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School of Music presents concerts by guest artists, faculty, alumni
Soloist, collaborative artist and pianist Lise Keiter-Brotzman of Mary Baldwin College will perform music exclusively by female composers in her concert at UW–Madison on…
Performance variety the spice of student-performer life
Members of student organizations will present an all-arts variety show highlighting music, dance, theater and the spoken word on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Retro Swing Band gala dance to benefit Mills Music Library
Tucked away in the basement of the Memorial Library, Mills Music Library holds, among many other collections, approximately 1,000 compositions and arrangements from Skitch Henderson of the Johnny Carson Show. On Sunday, Oct. 9, the Madison-based Retro Swing Band will perform in a big band jazz benefit to generate funds for processing the library’s collection.
Finding rhythm between academia, Cajun music
Five years ago Cajun culture grabbed hold of Karen Holden. A professor of consumer science and public affairs and associate director of its La Follette School of Public Affairs, she is a nationally known expert on Social Security, pensions and their relationship to the timing of retirement. She also does a great deal of work on the financial well-being of widows. Somehow she also manages to find time to rehearse and perform with the Madison band Cajun Strangers.
NPR political editor, Seattle Times business editor visit campus
Ron Elving, senior Washington editor for National Public Radio News, and Becky Bisbee, business editor of the Seattle Times, will visit UW–Madison this fall as writers in residence.
UW-Madison alumnus named 2005 e-Business Institute Distinguished Fellow
UW-Madison computer science graduate Matt Korn will receive the 2005 UW e-Business Institute Distinguished Fellow Award at the eighth annual e-Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies conference on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Monona Terrace, One John Nolen Drive, Madison. The award will be given at 11 a.m., followed by Korn's presentation, "Managing the World's Largest Network."
Professor exhibits 40 years of work
Large sculptural boxes, collage and framed pieces that illustrate different processes and tools used in making books are among the works comprising an exhibition by Walter Hamady, art professor emeritus.
Early proteins may have sprouted under thirsty conditions
The primordial soup cooked up by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's John Yin is a thin one indeed: Besides an amino acid, it contains just copper and chloride.
Giant pumpkin regatta set for Oct. 9 at Memorial Union
October at the Union Terrace means crisp blue skies and crimson leaves scattered among the brightly colored tables and chairs. But this year you'll also see a flash of orange bobbing in Lake Mendota as the University of Wisconsin–Madison's first Giant Pumpkin Regatta takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Memorial Union Terrace, 800 Langdon St.
Report: Growing deficits jeopardize U.S. influence around world
The United States must confront the alarmingly high federal budget and current account deficits, according to a new report written for the Council on Foreign Relations in New York by Menzie Chinn, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of public affairs.
National Stem Cell Bank spins out first private sector work
Nimblegen Systems is the first Madison company to benefit from the Oct. 3, 2005 announcement by the National Institutes of Health to base the National Stem Cell Bank at the WiCell Research Institute.
For the Record
Jacobsen endows scholarship fund Larry Jacobsen, UW alumnus and former director of the UW–Madison Primate Research Center Library and Information Services, has created…
Milestones
David Nolan, a financial specialist for the Environmental Resources Center, received a UW-Extension Classified Staff Exceptional Service Award for providing fiscal expertise contributing to…
Recent sightings
Unattended Gardener’s shoes set the stage as Gerry Campbell, faculty director of the Community Scholars Programs, a one-year academic program…
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University supports city’s Halloween efforts
UW-Madison officials continue to support the efforts of the City of Madison and local law enforcement to downsize, discourage and localize upcoming Halloween activities.
Kites on Ice put on hold for 2006
Organizers of Madison’s midwinter festival Kites on Ice have announced that it will not be held in 2006 due to a lack of funding.
Conference focuses on first-year students
UW-Madison faculty and staff who teach and work with first-year students will gather on Friday, Oct. 14, to discuss ways to engage students and set them on the path for a successful academic career.
Leading German jurist to give human rights talk
Brun-Otto Bryde, judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, will deliver the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Godfrey & Kahn Lecture Hall (Room 2260) of the Law School.
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