Tag Recent sightings
School of the Arts at Rhinelander offers workshops in a unique setting
For more than 50 years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of the Arts at Rhinelander has fostered creativity in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. The 2015 event, held July 17-19, features workshops in visual arts, culinary arts, mind/body/spirit, performing arts and writing. Part of its appeal is the distinctive setting, which inspires instructors to design one-of-a-kind courses.
Recent sightings: Nepali vigil
On April 29, 2015, members of the campus and Madison communities gathered near the State Capitol and listened to speakers during a candlelight vigil…
Recent sightings: Who, indeed
Nestled in the crook of a tree branch, a pair of owlets flank an adult great horned owl as the three bask in…
Recent sighting: Snap, crackle, oomph!
Siblings Nate, 11, Ben, 6, and Caroline Hughes, 9, lend their hands-on help during Project Freshman 15,000, a student-led effort to make the…
Recent sightings: Dancers upon stilts
Dancers took to stilts for a Brooklyn Jumbies workshop in Lathrop Hall on Saturday, Feb. 28. Participants worked with the dance performance group, which teaches cultural elements of the African diaspora like stilt walking, and Chris Walker, a UW–Madison associate professor of dance, to learn new dance moves in preparation for “Strut!” — a university dance event scheduled for May 2. The workshop was hosted by the UW–Madison Arts Institute as part of Laura Anderson Barbata’s spring interdisciplinary arts residency.
Recent sightings: Snow kiting on Mendota
UW-Madison photographer Jeff Miller is reflected in mirrored goggles worn by Hoofer Sailing Club instructor Kyle Heisler during a snow-kiting class on snow-covered,…
Recent sightings: Cross-racial allyship
More than 40 participants gathered for "Tools and Strategies for Cross-Racial Allyship,” a workshop hosted by the Multicultural Student Center on Feb. 26.
Recent sightings: Faculty of Color Reception
Members of the campus community gathered Wednesday, Feb. 18, for the annual Faculty of Color Reception at the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge. The reception — co-hosted by Interim Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims and Jo Ellen Fair, chair of the University Committee — was an opportunity to welcome 26 new faculty of color, honor 40 newly promoted faculty of color, recognize visiting faculty of color, and network with colleagues.
Contest seeks another round of amazing science images
To highlight the visual and scientific value of scientific imagery, the fifth annual Cool Science Image Contest is soliciting the best images from students and faculty and staff scientists on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Recent sightings: The Wonders of Physics
Dressed in a black-and-white-striped prisoner costume, Physics Professor Emeritus Julien "Clint" Sprott runs across the stage as part of an opening skit for the 32nd annual The Wonders of Physics Show at Chamberlin Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Feb. 8, 2015. This year's science-education outreach event was based on the theme of Sprott being on trial for breaking the laws of physics, an accusation that the show's many guest presenters proceed to debunk.
Recent sightings: Shoveling off Bascom
Hardworking grounds crew members shovel snow and clear the steps to the Lincoln Terrace near Bascom Hall during an early winter morning on Monday, Feb. 2. In the background on Bascom Hill hang banners featuring the university’s W crest.
Recent sightings: Back-to-school advising
A whiteboard message of “Welcome back, scholars” is pictured on the door of advisor Quortne Hutchings’ office at the William S. Middleton Building…
Recent sightings: UW men’s basketball
The No. 6 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten) hosted the No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center Tuesday, Jan. 20. Four…
Recent sightings: UW women’s hockey
The No. 4 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (18-4-2) hosted the Bemidji State Beavers for a pair of games this past Friday and Saturday at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers split the series, losing 2-1 Friday but winning a thriller by the same score in overtime the following day. Wisconsin senior Brittany Ammerman scored the game-winning goal 46 seconds into extra time.
Recent sightings: Below zero
A lost mitten awaits its owner in a snow bank near UW–Madison’s Walnut Street Greenhouse during a subzero winter day on Wednesday, Jan.
Recent sightings: All quiet on the lakefront
While many Badgers have left campus for winter break, a lone woman rides her longboard alongside a partially frozen Lake Mendota.
Recent sightings: Candlelight vigil
More than 100 people gathered Thursday, Dec. 18, on Library Mall for a candlelight vigil mourning the victims of a recent mass shooting at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The vigil was hosted by the Pakistani Students Association, a UW–Madison student organization.
Recent sightings: Creating Madison’s largest glass ornament
The glass artists known as Mad Gaffers are going festive with a series of holiday events this Thursday through Sunday at the UW Glass Lab. Participants can create a glass ornament of their own, watch Mad Gaffers blow the largest one in Madison, and shop for gifts at the club’s annual Holiday Sale.
Recent sightings: Snowvember
A member of the UW grounds crew drives a tractor with brush sweeper to clear the sidewalk of snow as pedestrians walk along…
Recent sightings: Blowing off steam
Geese and ducks swim in and fly above the steamy water of Lake Mendota as the sun rises above the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol and downtown Madison skyline with temperatures in the single digits. The Friday, Nov. 21, view is from the tip of Picnic Point, part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve.