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Institute to host 4 visiting scholars
Four distinguished international scholars, including a former ambassador, will be on campus this fall, guests of the International Institute and several of its member programs.
Cantor leads off emeritus lectures
The eighth annual Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series "Eloquence and Eminence" this fall will kick off with Joanne Cantor, professor emerita of communication arts.
‘Scourge’ kicks off humanities lectures
Described in The New Yorker as 'a scourge of Western civilization as we know it,' literary theorist, legal scholar and political pundit Stanley Fish opens this season's Humanities Without Boundaries lecture series.
Classroom renovations ready for fall semester
Many university students will walk into classrooms that are now more modern and more comfortable when they return to classes this fall.
Student archaeologists dig into experience
Five UW–Madison students are acquiring valuable experience this summer at an archaeological dig just a short distance from campus.
Online library catalog unveils new features
Searchers using the UW–Madison library catalog this month will notice several updates.
Gates scholarship helps UW senior
UW-Madison senior Jamie Stevenson recently received a new scholarship that is part of $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Mars is bright tonight: Space Place, Washburn plan programs
This is the month when Mars reaches the most interesting part of its path through the sky -- for Earthlings, anyway. Mars will reach the point in the sky directly opposite the sun -- the moment astronomers call "opposition." Mars is then closest to Earth and at its peak of size and brightness from Earth's point of view.
MFA degree expands creative writing program
The university will begin admitting students to a new two-year Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing in fall 2001.
Freedom Ride 2001
UW-Madison students are exploring the historical meanings of the Civil Rights Movement May 29-June 14 in a traveling class convening at locations throughout the South.
Geologist puts career’s worth of images on Web for educators
A UW–Madison Geology Department Web site features a new educational tool that results from geology professor Lou Maher's skills in flying and photographing -- often at the same time.
New program aims to help incoming students
A pilot program is expected to add meaning and engagement to new students' first taste of campus life this fall.
UW adds Germany to exchange programs
The UW System Board of Regents plans to sign a deal establishing a far-reaching student exchange program between UW System and German universities.
Nursing student’s thesis becomes federal initiative
School of Nursing senior Robert S. Trim's organ donation education initiative has made its way into a federal policy plan.
Premier illustrator to be in residence
In the years before television, internationally acclaimed author and illustrator Peter S’s devoured every single detail in each picture he saw. S’s will begin his summer residency on campus with a free public lecture June 27.
Students to retrace freedom rides
UW-Madison students will explore the historical meanings of the Civil Rights Movement in a traveling class to be convened at locations throughout the South.
Freedom ride highlights
A unique traveling class will take UW–Madison students to many of the historical sites where they will explore the meanings of the Civil Rights Movement.
Grandparents University connects generations
Grandparents have a lot to teach their grandchildren, and Grandparents University gives them the chance July 19-20.
Engineers to graduate from first Internet-based program
The College of Engineering this weekend will honor the first graduates of the only campus degree program delivered completely via Internet.
Card: Bad does not necessarily equal evil
Bad is not necessarily evil, says Claudia Card, professor of philosophy and women's studies.