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TIP/Alumni Weekend
April 20, 2010The Wisconsin Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this weekend with events beginning Thursday, April 22.
Wear red to celebrate UW Spirit Day on April 23
April 20, 2010Badger spirit will be on display everywhere on Friday, April 23, 2010 as University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and friends around the world show their support for the university on Spirit Day, part of Alumni Weekend.
Wisconsin meteorite shards on display at UW Geology Museum
April 19, 2010At least five pieces of the meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be on display at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum for public viewing Tuesday, April 20 through this weekend.
UW-Madison’s La Follette School to host discussion about modern-day slavery
April 19, 2010A prize-winning author known for his global research on modern-day slavery will deliver a free public lecture this month at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of a daylong symposium on human trafficking.
‘Consciousness’ comes to mind for annual bioethics forum
April 19, 2010The 9th Annual International Bioethics Forum, "Taking the Measure of the Magic Mirror: Toward a Science of Consciousness" will be held April 22-23 at Promega Corporation's BioPharmaceutical Technology Center.
Earth Day events honor birth of environmentalism
April 19, 2010For some of us it seems like just yesterday, but Earth Day turns 40 this year. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. Some 20 million people participated in environmental teach-ins across the United States. The event’s founder, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, took a page from the antiwar movement to educate people about the environment and to put the cause on the national agenda.
All-Campus Party 2010 celebrates end of school year
April 16, 2010All-Campus Party (ACP) 2010, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB), will take place April 17-23 and, as always, will feature a variety of cost-free, alcohol-alternative events for University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff.
Stem cell symposium to focus on hurdles in stem cell therapy development
April 15, 2010The fifth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, called "The Road to Stem Cell Applications: Bioprocessing, Safety and Preclinical Evaluation," will be held on Wednesday, April 21 just outside of Madison.
Astronaut, in Madison visit, to discuss NASA’s changing plans
April 15, 2010Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, one of the last people to walk on the moon, will present a forceful case for manned space exploration in a talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, April 19.
Symposium honors long-time development and evolution researcher
April 14, 2010The biologists gathering on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus this Thursday, April 15, have one thing in common beyond their scientific interests in evolution and animal development.
Transportation Services to hold forums
April 14, 2010Facing the prospect of a budget deficit, UW Transportation Services is evaluating program changes that will affect all members of the campus community
Wisconsin’s environment inspires Earth Day Concert
April 14, 2010Can we hear ecology? Sixteen musicians - including four composers - from the University of Wisconsin–Madison believe we can.
Former governor discusses using technology to transform global disaster relief at WARF Gilson Event
April 14, 2010Recent disasters in Haiti and Chile have shown once again that the rapid delivery of needed relief to people in crisis often means the difference between life and death.
Varsity Band throws party for ‘On, Wisconsin!’
April 13, 2010The annual Varsity Band Concert returns to the Kohl Center Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, with all its usual pyrotechnics, thunder and brass. This year's performance brings much more, however.
LGBT Campus Center hosts Out and About Month in April
April 13, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison LGBT Campus Center is sponsoring Out and About Month in April. This year’s theme is intersectionality,…
More than 500 students to present at Undergraduate Symposium
April 13, 2010With a larger sampling from the humanities combined with the traditional caliber of scientific research, the 400 or so projects at the 12th annual Undergraduate Symposium have little in common but the gifted students behind them.
Berquam: Vote in ASM elections
April 12, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is encouraging all students to take a moment this week to participate in shared governance by voting in the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) spring elections.
Five to receive Distinguished Alumni Award honors
April 12, 2010The Wisconsin Alumni Association is honoring five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates next week with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Public tickets for Dalai Lama event available April 17
April 12, 2010The public is invited to attend a dialogue between His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Richard J. Davidson, director of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The conversation, "Investigating Healthy Minds," will take place at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, May 16, in the Overture Center's Capitol Theater.