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Staffers share Thanksgiving with international visitors

November 15, 2011

Most students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison spend the last Thursday in November with family or friends: bundling up to brave colder weather; gathering around various combinations of turkey, vegetables and pie.

City clerk to run mock UW election Nov. 15

November 14, 2011

The Madison City Clerk's Office and Associated Students of Madison will simulate an election on Tuesday, Nov. 15, to register student voters and determine how the recent changes in state elections law will affect voting on campus.

UW exposition examines high-tech mapping

November 14, 2011

The UW–Madison campus will bring together experts from around Wisconsin on Wednesday, Nov. 16 to show off the latest in technologies and projects that utilize high-tech mapping tools called geographic information systems (GIS).

International programming competition at Epic

November 11, 2011

Teams from at least three Wisconsin universities - the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Milwaukee School of Engineering - will test their computer programming skills and mental endurance Saturday, Nov. 12 at Epic Systems in Verona in the regional round of the "Battle of the Brains," the IBM-sponsored ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

November food drive unites campus against hunger

November 10, 2011

For several years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Visitor & Information Programs (VIP) has coordinated the NBC15 "Share Your Holidays" food drive for families in need.

School of Education marks American Education Week Nov. 14-18

November 10, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education will honor some of its very best scholars during an American Education Week 2011 program primarily dedicated to its retiring faculty, distinguished alumni and partner teachers during the week of Nov. 14-18.

Forum focuses on storing spent nuclear fuel

November 9, 2011

Not all of the fallout from last March's disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was radioactive. There was also considerable policy fallout, as the crisis caused many to rethink the safety of nuclear power.

Center turns to innovative methods with first-year students

November 8, 2011

Inside UW–Madison talks with Center for the First-Year Experience Director Wren Singer ahead of the center's annual conference about how the university has shifted to a more comprehensive approach to serving the needs of first-year students.

Parents’ Weekend celebrates UW–Madison families

November 3, 2011

More than 740 families will learn about student life this weekend during their visits to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for Parents’ Weekend, an annual tradition that brings students and their families together to experience the university and the city of Madison.

New documentary highlights Mildred Fish-Harnack

November 3, 2011

A new one-hour documentary on Mildred Fish-Harnack—Milwaukee native, University of Wisconsin alumna, and the only American woman executed on direct orders from Adolf Hitler—is scheduled to premiere Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT).

Panel examines student assessment of nonprofit effectiveness

November 2, 2011

Students in Lori Bakken's interdisciplinary studies graduate course learned organizational evaluation skills while providing a solid answer to a growing conundrum: How can a nonprofit agency demonstrate its programs' effectiveness?

Climate change and the oxymoron of sustainable growth

November 2, 2011

Climate change, often viewed as a burden for future generations, is, in fact, a problem at hand, and a significant one, contends Rudy M. Baum, editor-in-chief of Chemical & Engineering News.

Wisconsin Idea Symposium focuses on partnerships for the public good

November 1, 2011

One of the featured events of UW–Madison's Year of the Wisconsin Idea will focus on "Principled Partnerships for the Public Good."

Administrative Excellence forum examines opportunities, efficiencies

November 1, 2011

In a time of decreasing state support for public universities, UW–Madison officials say the time is now to seize opportunities provided by the flexibilities granted to the campus to create budget efficiencies.

Stew brings passion, energy to classroom

October 27, 2011

Stew - just Stew - walks into the classroom in black clothes, red sneakers and a battered straw hat. He carries a guitar case, as if arriving at a coffee shop stage instead of a lecture.

Halloween message from the Division of Student Life

October 26, 2011

Top investigative reporter, national business editor to visit campus

October 26, 2011

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and a national business editor who has guided coverage of the financial crisis will visit campus this fall as writers in residence.

Badger Ballroom to host first competition at UW–Madison

October 25, 2011

When Anna Nadon came to University of Wisconsin–Madison as a freshman she wanted to try something new. Finding Badger Ballroom Dance Team meant trying a new activity for Nadon, but it also meant finding an instant community.

Forum on Oct. 27 engages campus on Administrative Excellence

October 24, 2011

A campuswide conversation about being effective stewards of the university’s resources continues in the first Administrative Excellence forum on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Union South.

Go Big Read author to discuss “Enrique’s Journey”

October 24, 2011

When Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sonia Nazario speaks the evening of Thursday, Oct. 27, at Union South at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she'll join a vibrant campus conversation already under way about her book, "Enrique's Journey."