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Conference considers response to climate change in Wisconsin
What can - and should - public officials, corporate leaders, farmers, small-business owners, community organizers, and the rest of us do about climate change in Wisconsin? Hundreds of people from across the state are expected to convene at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center here on Wednesday, April 16, to address that question. Read More
University Theatre presents ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's University Theatre wraps up its 2007-08 season with an American classic set in pre-Katrina New Orleans, where everything is hot, from the heavy air to the heady emotions. Read More
Local alumni to host dinners for 200 UW–Madison students
The biannual Dinners On Wisconsin! program will strengthen relationships among University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and current undergraduates when students enjoy home-cooked meals at the homes of graduates and learn about the professional world from alumni with firsthand experience. Read More
Hundreds of high school students to participate in World Cinema Day
For the past five years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has welcomed hundreds of Wisconsin high school students and teachers to World Cinema Day, a program of the Language Institute and the Wisconsin Film Festival to raise cultural awareness and deepen understanding of diverse perspectives through international film. Read More
‘Countdown to Commencement’ set for April 8-9
May graduates can prepare to "move on" by attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Countdown to Commencement. Read More
Contest asks, ‘What does a new student need to know?’
What does a new student absolutely need to know about their first year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison? Read More
Talib Kweli to headline All-Campus Party concert
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board's (WASB) All-Campus Party (ACP) is proud to announce Talib Kweli as the headline act for this year's Badger Blowout Concert, presented by UW Credit Union. Read More
TomoTherapy’s Mackie to speak on faculty entrepreneurship
Thomas Rockwell Mackie, co-founder, chairman of the board and director of research at TomoTherapy, will speak on faculty entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 2, beginning at 5 p.m. The event, part of the Gilson Discovery Series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, is free and open to the public. Read More
Communications research showcased at UW–Madison conference
Cutting-edge graduate student research in communications will be highlighted during a one-day conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, April 4. Read More
From stained glass to stem cells, science shines on campus April 5
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a science smorgasbord to the public at the sixth annual Science Expeditions on Saturday, April 5. Read More
Forum explores ‘pro-poor rewards’ for ecosystem protection
Ecologist and MacArthur Fellow Lisa Curran will discuss the use of biofuels in Borneo, a large island in southeast Asia, in a free public lecture at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, in 180 Science Hall. Read More
Founder of carbon-offset firm to speak
A prominent champion of environmental quality and human equality, Michel Gelobter will give a free public lecture, “Environmental Justice and Climate Change,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in 1121 Mosse Humanities. Read More
Register now for Crazylegs Classic
The 27th annual Crazylegs Classic will be held on Saturday, April 26, with Heisman Trophy winner and former Badger football star Ron Dayne serving as the event’s grand marshal. Dayne currently plays for the NFL’s Houston Texans. Read More
From stained glass to stem cells, science shines
UW–Madison will offer a science smorgasbord to the public at the sixth annual Science Expeditions on Saturday, April 5. Read More
All-Campus Idol to showcase UW–Madison talent
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) is set to host the fourth annual All-Campus Idol, a campus version of "American Idol" that showcases the singing talent of University of Wisconsin–Madison students. Read More
WUD Art Committee hosts 80th annual student art show
The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Art Committee at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host its 80th annual student art show at the Memorial Union in April. Read More
Events celebrate nanotechnology
The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during "Nano Days," Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6. Read More
Seminar to provide free financial counseling to UW–Madison students
University of Wisconsin–Madison students are invited to learn what it takes to stop counting pennies and start securing their futures at the annual Financial Independence Seminar, to be hosted Saturday, April 5, by the Wisconsin Student Alumni Board (WASB). Read More
Greenbush Day celebration set for March 25
Last March, more than 300 people turned out for a first-time event honoring one of Madison's most culturally diverse and historic neighborhoods. The second Greenbush Day celebration will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, at the Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More