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Read to retire after 35-year career
W. Charles Read, dean of the UW–Madison's School of Education since 1995, announced Wednesday that he will retire on June 30, 2005.
Proteins show promise for mosquito control
Que Lan, insect physiologist at UW–Madison, and her colleagues in the entomology department are working on a new, more targeted approach to mosquito control: inhibiting mosquitoes' ability to metabolize cholesterol.
Conference explores psychosocial factors, student achievement
The non-academic factors that have a bearing on student achievement and how to foster the psychosocial development of learners will be the focus of…
Lecture examines causes of society’s obesity epidemic
Fighting fat in a society in which obesity is reaching epidemic proportions will be the topic of a lecture by Steven N. Blair, a…
New gallery honors memory of James Watrous
Artist and arts advocate James Watrous, a fixture on campus for nearly 70 years, no doubt would have been delighted with the gallery that…
UW grad’s short film has television premiere
“Picture This,” an experimental short film by James Miklaszewski, a 1998 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in radio, TV and film, will be shown…
UW-Madison to host conference on fusion technology
More than 200 scientists, engineers and students from the United States, Japan, Europe, Russia and other countries will attend a conference on the technology…
Ironman Triathlon to affect campus area traffic
The eastbound lane of Observatory Drive between Walnut and North Park streets will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m.-midnight on Sunday, Sept. 12, for the run portion of the Ironman triathlon.
UW Police banner displayed in remembrance of 9/11
In remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a banner will continue to be displayed outside the UW Police Department through the weekend, marking the third anniversary of the attacks.
FELIX features local poets
The first fall event in the FELIX series will feature readings by three poets: Bob Harrison, co-editor of the Milwaukee/New York journal "Crayon," William Allegrezza, editor of the online journal "Moria," and Steve Timm, an English as a second language instructor.
Internaional students: Experience game day with WAA
The thrill of game day at Camp Randall Stadium is a feeling Badger fans know well. But many UW international students have never experienced this American pastime. That's why on Sept. 25, the Wisconsin Alumni Association and Office of International Student Services are hosting a free, pre-game tailgate at Union South for all international students before the Wisconsin vs. Penn State football game.
UW symposium seeks to separate fact, fiction of Trojan War
"The Trojan War: The Sources behind the Scenes" will include art, cinema, language and myth - ancient and more recent - as well as archaeology.
Stanford biologist to keynote ecology symposium
A biologist who has devoted much of his career to studying the phenomenon of biological invasions on the Hawaiian Islands will be the keynote speaker Sept. 23-24 at UW–Madison's annual fall ecology research symposium.
Recent sightings
During Wisconsin Welcome move-in, a small army of red-shirted Badger Buddy volunteers helps families load carts and move their students into…
University Housing changes policies
University Housing has enacted two policy changes for the new academic year to further participate in the campuswide effort to reduce binge drinking among students.
University Roundtable announces fall lineup
A timely look at presidential elections will kick off the fall University Roundtable series.
Brown to lead planning and landscape office
Gary Brown has been promoted to director of the Office of Planning and Landscape Architecture at Facilities Planning and Management, Associate Vice Chancellor Alan Fish says.
Law School clinic publishes consumer rights guide
A guide to help make Wisconsin consumers more savvy both in the marketplace and in the legal arena has been published by the Consumer Law Litigation Clinic at the UW Law School.
Students may have whispered their way to a world record
On Sept. 1, the residents of Sellery Hall attempted to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by conducting the largest game of "telephone" ever recorded.