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Chinese community presents gala talent show
Members of the campus Chinese community celebrate the new year with a talent show on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
Cyclists invited to free winter biking course
A little leery about riding your bike to work or class during the winter? You might want to take advantage of one of two winter biking courses being sponsored by Transportation Services at UW–Madison this month. They are free and open to the public and no registration is required.
Heavy-haul deliveries to affect Observatory Drive traffic
Deliveries of some very heavy equipment will be made next week for the West Campus Cogeneration Facility now under construction on the UW–Madison campus. Traffic on a portion of Observatory Drive will be affected.
University Roundtable announces spring lineup
Lessons that the justice system can learn from the exoneration of convicts will be the topic as the University Roundtable's spring luncheon series kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at UW–Madison.
Women entrepreneurs sought for business program
Women entrepreneurs hoping to take their businesses to a higher level are invited to apply for a program at UW–Madison's School of Business that provides customized advice and mentoring.
21st season of ‘Wonders of Physics’ program scheduled
Sudden explosions and shocking stunts turn the typical lecture on physics into the "Wonders of Physics" - an annual program that excites audience members of all ages with the physical phenomena that surround their daily lives. This year's program, free and open to the public, will be held Feb. 8, 14 and 15.
New center to address the health of minority women, children
The National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has named UW Medical School's Center for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Healthcare a comprehensive center of excellence in minority health and health disparities. The distinction carries an award of approximately $4 million.
Winter weather turns on flowering gene
In four months, when flower buds spring up from the ground, you may wonder how plants know it's time to bloom. This question has baffled plant biologists for years. Now, scientists at UW–Madison have an answer: a gene that functions as an alarm clock to rouse certain plants from a vegetative state in the winter to a flowering state in the spring.
Certain to retire after 34-year career
Phillip R. Certain, dean of the College of Letters and Science since 1993, announced Wednesday that he will retire on June 30.
Public lecture to explore latest missions to Mars
Sanjay Limaye, a planetary scientist at UW–Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center, will give a public lecture about Mars and the latest missions to the planet on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at UW–Madison's Space Place, 1605 S. Park St.
Center receives 1927 film
A restored print of a 1927 film that received two inaugural Academy Awards in 1929 has been donated to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research by Twentieth Century-Fox.
Art of China, Africa fills Elvehjem’s galleries
"Circles in Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors" features more than 100 examples dating from the fifth or fourth century B.C. through the early 20th century, and will be on view at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003 - Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004.
Employee completes marathons in 50 states, D.C.
In just more than three years, Janet Hagen, a program assistant with the Office of Student Financial Services, has completed a marathon in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
McKay helps connect diverse students, faculty
Nellie McKay has been one of the motivators behind and contributors to the Lorraine Hansberry Visiting Professorship, which recently brought artist-in-residence Tim Bond on campus to teach and direct the acclaimed production of Hansberry's final play, "Les Blancs," for University Theatre, among other notable accomplishments.
Stem cells illuminate early stages of human development
A team from the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has taken some of the first critical steps to putting stem cells to use to understand early development and maternal and fetal health.
UW-Madison near the top of the doctoral class
When it comes to conferring doctoral degrees, UW–Madison ranks near the very top of the class.
UW-Madison among top ten license income earners in 2002
UW-Madison and its patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), were among the top 10 universities in the country last year in the amount of royalties and other license income received on inventions created by university researchers.
Researchers identify key player in respiratory memory
By studying the "memory" of the respiratory system, a group of researchers from the UW–Madison has identified a key player - a protein called BDNF that's involved in learning - responsible for the body's ability to keep breathing properly, despite the challenges it may face.
Tissue digester to help dispose of CWD-infected materials
A new $900,000 state-of-the-art mobile tissue digester promises a safe and efficient way to dispose of as many as 15,000 samples of deer tissue to be tested in the coming months by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for the presence of chronic wasting disease.
Families and Schools Together — Grant enables expansion of school-family program
Families and Schools Together, a UW–Madison-based program aimed at building stronger ties among children, parents and their schools will expand to 20 more Wisconsin schools as the result of a $993,500 U.S. Department of Justice grant.