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Ceremony celebrates Memorial Union groundbreaking
With a backdrop of sailboats and the UW Alumni Band playing “On, Wisconsin,” the campus community celebrated the Memorial Union Reinvestment Project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Aug. 27.
The fun, food and festivity of UW–Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair
Even before Miss America made her lap around the Wisconsin State Fair atop the Bucky Wagon, Antonio Noguera had opened a little bit of the wider world to hundreds of fairgoers.
Wisconsin Science Festival seeks partners to expand celebration statewide Sept. 27-30
After a rousing debut last fall in Madison, the Wisconsin Science Festival is encouraging supporters of learning and science from around the state to help expand the festival during its second year by staging local events this Sept. 27-30.
Conference helps 1,000 worldwide educators explore distance education
One of the largest conferences on distance education teaching and learning is bringing about 1,000 educators to Madison this week.
Masterworks from Italy coming to the Chazen Aug. 24
Forty-five works by Renaissance old masters will be on view in the Midwest for the first time in the exhibition Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery.
Movers encouraged to donate, recycle, dispose of unwanted items responsibly
It's a time when one person's refuse may be another's gold.
PEOPLE students celebrate completing pre-college program
One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's PEOPLE program, will again increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus.
Race to benefit Carbone Cancer Center set Aug. 4
Join us for a fast-paced run or a leisurely walk on the UW–Madison campus.
UW Police invite kids to be Badger Watch Buddies
The UW Police Department’s award-winning Badger Watch crime prevention program, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary this coming academic year, has added a new program for children ages 5-12 called Badger Watch Buddies.
UW police host Dog Days of Summer picnic
The first annual Dog Days of Summer picnic, an official fundraising event dedicated to supporting the UW Police Department's K9 unit, will be held on Saturday, July 28.
Memorial Library’s Special Collections department showcases new exhibit and much more
A new exhibit, "Expanding the Home Circle: An Exhibit of Artists' Books Paired with Illustrated Books from the Cairns Collection of American Women Writers," has been installed in Memorial Library's Special Collections department. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 14, was created and curated by UW–Madison art department alumna Rachel Melis.
A Hubble Space Telescope original returns to Wisconsin
After a journey of some 535 million space miles, give or take, and years languishing in a cavernous government warehouse, one of the original scientific instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has splashed down in Wisconsin.
Recent Sightings: Secretary Chu visits UW
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu reacts to comments from University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students from the Great Lakes…
Summer (music) in the city
Summer always brings flocks of visitors to campus. Each year, many participatory musical events have added a particularly tuneful note to all that UW–Madison has to offer, showcasing connections between the university and the wider world.
Institute provides engagement tools for working with youth
If you are an educator or community leader looking seeking ways to capture, keep and encourage your students' focus on learning through spoken word, art, music and movement, there is still time to register for "Hip-Hop in the Heartland," this year's Educator and Community Leader Training Institute.
Greenfield Summer Institute features Jewish memory and nostalgia
The Greenfield Summer Institute, sponsored by the George L. Mosse/Laurence A. Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, is offering a weeklong event of learning and fun…
Pyle Center to welcome pediatrics patients for rooftop for fireworks show
The Pyle Center, part of the UW-Extension Conference Centers, hosts educational classes and events. Most of them take place during the work week – meaning…