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Reception to welcome students of color to campus
The 28th annual Multicultural Orientation Reception (MCOR) will welcome new and continuing students of color back to the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Read More
Show Badger spirit by wearing red and white on Fridays
On Friday, Sept. 4, the decision on what to wear should be an easy one for the Badger faithful. Show support for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and wear Wisconsin gear to celebrate the fifth annual College Colors Day. Read More
Rolling Out the Red Carpet welcomes game-day guests
There may not be any paparazzi or designer gowns, but the red carpet treatment for fans at Badger sporting events offers plenty of friendly faces. Read More
Chazen features mezzotints, silver pieces in exhibits
Don’t let the big dig on University Avenue where the Peterson Building used to be keep you from visiting the Chazen Museum of Art. The museum is open for visitors, and two current exhibits there are worth a look: “Mezzotints, Prints of Darkness” and “Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj.” Read More
Recent sightings: Textbook swap
Sophomore Miki Hirano (right) checks in a stack of used textbooks with student Andrew Briddell (left) during the Associated Students of Madison (ASM)… Read More
Author to visit campus for common-reading program
Michael Pollan, whose book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" is the focus of the Go Big Read common-reading project, will give a free public talk on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog
Making a difference in the lives of homeless animals is the aim of the 2-mile Dog Jog benefit race set for Sunday, Sept. 20. Read More
Convocations planned for undergraduate, transfer students
Two keynote speeches with international flavor, along with Chancellor Biddy Martin, will welcome students to the University of Wisconsin–Madison at a pair of convocations for new students. Read More
School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog
At 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, hundreds of animal lovers and their dogs will run (or walk) the two-mile Dog Jog benefit race, sponsored by the School of Veterinary Medicine. Whether participants finish doesn’t matter nearly as much as the amount of money they raise. Read More
St. Jude CEO to deliver 2009 Rennebohm lecture
William E. Evans, chief executive officer of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and an expert on the treatment of pediatric cancer, and a research leader in the effect of genetics to the response to drugs, will deliver the 2009 Rennebohm Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 10. Read More
Associated Students of Madison to hold fourth textbook swap
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hosting another textbook swap from Friday, Aug. 28-Sunday, Aug. 30, at Gordon Commons 2A. Read More
It’s that time again: Move-in at university residence halls
University of Wisconsin–Madison students will be arriving at their campus residence halls next week, and that means that some streets will be closed or limited to one-way traffic. Read More
Ready for his close-up: Lincoln statue gets a cleaning
One of the most photographed features of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, Bascom Hill's statue of Abraham Lincoln, will be spruced up beginning this week. Read More
Move-Out Night to assist temporarily displaced students
It's a common problem among University of Wisconsin–Madison students renting off-campus apartments and houses: Your old lease ends at noon on Aug. 14. Your new lease doesn't begin until noon on Aug.15. Read More
PEOPLE honors high school graduates, welcomes new freshmen
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate its eighth year of an important pipeline for student diversity from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. Read More
Faculty aim to strengthen technology, science education by blending them
A group of UW–Madison researchers and Thermo Fisher Scientific scientists will bring together high school students and teachers to build and use diagnostic equipment that would not be out of place in university research labs. Read More
UW-Madison symposium addresses science’s holiest grail: building life from scratch
While at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, biochemist Har Gobind Khorana helped crack the genetic code, completing a set of experiments that garnered him a Nobel Prize in 1968. Read More
Civil War history comes to life at Camp Randall
The rich history and music of the Civil War era will revisit the grounds of historic Camp Randall on Saturday, July 25, as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Read More
UW-Madison students perform at International Youth Poetry Slam Festival
Thirteen UW–Madison students from the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble will perform in the 12th Annual Brave New Voices (BNV) International Youth Poetry Slam today (July 15) in Chicago. Read More
Alumni welcome new UW–Madison students at summer celebrations
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni in 25 U.S. cities are greeting new UW–Madison students this summer to celebrate the start of the students' college experience. Read More