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Baseball commissioner to speak at spring commencement
Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig will deliver the charge to the graduates at each of the four University of Wisconsin–Madison spring commencement undergraduate ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, at the Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton St. Read More
Planet Trek offers chance to bike or walk through scaled-down solar system
Dane County residents have a new way to appreciate the solar system, thanks to Planet Trek Dane County, which offers pedestrians and bikers a chance to discover the 11 biggest objects in the solar system at the correct scale of size and distance. Read More
Thirty-plus medical inventions debut at undergraduate design competition
On Friday, May 1, some 150 University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering students will showcase 34 novel devices that address myriad real-world medical challenges. Read More
Swine flu 101: UW faculty discuss latest information today, April 29
Three of Wisconsin’s leading minds on infectious disease are teaming up today to offer medical professionals, and interested members of the public, the facts they need to know about swine flu. Read More
Lecture explains the science behind ‘Angels and Demons’
Physics professor Wesley Smith will discuss the science behind the movie in a public lecture titled “Angels and Demons of the Large Hadron Collider” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in 2103 Chamberlin Hall. Read More
Weeklong celebration marks opening of UW–Madison’s Art Lofts facility
The tower of bright red steel girders signals that the former university warehouse at the edge of campus has been transformed. Facing the Kohl Center across Frances Street, the tower marks the main entrance to the Art Lofts, the new state-of-the-art facility for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Art Department. Read More
Stay safe on Mifflin Street this Saturday
The Offices of the Dean of Students offers safety tips ahead of the Mifflin Street Block Party on May 2. Read More
Chazen groundbreaking ceremony planned for May 1
The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate the beginning of construction on its expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony at noon on Friday, May 1, on the building site at 750 University Ave. Read More
Poet, alumnus returns to campus for landmark reading
Prize-winning poet Martín Espada has sometimes been referred to as “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” Like the great Chilean poet, whose work he now teaches, Espada’s life and work have had many facets. Neruda speaks most to Espada as a poet of justice, an advocate for those who remain unheard. Read More
Conference examines ethical journalism at a time of change
Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest. Read More
UW-Madison announces Brazil Initiative
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy. Read More
Sustainability to be focus of annual bioethics forum
Sustainability will be the focus of the eighth annual International Bioethics Forum to be held in Madison Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24. Read More
Muir Knoll facelift to build its storyteller’s tradition
Thanks to gifts, including one from a foundation named for one of Wisconsin's great storytellers, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's scenic Muir Knoll will revive its historic tradition as "Story-Teller's Hill." Read More
Tornado Awareness Week to be held April 20-24
Gov. Jim Doyle has declared April 20-24 as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Read More
Students face off for seed capital in business-plan competition
From high-tech flavored plastics and eco-friendly vending machines to micro-gifting services and medical devices for emerging countries, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business. Read More
Art of the very, very small to debut at Dane County Airport
Artful images of the very, very small - cells, molecules and nanoscale structures - will be on display beginning Friday, April 24, at the Art Court of the Dane County Regional Airport. Read More
UW-Madison Veterinary Care to hold open house
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital will hold its first open house in more than six years on Sunday, April 26, to introduce the public to the many services available through UW–Madison Veterinary Care. Read More
Taylor Lecture features former BP public relations executive
Patricia Wright, the recently retired vice president of external affairs for BP America and a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, will deliver the 2009 Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Monday, April 20. Read More