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Enrollment deposit deadline is May 1
Admitted freshmen are reminded that the Enrollment Confirmation Form and the $100 enrollment deposit are due on May 1 (or 21 days from the date on your admission letter, whichever is later). The enrollment deposit is required to hold your place in Wisconsin’s freshman class.
Author to discuss his plan to end the welfare state
Charles Murray, author of "In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State," will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, May 5, to discuss his idea to end all government welfare programs and instead provide an annual cash grant of $10,000 to everyone age 21 or older.
Mifflin Street Block Party and student safety
The city of Madison is preparing for a safe and enjoyable Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, April 29. However, the combination of large crowds, balconies and alcohol make it particularly important for students to be aware of their own safety and the safety of others.
Geology Museum open house coming April 30
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum's annual open house is scheduled for noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at 1215 W. Dayton St.
Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Three members of the UW–Madison faculty were among 72 individuals elected this week to the National Academies of Science.
Diversity forum to focus on future
Students, faculty and staff are invited to spend part of Friday, April 28, talking about the University of Wisconsin–Madison's efforts to strengthen diversity and improve campus climate.
Art, engineering join in outdoor exhibit
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering student Steve Preston is working to construct the outdoor exhibit "Portals to an Architecture" on the College of Engineering campus.
True-crime documentary gets advance screening at Law School
"Facing Life: The Retrial of Evan Zimmerman," a new true-crime documentary that premieres in June on A&E cable television network, will have an advance special screening Thursday, April 27, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School.
ePICS Expo reveals semester of nonprofit assistance
This semester, 116 undergraduate students enrolled in the e-Projects in Community Service course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison worked on interdisciplinary teams to design Web sites, build Web-based information systems, create logos, and develop marketing plans and materials for 14 nonprofit "client" organizations.
Conference examines emerging housing markets
The 2006 Wisconsin Housing Conference, to be held on Friday, May 12, will focus on one of today's hottest housing topics: emerging housing markets.
Prevention encouraged for campus after mumps diagnosis
Prevention steps are being encouraged after a 20-year-old undergraduate was diagnosed with the first case of mumps to appear in the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus community.
Five faculty elected to prestigious academy
Five faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an independent policy research center that annually honors leading thinkers in the sciences, arts, humanities, public affairs and business.
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."
Economics grad gives $1 million to endow professorship
Richard Meese, an economist and expert on foreign currency exchange rates, has given $1 million to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to establish a professorship in applied econometrics.
Greek men take proactive role in sexual assault prevention
A group of 24 fraternity members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are participating in the Fraternity Action Coalition, an academic seminar in the School of Social Work that is working to make fraternity members part of the solution to sexual assault on college campuses.
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.