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The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring
The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus,” and “Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer.”
Recent sightings: A day at the fair
Students Jenny Corbett, left, and Sydney Sattell, right, compete in a race on the moon-walker bungee run April 23 on Library Mall…
UW’s computing research prowess brings Microsoft to Madison
Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, will open an advanced development laboratory in Madison later this spring, helping expand on a highly productive 20-year research and alumni relationship between the company and the University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences department.
UW-Madison part of DOE-funded ‘microgrid’ collaboration
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation's fifth-largest incarceration facility-the Santa Rita Jail.
Milestones
Andrew Cohn, director of government and association relations for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, received the Bayh-Dole Award from the Association of University Technology Managers.
UBS makes gift to need-based scholarship initiative
he University Book Store has joined a faculty fundraising effort for need-based scholarships at UW–Madison.
UW–Madison opens Center for the First-Year Experience
The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE), formerly Orientation and New Student Programs, officially opened this month.
Art department to host memorial for Gelsy Verna
The art department will host a public memorial service at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in honor of art professor Gelsy Verna (1961-2008), who died in Madison on March 11. The memorial will be held in the banquet room of the University Club.
Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social set for May 8 on Bascom Hill
Be sure to block off some time on your calendar for the sixth annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social on Thursday, May 8. Several…