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UW libraries, biochem building offer different takes on art
From a contemporary African-American book artist and a look at the American Arts and Crafts Movement to a glimpse into the sheer beauty of science, the UW–Madison campus will open the new season with an array of visual art.
Dance company to explore American contributions
The music of Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Barry White, Vincent Youmans and others will provide a varied backdrop for Kanopy Dance Company's "Dances Americana Concert," Friday-Sunday, Feb. 27-29, 8 p.m. in Music Hall.
900 years of Chinese painting on exhibition at Elvehjem
Almost a millennium of paintings, gathered during half a century, are on exhibition through Sunday, March 14, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
Awards offered for efficiency ideas
Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin can compete for $500 Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards being administered by the Department of Political Science.
Friends, colleagues keep consumer advocate’s legacy alive
Friends, family members and colleagues of Bob Richards have established the Bob Richards Consumer Advocacy Internship Award to help aspiring consumer advocates and to honor the legacy of a tireless defender of the public trust.
Book smart
Brenda Gayle Plummer, professor of Afro-American studies and history, “Window on Freedom: Race, Civil Rights, and Foreign Affairs, 1945-1988,” University of North Carolina Press,…
Institute for Environmental Studies director chosen
Frances Westley will take over the position of director for the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
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Wisconsin Retirement System eligibility, part 1
Academy seeks technology mentors
With a new group of Madison public high school students entering the campus Information Technology Academy, faculty and staff members are needed to serve as volunteer mentors.
Quilts are fabric of life for staff assistant
Donna Ford, staff assistant to Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell, creates quilts that qualify as fine art.
Renowned artist to host symposium on public art
Garrison Roots is spending this semester as one of the Arts Institute's interdisciplinary artists in residence. On Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, Roots will lead a public colloquium on "The Madison Project: Challenging the Public Art Paradigm" to explore the role of public art in our cultural discourse.
Chancellor appoints panel in search for new dean
Chancellor John D. Wiley has appointed a search-and-screen committee to help in identifying a successor to Phillip R. Certain, dean of the College of Letters and Science, who has announced his decision to retire on June 30.
UW Law School underscores importance of legal writing
A strong emphasis on legal writing, a change in grading policy and examination of real-world legal problems are all part of a drive to put the UW Law School in the forefront of a movement to improve the communication skills of aspiring lawyers.
UW-Madison symphony orchestra to perform in Brookfield
The UW–Madison Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at Brookfield's Sharon Lynne Wilson Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 2, in a concert showcasing "Performing Artists of the Future."
Finley named Lake Country Badger of the Year, Richter to speak
On March 9, UW–Madison alumnus Daniel M. Finley will receive the new Badger of the Year award at the UW Alumni Club of Lake Country's Founders' Day, which will feature an appearance by UW–Madison Director of Athletics Pat Richter.
Veterinary school seminar helps horse owners handle their steeds
The School of Veterinary Medicine seminar offered about 400 horse enthusiasts of varying abilities an opportunity to improve their riding and horse handling skills.
Despite confinement, crop genes can spread fast to wild
With the slim chance that farmers will stop planting crops containing genes from other organisms, researchers have started to develop strategies that trap these foreign genes, reducing the risk that they'll spread to wild relatives. But an investigation by scientists from UW–Madison and the University of Minnesota-St. Paul shows that these containment strategies can quickly fail.
Conference to connect quilts, teaching
How quilts connect people locally, nationally and globally is the subject of the Arts, Curriculum and Community Conference scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive, in Madison.
Hollywood, Broadway alums spark new class
An innovative new class is tapping the University of Wisconsin–Madison's pipeline to the entertainment industry, bringing back alumni who have made a splash in Hollywood and on Broadway to share their experiences with students and the public.
$10.7 million grant to help unlock what regulates emotion
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways. While it might take years for one person to overcome the loss of a family member, it could take another person only a few months.