Tag Events
Academic Staff Award winners honored
April 9, 2009The 2009 Academic Staff Excellence Awards recognize nine dedicated university professionals for their exemplary achievements in leadership, public service, research, teaching and career service. Read More
Artist celebrates Yiddish music with ‘KlezKamp’
April 9, 2009If Henry Sapoznik has his way, Madison will become the capitol of “Yiddishland” during a three-day “KlezKamp Road Show,” a celebration of klezmer music and Yiddish folk arts Saturday–Monday, April 18–20. Read More
Symposium spotlights undergraduate student research
April 9, 2009It’s a rare occasion when student researchers, artists, scientists and performers are invited to showcase their creativity in a single venue, but that is the exact function of the Undergraduate Symposium. Read More
Those with interdisciplinary tastes should sample MALBEC
April 8, 2009An interdisciplinary seminar will feature scientists who use computational approaches to understand the behavior, learning and perceptions of people and machines. Read More
April events bring spring to campus
April 8, 2009Spring into those long-awaited warm months by attending one or more of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's April 18 events. Read More
Earth Day conference explores Wisconsin’s energy future
April 7, 2009The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will hold its third annual Earth Day Conference on Wednesday, April 22. Read More
Gallup Center for Muslim Studies executive director to visit Madison
April 7, 2009Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Grainger Hall on Tuesday, April 14. Read More
Interplay of Islam, science to be focus of UW–Madison lecture
April 6, 2009The interplay of Islam and science will be the focus of a free public lecture to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Four communicators honored for achievement, leadership
April 6, 2009A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will be among the communications professionals honored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication at its annual awards dinner on Friday, April 17. Read More
OK Go to headline free All-Campus Party concert
April 2, 2009The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) welcomes the energetic and electric stylings of OK Go for its 2009 Badger Blowout Concert presented by the UW Credit Union. Read More
Campaign to focus on alcohol, consent, sexual assault
April 2, 2009A new, student-designed public awareness ad campaign will promote the importance of gaining consent from sexual partners, particularly when alcohol is involved. Read More
Table tennis club thrives at UW–Madison
April 2, 2009When talking with Andrew Knips, team captain and coach of the UW–Madison Table Tennis Club, try not to confuse the sport of with the mere game of "pingpong." Read More
Graduate student conference targets communications research
April 1, 2009"Communications Crossroads," a daylong conference showcasing original graduate student research in communications will be held at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Friday, April 3. Read More
Law School, Thompson to host health care summit
April 1, 2009On Tuesday, April 7, the Law School and one of its prominent alumni — former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson — will host “Summit Conversations on American Health Care for the 21st Century” at the Edgewater Hotel. Read More
Campaign to focus on alcohol, consent, sexual assault
April 1, 2009A new, student-designed public awareness ad campaign will promote the importance of gaining consent from sexual partners, particularly when alcohol is involved. Read More
Campus to observe Zimmermann anniversary
March 31, 2009The late Brittany Zimmermann will be in the thoughts of University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff on the one-year anniversary of her death, Thursday, April 2. Read More
Space Place, MMSD plan celebration of 100 Hours of Astronomy
March 31, 2009Few areas of science enchant us as much as astronomy. We view the stars each night; we make connections between astronomy and many other scientific fields. Rarely, though, do we get a chance to explore the heavens through organized events. Read More
Flood seminar seeks to avoid future devastation
March 30, 2009Two national experts will join more than a dozen Wisconsin researchers and government officials in April in Madison at a symposium aimed at helping Wisconsin communities avoid devastating floods like those that inundated the Midwest last year. Read More
Entomology department’s centennial celebration features butterfly exhibit
March 30, 2009To help celebrate its 100th year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Entomology is inviting the public to get up close and personal with members of the wide world of insects. Read More
UW-Madison to sign historic agreement with Iraqi university
March 27, 2009The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing to sign a historic agreement with one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Iraq. Read More