on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, for Alumni Weekend 2006.
Book Smart
Before the Chilean government vanquished the indigenous Mapuche people at the end of the 19th century, heavy forests and abundant rivers, lakes and coastal inlets teemed with resources, everything the Mapuche needed to survive. “When they were resettled after the military defeat, they were left with a fraction of their original territory and without the skills or tools to farm it appropriately,”Florencia Mallon, professor of history, says. Not surprisingly, poverty followed.
Men’s hockey team finishes a dream season with championship
If you took Hollywood’s brightest scriptwriters and turned them loose on college hockey, they would have failed in creating a more storybook storyline for the 2005-06 UW men’s ice hockey season.
Faculty, staff to receive earnings statements electronically only
This spring, UW–Madison is making a major effort to eliminate paper copy earnings statements for faculty and staff.
Veterans Services office offers support to returning student military
Michaela Marquardt spent four years as a maintenance data systems analyst in the U.S. Air Force, working on military aircraft in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.
Osteoporosis drug proves effective against breast cancer
Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, show the drug raloxifene, currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, works as well as tamoxifen in reducing breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women at increased risk of the disease.
Singers to benefit American Family Children’s Hospital
In a special spring performance to benefit the new American Family Children’s Hospital, the Wisconsin Singers will perform their new show, “Let’s Go to the Movies,” on Thursday, April 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Tornado drill planned for April 20
Gov. Jim Doyle has proclaimed this week as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
Kinesiology Club plans 10th annual poker run/walk
Continuing its tradition of making exercise fun and accessible for everyone, the Kinesiology Club has organized the 10th Annual 5k Poker Run/Walk co-sponsored by University Health Services (UHS).