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iPhone sleep improvement application wins at innovation competition

February 12, 2009

A software application for the iPhone and the iPod touch that will help people sleep and wake up more effectively won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin–Madison invention competition that rewards innovative and marketable ideas.

Intrepid explorers and the search for the origin of species

February 12, 2009

A UW–Madison professor of genetics will give the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday, Feb. 13.

Noted Australian science writer to visit

February 11, 2009

Wilson da Silva, editor in chief of the award-winning Australian science magazine COSMOS, has been named a UW–Madison science writer in residence for this spring.

Spring public policy series announced

February 11, 2009

Specialists in administrative law, entrepreneurship and social statistics will speak on a variety of public policy issues this spring through joint sponsorship of the La Follette School of Public Policy and the Center for the World and the Global Economy (WAGE).

Celebrate winter during Hoofers carnival

February 11, 2009

Last weekend’s freakishly warm weather was just a teaser of spring — winter is still the main course, and there’s no better way to chill than at the Hoofers Winter Carnival with outdoor games, sports, contests and demonstrations. And make sure your camera has fresh batteries: Lady Liberty will make her triumphant return to Lake Mendota.

New Arts Venture Challenge awards student innovators

February 10, 2009

It's not every day that a judge is so torn between two competitors that he produces $500 out of his own pocket just so he won't have to choose.

UW-Madison to host bash for Darwin’s 200th birthday

February 4, 2009

Feb. 12 marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, the founding father of evolution, and scientists, historians and other Wisconsin scholars are planning a daylong celebration in honor of the British biologist and his legacy.

Free cake to celebrate UW–Madison’s 160th birthday

February 2, 2009

This year, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is feeding students' minds as well as their bodies during the University of Wisconsin–Madison's birthday celebration.

Campus celebrates Black History Month

February 2, 2009

Events ranging from lectures to performances have been scheduled on or near the University of Wisconsin–Madison in February in celebration of Black History Month.

Encouraging entrepreneurs: Undergraduate invention competition turns 15

February 2, 2009

In 1995, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering debuted the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, a competition that provides university undergraduates the tools and resources to develop an original, patentable invention or process.

Journalist to share insights into future of free trade, Doha

January 29, 2009

Prize-winning journalist Paul Blustein will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 5, as the featured speaker for “Free Trade under Threat: Impact for U.S. Business,” a public lecture with question-and-answer session hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Arts Enterprise Symposium begins this weekend

January 29, 2009

The first-ever University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Enterprise Symposium will help aspiring arts professionals find their place in a world of information about arts careers.

Chancellor Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin to speak on ‘Humanities in the Public’

January 27, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin will give the first Focus on the Humanities Distinguished Faculty Lecture of the Spring 2009 semester on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in the Pyle Center Alumni Lounge.

Enter ‘fairyland’ with Victorian crazy quilts

January 22, 2009

“A Fairyland of Fabrics: The Victorian Crazy Quilt” opens Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Design Gallery, located in the School of Human Ecology. The show runs through Sunday, March 8.

Artist confronts those ‘now-what’ moments

January 22, 2009

If Stephanie Jutt has her way, there will be no more starving artists who sacrifice well-being to make art.

Politics, music part of ‘Wisconsin Reflections’ second season

January 20, 2009

If you find state politics and jazz of interest, visit with two true leaders in both fields this month as an audience member of "Wisconsin Reflections."

Many opportunities to watch Inaugural events

January 19, 2009

Join fellow students, faculty and staff members watching the swearing in of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

ASM hosts textbook swap

January 15, 2009

Textbook costs burden nearly every college student. UW–Madison’s student government is addressing this difficulty by helping students to sell their used books to each other before the semester begins.

Numerous city, campus events honor Martin Luther King Jr.

January 14, 2009

The Madison and university communities will have a number of opportunities to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through sponsored events around the city.