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Tickets for ‘Jeopardy!’ taping to be made available on March 25
A limited number of complimentary tickets for the taping of the “Jeopardy!” 2008 College Championship on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, at the Kohl Center will be distributed to UW–Madison faculty, staff and students on a first-come, first-served basis starting on Tuesday, March 25, at the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym.
Celebrating Leopold’s legacy
To celebrate the Aldo Leopold legacy, people are invited to the Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, for “Madison Reads Leopold,” part of Aldo Leopold Weekend. Leopold Weekend is a statewide event that honors Leopold’s contributions to our understanding of the environment.
Symposium opens world of research opportunity
With 10 years and hundreds of research projects in its history, the Undergraduate Symposium has been instrumental in showcasing undergraduates’ hard work. It’s also opened participants’ eyes to the possibilities of research — and even led some to continue the work they started with the event.
UW-Madison students bring pingpong back to the table
Growing up in China meant University of Wisconsin–Madison sophomore Richard Qian didn't rush to play four-square or trade pogs during recess, but instead dashed to the blacktop to play the world's second most popular sport: table tennis.
Lecture series embraces sharing of ideas
It happens on campus every day — people getting together, in groups large and small, to share ideas and perspectives on issues that matter. And every year, the student-run Distinguished Lecture Series Committee of the Wisconsin Union Directorate adds to the vibrancy of ideas by bringing some of the nation’s best minds and voices to campus for free, public presentations.
Faculty conflict of interest issues probed at WARF Gilson Discovery Series
Conflicts of interest for university faculty members who start their own companies will be the subject of a panel discussion on Monday, Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue.
Slide show: Revolution’s Wallpaper
Jim Huberty, who was a political science student at the University of Wisconsin during the Vietnam War era of the late 1960s and early 1970s, is displaying select pieces of his collection of protest publicity posters through March 11 in an exhibit, “Revolution’s Wallpaper,” in the Class of 1925 Gallery at Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., on the UW–Madison campus.
Economists assess markets, business and politics in Economic Outlook session
Four leading economists will share their insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for 2008 and beyond at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Economic Outlook conference on Friday, April 4, at the Fluno Center for Executive Education in Madison.