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Grand opening of Bike Annex set for April 1
Employees and students at UW–Madison who bike to work or class will soon be able to take advantage of the Bike Annex, an on-campus facility that will offer free maintenance classes and an opportunity to work on bikes free of charge by checking out a selection of professional-quality tools.
Hilldale, Holstrom award winners announced
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the Hilldale and Holstrom awardees for this year. Hilldale Bohachek, Heather…
Monthlong science exploration kicks off April 3
Throughout April, the University of Wisconsin–Madison becomes a destination for exploration with "Science Expeditions." The month of activities kicks off Saturday, April 3, with demonstrations and hands-on activities the entire family can enjoy.
Students take first in snowmobile design competition
In only its third year of existence, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Clean Snowmobile Team has emerged as national champions.
Students urge peers to give blood at ‘Bucky’s record drive’
The UW–Madison student organization, "Give Life," and the local American Red Cross Blood Services aim to draw 750 blood donors to the first-ever "Bucky's Record Drive" on Friday, April 2. The organizations are striving to set a UW–Madison campus record for most donors at a single blood drive, and are hoping to spread the word about the importance of lifelong blood donation.
UW-Madison technology to advance cell phones
Working to help cell-phone users take advantage of the limitless minutes now included in many calling plans, UW–Madison engineers have developed a device that can significantly improve the quality of the transmitted signal on even less battery power.
New classified staff panel honors six Letters and Science employees
As part of an effort to give classified staff members a greater voice and more recognition in the College of Letters and Science at UW–Madison, six college employees are the inaugural winners of Classified Staff Excellence Awards.
East, west converge in new University Theatre production
Madison audiences will be able to experience "Wondrous Tales of Old Japan," courtesy University Theatre.
UW-Madison works to meet first-year housing demand
Plans to provide new on-campus undergraduate housing are essential to better serving the needs of first-year students and to redeveloping the East Campus area, university officials say.
UW-Madison hosts World Cinema Day for high school students
World Cinema Day, an experimental outreach event presented by UW–Madison and the Global Film Initiative, a New York-based cinema group, premieres April 2 at the Orpheum Theatre in Madison.
Expert panel convenes to discuss ‘The Passion of the Christ’
A panel of specialists convened by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Religious Studies Program will endeavor to shed some scholarly light on this highly controversial film at a public discussion on Wednesday, March 24.
Law School diversity banquet marks achievements
Capping a year in which minority UW Law School graduates recorded impressive accomplishments, the 35th annual Legal Education Opportunities banquet will be held Saturday, March 27.
The Why Files goes Hollywood, snags a Pixie nomination
The Why Files, a popular science Web magazine produced at UW–Madison, has been nominated for a Pixie Award "honoring achievement in online and broadband motion picture production."
UW-Madison to host labor licensing conference
Creating fair and humane working conditions for textile workers involved in making licensed university apparel is the focus of an upcoming conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
‘Real Women’ screenwriter to speak at Latina conference
Josefina Lopez, one of the writers of the film "Real Women Have Curves," will deliver the keynote address at the 10th annual La Mujeras Latinas Conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Glacial records depict ice age climate in synch worldwide
An answer to the long-standing riddle of whether the Earth's ice ages occurred simultaneously in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres is emerging from the glacial deposits found in the high desert east of the Andes.
Waldrop to be science writer in residence
M. Mitchell Waldrop, a prolific science writer and chronicler of the physical sciences, has been named a UW–Madison science writer in residence.
Forum to reunite former UW–Madison leaders, activists
"The Tradition of Student Protest at UW–Madison: Lessons Learned and the Institutional Response" will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, in the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Videoconference AP classes open to high schoolers
Distance learning classes designed to challenge Wisconsin public high school students while saving them money and providing them with college credit still have openings for the upcoming academic year.
UW-Madison names new legislative liaison
A Wisconsin legislative staff veteran who for seven years has served on the staffs of three Wisconsin State Assembly members will become the new assistant director of state relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.