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Harvard professor to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will give the annual Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24
UW Concert Choir heads east during spring break
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Concert Choir leaves Madison on Friday, March 11, for a seven-city, five-state tour that stretches from Oberlin, Ohio, to Cambridge, Mass.
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."
UW-Madison conference looks at Obama education agenda
Scholars from a range of disciplines at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will dissect and discuss the Obama administration's education agenda during a daylong conference sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) in the UW–Madison School of Education.
Discovery Town Center debuts Saturday Science Series for families
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center will debut a new monthly series of free science exploration and education programs aimed at kids and families this Saturday March 5. Its first program, Leopold Discovery Day, invites learner of all ages to celebrate the life and discoveries of legendary University of Wisconsin–Madison environmentalist Aldo Leopold, known as the "father of wildlife management."
Conference on politics of consumption returns to UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a conference this week examining the intersection of consumption, citizenship, media and marketing.
Campus forums scheduled on budget, New Badger Partnership
During the next two weeks, Chancellor Biddy Martin will be holding a pair of forums on developments regarding the New Badger Partnership and the state budget process. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
UW-Madison conference will educate for lives of purpose
The Student Personnel Association at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its annual conference, "Educating for Lives of Purpose," on Thursday, March 10, at the Concourse Hotel. All members of the campus community are encouraged to attend.
UW-Madison Dance Department, Arts Institute remember ‘60s events with symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Department and Arts Institute announce the Sunlight Project and Symposium, a series of 10 events related to Pulitzer Prize-winner David Maraniss' "They Marched into Sunlight."
Kevin Henkes, award-winning children’s author and illustrator, visits Vilas Hall; seats available for TV taping
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Kevin Henkes will join an audience of UW–Madison students and friends for a taping of Wisconsin Reflections, airing…
Web chat today about the New Badger Partnership
Chancellor Biddy Martin and other university experts will chat with the campus community to answer questions and share thoughts about UW–Madison's future under a state budget proposal that would give the university additional flexibilities and distinguish it as a public authority.
UN official speaks on a range of international topics Feb. 24
Confronting the world’s urgent challenges — in some of today’s most forbidding regions — will be explored by a United Nations deputy chief in a…
Chancellor Martin discusses New Badger Partnership in Tweetchat
The New Badger Partnership, a concept to make UW–Madison more effective by building a new business model for the 21st century, will be the…
Dance party to raise money for children’s hospital
University of Wisconsin–Madison students spend thousands of hours volunteering each semester. But one special service project also aims to raise more than $80,000 for American Family Children's Hospital today (Feb. 18) through the power of dance.
Humans and the clean-energy debate: Lectures to address carbon emissions, solutions
In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a clean-energy standard, increased funding for clean-energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the ambitious goal of generating 80 percent of the country's electricity from clean-energy sources by 2035.
L&S holds lecture series
The 2010 Romanell Phi Beta Kappa Professorship Lecture Series will feature Daniel M. Hausman, the Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy.
Forums to focus on ethics of animal research
Three forums on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will highlight the ethics of animal research, Eric Sandgren, an associate professor of pathobiological sciences, announced today.
Celebrate 125 years of UW Badger Band at Fifth Quarter event
In celebration of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badger Band's inception 125 years ago, campus and the public are invited to a Fifth Quarter birthday bash on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Memorial Union.