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Community service projects set for May 21 furlough day
Instead of heading off to work in the UW–Madison’s biological systems engineering department on Friday, May 21, Patrick Litza will instead go to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Read More
TIP/Alumni Weekend
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this weekend with events beginning Thursday, April 22. Read More
Wear red to celebrate UW Spirit Day on April 23
Badger 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. Read More
Wisconsin meteorite shards on display at UW Geology Museum
At 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. Read More
UW-Madison’s La Follette School to host discussion about modern-day slavery
A 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. Read More
‘Consciousness’ comes to mind for annual bioethics forum
The 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. Read More
Earth Day events honor birth of environmentalism
For 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. Read More
All-Campus Party 2010 celebrates end of school year
All-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. Read More
Stem cell symposium to focus on hurdles in stem cell therapy development
The 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. Read More
Astronaut, in Madison visit, to discuss NASA’s changing plans
Former 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. Read More
Symposium honors long-time development and evolution researcher
The 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. Read More
Transportation Services to hold forums
Facing the prospect of a budget deficit, UW Transportation Services is evaluating program changes that will affect all members of the campus community Read More
Wisconsin’s environment inspires Earth Day Concert
Can we hear ecology? Sixteen musicians - including four composers - from the University of Wisconsin–Madison believe we can. Read More
Former governor discusses using technology to transform global disaster relief at WARF Gilson Event
Recent 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. Read More
Varsity Band throws party for ‘On, Wisconsin!’
The 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. Read More
LGBT Campus Center hosts Out and About Month in April
The University of Wisconsin–Madison LGBT Campus Center is sponsoring Out and About Month in April. This year’s theme is intersectionality,… Read More
More than 500 students to present at Undergraduate Symposium
With 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. Read More
Berquam: Vote in ASM elections
University 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. Read More
Five to receive Distinguished Alumni Award honors
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is honoring five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates next week with the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Read More