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Weeklong painter’s workshop to be held at Green Lake
Painters from around the state can enroll in UW–Madison’s “Spring Studio Painting at Green Lake,” scheduled for Sunday-Friday, April 23-28. The program…
Physical ‘wonders’ revealed in new book and DVD set
Magicians never reveal their secrets. But physicists, it seems, will jump at the chance. Clint Sprott's 22 years of magical "Wonders of Physics" demonstrations are now available in a how-to guide for teachers.
AIDS course explores ‘perfect ecology’ of a killer
A new course at UW–Madison is exploring the AIDS pandemic from all of these varied points of view. Global AIDS: Interdisciplinary Perspectives has attracted undergraduate students from biology and medicine, political science, foreign language and history who are looking for a bigger-picture understanding of the disease.
Social Work graduate program makes diversity, community its mission
By increasing diversity and equity within its own program, the School of Social Work’s graduate program has been succeeding in the campuswide mission to create community. The key lies within the soul of social work, which is change.
New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend
About 30 undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will get a ... taste ... of how cultures spread through one of the world's most potent and long-lived icons.
UW-Madison offering French, Norwegian, Italian classes for adults
Adults in the Madison area can learn French, Norwegian and Italian in non-credit classes offered by the UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies.
New international courses attract wide range of students
Several new international studies courses will be offered at UW–Madison in spring 2006, reflecting new faculty scholarship at the university as well as increased student interest in a wide range of international studies courses.
Program gives quality education in short period of time
Since its inception in 1885, nearly 18,000 students have earned certificates from the university’s Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC).
Gift enables investigative journalism class to probe old murder case
An investigative journalism class, backed by a $5,000 gift from a UW–Madison graduate, deconstructed in painstaking detail an 11-year-old Dane County murder case that is also being examined by the UW Law School's Wisconsin Innocence Project.
UW forges new ties with Indian educators, researchers
The president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, announced today an unprecedented research and education collaboration between the Indian government, several Indian universities, three international corporations and 15 U.S. universities, including UW–Madison.
UW-Madison course enhances nonprofits
As exam time rolls around, UW–Madison students in the e-Projects in Community Service (ePICS) course won't be studying textbooks or writing take-home finals. They'll be presenting their semester's work to real-world clients, twelve nonprofit organizations for whom students have designed Web sites, built Web-based information systems, created logos, developed marketing materials and produced videos.
Applications available for undergraduate research scholarships
UW-Madison offers undergraduates great opportunities to engage in collaborative research with faculty or instructional/research academic staff.
Freshmen use visual art to encourage diversity
It may be the first time in the history of the world that an administrative report inspired an art exhibition. Produced by First-Year Interest Group (FIG) students at UW–Madison, the show uses the university's Plan 2008 as its foundation.
‘Wednesday Night at the Lab’ offers hands-on learning
The UW–Madison Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the UW–Madison Science Alliance have teamed up to bring the university science experience to Madison-area residents called "Wednesday Nite @ The Lab."
UW-Madison students studying abroad in greater numbers
UW-Madison students continue to study abroad in record numbers, according to figures released by the UW–Madison Division of International Studies.
American Indian workshop promotes dialogue on breaking stereotypes
An Anishinaabe prophecy called the Seven Fires offers seven predictions of what the future would bring, and "the time of the seventh fire" can either lead to a worldly sense of community and unity or the destruction of humanity. The American Indian Studies and Education workshop, held on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UW–Madison Red Gym, will explore that tradition and others in the hope of leading participants down a road toward unity and community.
Learning the international language of science
Undergrads will get taste of research abroad at a Bangkok university
Students get Hollywood lesson in screenwriting
James G. Hirsch, one of Hollywood’s most successful writer-producers, is following in the footsteps of a former professor this semester. He is commuting from Los Angeles to Madison to teach a screenwriting course for seniors and graduate students in the Department of Communication Arts.