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WAA’s Day on Campus features learning, tours
Adolescent peer pressure, advertising stereotypes and human emotions are just a few of the subjects that will be covered when the Wisconsin Alumni Association sponsors its 38th annual Day on Campus May 8 in the Memorial Union.
Business School to break ground on long-awaited executive center
The School of Business will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its Fluno Center for Executive Education April 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Students take the plunge and volunteer
Across Dane County on April 25, UW–Madison students, faculty and staff will be engaging in good works. Called Community Plunge, the event, scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m., will conclude Dane County Promise Volunteer Week, April 17-25.
Cantor presents TV violence ratings report to National Press Club
Joanne Cantor, UW–Madison professor of communication arts, will present her findings on television violence ratings at a National Press Club news conference in Washington D.C. Thursday, April 16.
UW prof finds TV ratings don’t always alert parents
Professor of Communication Arts Joanne Cantor is among a group of researchers who recently released a national study of television violence and its effect on children.
Consumer credit seminar this evening
A public seminar on consumer credit will be held this evening in Morgridge Auditorium on the first floor of Grainger Hall. The session, free and open to the public, will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Adopt an expert
UW-Madison students enrolled in a graduate-level psychology seminar on the neuroscience of emotion will be coming face-to-face with seven giants in the field, who will be gathering in town for an international symposium.
Getting emotional
Are emotions too 'slippery' to study? Might their effect on people's health be overstated? The world's leading scientists on the biology of emotion, gathering in Madison this week for a symposium, would respond to both questions with a resounding 'no.'
UW-TEC program paved road to success for professor’s invention
A tenacious early market assessment by a group of UW–Madison business students helped Marc Anderson's invention find commercial pay dirt.
UW clean-air technology headed for the produce section
A UW–Madison technology that helped plants thrive in outer space may soon be landing in grocery stores, helping extend the freshness of fruits and vegetables.
Conference examines value of parenting
'Parenthood in America,' a conference to be held April 19-21 in Madison, will provide an energizing forum for leading scholars and practitioners to share perspectives on the importance of parenthood.
From family to his clinical practice, doctor considers himself part of the group
In 14 years at UW–Madison, McBride has developed broad shoulders capable of supporting a formidable national reputation.
No tickets remain for Dalai Lama lecture
At this time no tickets remain for the lecture by Nobel laureate Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, scheduled May 13 at the Kohl Center.
Leopold family to launch lecture series
Four members of Aldo Leopold's family will come together April 21 to share insights about the man who birthed the Wisconsin land ethic.
UW scientists seek early warning of drinking water threats
A UW–Madison research team will be mixing up a batch of 'pathogen cocktails' in the laboratory, with the goal of countering disease-causing threats to drinking water.
Children’s library creates award to honor former student
The Cooperative Children's Book Center has established an award and lecture series to honor Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished editor of children's books and a former UW–Madison student.
Three faculty win $200,000 Shaw Scientist Awards
Three UW–Madison professors have received 1998 Shaw Scientist Awards, given by the Milwaukee Foundation to encourage exploration at science's frontiers.
Korean Cultural Day to be held Sunday
In celebration of Asian American Month, the Soyo Am Buddhist Association, a UW–Madison student organization, is sponsoring its Second Annual Korean Cultural Day Sunday, April 12 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Eagle Heights Community Center.
Dancers gather to honor Anna Nassif
Artists of national and international renown will perform soon-to-retire professor of dance Anna Nassif's works April 16-18 in Lathrop Hall's Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space.
Public utility forum set April 22
Dramatic shifts in policies and attitudes toward competition in the public utility industries will be explored at a public utility forum on April 22 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.