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Journalism class rolls out annual magazine
With a broader circulation aimed at state opinion leaders and an eye on Wisconsin, a magazine crafted by a team of journalism students, called "Curb", makes its debut Thursday, Dec. 11.
Continuing studies catalog out
The 2004 winter-spring Continuing Education Catalog is now available.
Conference bolsters Wisconsin civics education
Strengthening the teaching of civics in Wisconsin's classrooms and engaging students in democracy are the aims of a Dec. 10 conference being co-sponsored by the UW–Madison School of Education.
Unit to integrate cross-college biology
Offering 38 different life sciences majors, undergraduate biology education on campus is an enormous enterprise, especially considering that between 20 and 25 percent of students graduate as majors in one of these areas each year. Some programs that serve these students are cross-college, meaning that they rely on faculty and staff from many schools and colleges to serve as teachers and advisers. To enhance the learning experience, UW–Madison will soon launch an institute that will integrate and coordinate cross-college undergraduate biology education.
Scholarship opens door to a larger world
Erin Buros is a recipient of the Walter, Helen and Loretta Feldt Memorial Scholarship. John Feldt, Foundation senior vice president for finance and administration, established the scholarship to honor his late father, mother and wife. Student employees of the foundation are eligible.
Educators ponder teaching biology as a scientific enterprise
Supported by the National Research Council, a pilot for a new and improved model of instruction for the large undergraduate biology classroom, will be taught in Madison in the summer of 2004
Council connects classified staff, mentors
One vehicle for learning is by serving as a mentor through a Council for Non-Represented Classified Staff program.
Scholars blend approaches through center for history of print culture
Like printed material itself, print culture scholars can be found all over campus, with representatives from disciplines such as history, journalism and mass communication, library science, human ecology and health sciences, says James P. Danky, director of the campus Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America.
Lecture series follows Jewish experience
The 2003 Jewish Heritage Lecture series will focus on the Jewish experience around the world and across the centuries.
Talented freshman class enrolls
This fall's incoming freshman class has the best academic credentials of any class in the history of UW–Madison, says Admissions Director Rob Seltzer.
Expert on Alzheimer’s Disease to speak in Racine Oct. 8
Mark A. Sager, director of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will address the compelling topic of "Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment and Renewed Hope," on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8, in Racine.
OCR announces free seminars on high-tech entrepreneurship
The Office of Corporate Relations announces four seminars on high-tech entrepreneurship for faculty and staff.
Science Saturdays offer hands-on learning for kids, parents
Whether it's exploring the physics of a wind instrument like a clarinet, creating a terrarium of recyclable materials and then observing the living residents, making your own polymer, or developing models of genes and how they work, Science Saturdays offer a variety of activities for middle school children and their parents.
Wisconsin Idea project links weather, culture and storytelling
A collaboration of researchers and educators from UW–Madison's department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, the UW–Madison Folklore Program and the Wisconsin Arts Board is bringing together UW–Madison students and Wisconsin K-12 teachers and students to explore weather lore and sayings, and to connect them to scientific explanations of the weather.
Students win Chateaubriand Scholarships
Two students at UW–Madison have been awarded Chateaubriand Scholarships, the Office of International Studies and Programs has announced.
UW-Madison to require writing test for admission
UW-Madison will require applicants for admission as freshmen to provide standardized writing test scores, beginning with the class applying to enter in 2006.
UW grads get an exclusive view of the red planet
The last time Earth came this near to Mars, Julius Caesar was a schoolboy. The two planets won't come this close again until the year 2287. Southern locations are the best place to view this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, so alumni and friends of UW–Madison will travel to MŽrida, Mexico, from Aug. 17-22 for an exclusive look at the red planet.
Executive education program ranked among best
For the second consecutive year, the School of Business has made the list of the world's top executive education providers released by the London-based Financial Times.
Address by Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker's commencement speech to the graduating class of Spring 2003.