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UW monitors state purchasing consolidation
State government's drive to consolidate procurement services is being monitored closely by UW–Madison officials to affirm that the campus' needs are being met in key areas.
Physics department concert pays homage to genius
In honor of the centennial of Einstein's Miraculous Year and the World Year of Physics, the Department of Physics will present a free public concert of Einstein's favorite composers on Thursday, April 28.
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Gas can exchange program starts in June
A university-funded program to cut ozone levels through a free exchange of old gasoline storage cans for new, environmentally friendly ones will kick off on Saturday, June 11, at Madison's Franklin Field, 1402 Wingra Creek Parkway.
Backward glance
From Wisconsin Week of May 3, 1995
Family Horticulture Day set for April 30
Purple potatoes, red popcorn, and giant green caterpillars – horticulture will go Technicolor at Family Horticulture Day. A variety of indoor and outdoor exhibits, staffed by Dane County Master Gardeners and Dane County 4-H youth and adult volunteers, will give visitors hands-on experience with horticultural science (but nobody has to handle the giant caterpillars).
Presentation highlights women, leadership
Women, leadership, politics and public policy will be addressed by Georgia Duerst-Lahti, a Beloit College political science professor, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at the Pyle Center.
Weeks Hall addition to be dedicated May 6
A sparkling new addition to Weeks Hall, home to UW–Madison's Department of Geology and Geophysics, will be dedicated next week.
CIVC plans health, wellness events
The Campus Information and Visitor Center, in cooperation with a variety of on- and off-campus partners, is providing a series of free, interactive events emphasizing health and wellness.
Recent sightings
Canned construction Members of the Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon use more than 500 canned food items to…
Four a cappella groups present musical banquet
A cappella fans can feast on the university's groups no less than twice in one weekend.
Javanese gamelan troupe will present epic excerpt
Grave danger befalls a princess, her husband and his brother, the result of an encounter with an enchanted golden deer in an excerpt from the Javanese epic "Ramayana."
‘Art of Note’ to benefit Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ten acclaimed visual artists have put their talents to the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra's Art of Note project. Each has used a retired violin as a blank canvas. Their work, exhibited around town for the last few months, will be raffled at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the University Club.
Design students to engage in ‘Fashion Fury’
Original clothing designs, the work of some 30 apparel design undergraduate students, will star in the Textile and Apparel Design Students' Association annual fashion show, "Fashion Fury," on Sunday, May 8.
For the Record
Announcements Wisconsin Welcome events sought Orientation and New Student Programs invites program announcements for the fall 2005 Wisconsin Welcome brochure and Web site.
Milestones
Honored Mike Eaves, head coach for UW men’s hockey, was selected as the Ice Hockey National Coach of the Year for the U.S.
Book Smart
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo (W.W. Norton & Co., 2005) Sean Carroll, professor of genetics and molecular biology…
A few dollars buy a dream
For the last 23 years, Dorothy Keenan has not missed making a gift to benefit the School of Human Ecology.
Mifflin Street Block Party information from the Dean of Students
Happy spring from the Office of the Dean of Students! While you’re enjoying the good weather and the closing weeks of the semester,…