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Announcements Wisconsin Welcome events sought Orientation and New Student Programs invites program announcements for the fall 2005 Wisconsin Welcome brochure and Web site.
Milestones
Honored Mike Eaves, head coach for UW men’s hockey, was selected as the Ice Hockey National Coach of the Year for the U.S.
Book Smart
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo (W.W. Norton & Co., 2005) Sean Carroll, professor of genetics and molecular biology…
A few dollars buy a dream
For the last 23 years, Dorothy Keenan has not missed making a gift to benefit the School of Human Ecology.
Mifflin Street Block Party information from the Dean of Students
Happy spring from the Office of the Dean of Students! While you’re enjoying the good weather and the closing weeks of the semester,…
Public forum slated April 26 for campus natural areas
The Campus Natural Areas Committee will hold a public input session on Tuesday evening (April 26) to solicit views on the future of the Campus Natural Areas.
Noteworthy upcoming events at UW–Madison
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TIP/Campus Master Plan
A draft version of the University of Wisconsin's campus master plan - a blueprint for campus development in the next 20 years - will be discussed by campus officials in a media briefing Tuesday, April 26 at 11 a.m. in room 1420 of the WARF Building, 610 Walnut St.
The Violent Femmes headline All-Campus Party concert
The student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present the Violent Femmes as the headline band for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Friday, April 29, at the Memorial Union Terrace.
Plant pathway may treat human disease
A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of UW–Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Seven student service professionals honored
The UW–Madison Student Personnel Association honored the efforts of seven individuals with its 2005 Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 20.
Citizen panel to release report April 28 on nanotechnology
University of Wisconsin officials will join state legislators in the Assembly Parlor of the State Capitol building on Thursday, April 28, at 11:30 a.m. to accept a report on the promise and perils of nanotechnology produced by a panel of Madison-area citizens.
Daniel Okoli named university architect
Daniel Okoli, who leads the Office of Architecture and Planning Services at New York's Pace University, has been named university architect for UW–Madison.
Finkelstein, Schofer named librarians of the year
Eliot Finkelstein and Yvonne Schofer have been named the 2005 Librarians of the Year by their peers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Librarians' Assembly. Finkelstein and Schofer were honored with the award at the Assembly's annual High Tea on April 14.
Students reach out in concert to rural public schools
Rural K-12 students in several western Wisconsin schools will be able to savor a live classical brass performance, courtesy of a student trio from UW–Madison.
Burgess endows ethics chair for journalism school
James Burgess, former publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal and executive vice president of Lee Enterprises, has made a $1 million gift to the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication to establish an endowed professorship in ethics.
Forum to discuss ROTC, military recruiting on campus
Chancellor John D. Wiley will participate in a public forum today (April 20) with a coalition of student groups concerned over the presence of military recruiters and ROTC programs on campus.
Nobel laureate to speak on art, science of ceramics
Roald Hoffmann, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, will on April 25 discuss the deep entwinement of art and science in the field of ceramics during a lecture at UW–Madison.
Journalism alumni awards recognize service, achievement
As part of a celebration marking a century of journalism education at UW–Madison, five graduates of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be honored Saturday, April 30 for their leadership, service and accomplishment.
Stem cell scientists make progress toward ALS treatment
Unveiling a delivery method that may one day help surgeons treat the deadly neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers at UW–Madison have inserted engineered human stem cells into the spinal cords of ALS-afflicted rats.