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Generation Dancing explores physical side of culture

February 3, 2011

A dance concert on Feb. 3–5 will explore the physical manifestations of culture and how experiences inform the physical self.

Storm update: Classes, events canceled Wednesday, snow clearance begins

February 2, 2011

Crews at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began to dig out from a crippling winter storm that forced cancellation of classes and events on campus Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series

February 1, 2011

If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension.

UW-Madison experts available to media to discuss State of the State

January 31, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to give his first State of the State address to the Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 1. UW–Madison has a number…

Recent sightings: Selig Distinguished Lecture

January 28, 2011

Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig, center, and Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History, right, applaud as guest lecturer Adrian…

TIP/Autism Day

January 27, 2011

1/27/11

Education historian Diane Ravitch to speak

January 26, 2011

Diane Ravitch, regarded by many as the nation's leading education historian today, will offer an informed analysis of the current state of American education -- what's broken and how can it be fixed -- at a free, public presentation sponsored by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, and the Wisconsin Center on Education Research, with support from the Wisconsin Education Association Council and the UW–Madison Lectures Committee.

WARF debuts Gilson Bootstrapping Series at Discovery Town Center on Jan. 25

January 24, 2011

Allen Dines of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Corporate Relations will be the first speaker featured in WARF's new Gilson Bootstrapping Series. He will discuss the wide variety of resources available to new entrepreneurs, or to those just thinking about starting a business, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Experts on horse first aid to speak at UW–Madison

January 24, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Continuing Education program will host the 22nd annual seminar "First Aid for Horses: When to Call the Vet and What to do Before Help Arrives" on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Professor to present first Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society

January 21, 2011

Adrian Burgos, professor of history in the Department of African American, Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Latino/a Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present the first Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Spring Career and Internship Fair set for Jan. 25

January 20, 2011

Defying the flagging economy, a mix of corporations, non-profits, and government agencies will converge on the Kohl Center for the semester’s largest career fair Tuesday,…

University Theatre gears up for “The Rocky Horror Show”

January 11, 2011

If you’ve been itching to do the time warp again, now is your chance. With generous sponsorship from Electronic Theatre Controls in Middleton, the University…

Careers Conference marks 25 years on Jan. 24-26

January 11, 2011

Later this month, the Careers Conference, hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center on Education and Work, will mark 25 years of career education and development with its annual event in Madison.

Author Seth Mnookin to discuss vaccine-autism controversy

January 10, 2011

UW will present 2011 Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum Jan. 19

January 7, 2011

Agricultural economists and commodity specialists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW-Extension will talk about the financial health of Wisconsin agriculture and the outlook for the year to come at the fourth-annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum in Madison on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series

January 6, 2011

Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well.

Girl Scouts to extract strawberry DNA at UW–Madison workshops

January 5, 2011

To: Media representatives

Expect Badger spirit at Party at the Pier

December 28, 2010

Watch out, southern California. You are about to get schooled in how to be a Badger.

Campus food drive eases hunger

December 23, 2010

Hunger in southern Wisconsin will be alleviated by 3,063 meals this winter because of generosity across campus.

Official Badger bowl tour is about to take flight

December 23, 2010

University of Wisconsin football players won't be the only ones heading out to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) in partnership with Wisconsin Athletics will be transporting more than 3,200 UW alumni, friends and fans looking to cheer their team on to victory.