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Holocaust art competition offers artists, viewers chance to reflect
The theme is the historical event of the Holocaust. The charge to participants is to render it in art. “Our goal is to increase people’s awareness of the Holocaust and of genocide in general,”says Jenny Elyanov, chair of the Holocaust Remembrance Coalition, a committee of Hillel that is organizing the exhibition. “The artworks also represent the students’ feeling and thoughts about the Holocaust, as well as commemorate the victims.â€
New men’s a cappella ensemble to open for Tangled Up in Blue concert
“I can’t believe how quickly it’s coming up!” says Kelly Spitzner, a senior in art and psychology. She also is the business manager for Tangled Up in Blue, UW–Madison’s women’s a cappella group. The “it” she’s referring to is Tangled Up’s concert on Sunday, April 9, in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Recent sightings
Reflecting on reflections Shadowy shapes of people walking through the atrium of the Engineering Centers Building are seen silhouetted against…
Technology impacts art of the print
At the risk of stating the obvious, technology has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on all art forms. But how, exactly? Gallery-goers attending “Ideas, Dialogue, Conscience”will come face to face with some examples of technology’s interface with printmaking.
New campus map leads straight to top honors
The Department of Cartography has won an award for Best Reference Map in the professional category for its recently released Visitor Map and Guide. The award is from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
Educators strive to retain students with disabilities in science
While many students wrestle with complicated concepts in science, that struggle takes on a new meaning for students with disabilities who are trying to learn the same things.
Book smart
From neighbors to killers: Book explores the personal horror of Rwanda’s genocide Scott Straus became a foreign correspondent stationed in central Africa…
Three to be inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame
Carl Chellevold of Richland Center, Carl Kuehne of Green Bay and Jack Link of Minong will be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council in Madison.
Data provides misleading picture of autism
National special education statistics show a 657 percent increase in autism over the decade from 1993 to 2003. That data suggests the country is experiencing an epidemic of autism. But inconsistencies in how the condition is diagnosed throughout the nation's schools, and the fact that the increasing trend for autism coincides with a corresponding slump in the reporting of mental retardation and learning disabilities, challenges the use of special education data to portray such an national epidemic.
Historic gift will drive research innovation
The largest individual gift ever to benefit UW–Madison - $50 million from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge - will pave the way for pioneering scientific collaboration at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Wisconsin MBA ranks 31st in U.S. News ranking
U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for full-time MBA programs on March 31. The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business was ranked 31st among all business schools in the United States. The school moved up six places from a ranking of 37th in 2005 to achieve its highest ranking in this publication since 1990.
Responding to troubled students
The Troubled Student Student is confused, very sad, highly anxious, irritable, lacks motivation and/or concentration, demonstrates odd behavior or is…
Men and women unite to end sexual violence
Every April, victim advocates, campus activists, educators, and community officials unite to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month with rallies, speak-outs, public displays, and educational forums.
Scientists to discuss biological links to emotions
Seven of the world's leading researchers will gather in Madison April 26-27 to discuss various aspects of the link between brain function and emotional disorders.
Event will kickoff new agroecology master’s program
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will celebrate the approval of a new agroecology master’s program on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse conservatory, located at 465 Babcock Drive. The event is free and the entire Madison community is invited to attend.
Physicists say multi-million dollar experiment advancing smoothly
An international team of scientists led by the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab, today described early results from a $170 million project that seeks to better understand neutrinos, the elusive subatomic particles that have intrigued physicists for decades.
Massive iceberg bears down on Antarctic ice tongue
A monstrous iceberg - nearly as large as New York's Long Island - has barreled along the Antarctic coastline, coming to a stop at a well-known geographic feature of Antarctica, a floating tongue of ice hitched to the Ross Ice Shelf.
Midori concert canceled
The Wisconsin Union Theater has announced that violinist Midori's concert, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, April 7, has been canceled due to a sudden and serious illness in her immediate family.
Returning adult students honored
Seventeen adult students are being honored at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with awards or scholarships that recognize their academic excellence and contributions to the community.