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Employee flu shots available starting Oct. 29
The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a wide variety of times and locations for on-campus employee flu shot clinics.
Public invited to see building plans at Chazen town hall meeting
The Chazen Museum of Art invites the community to a town hall meeting to view plans for the museum’s building expansion.
Homecoming to launch School of Medicine and Public Health centennial
The formal campus celebration of the School of Medicine and Public Health’s centennial will begin during the Homecoming football game between Wisconsin and Indiana. A special on-field ceremony will introduce the centennial to those in the stadium.
UW continues anti-sweatshop campaign
UW-Madison continues to be a national leader among colleges and universities working to curb sweatshop abuses in licensed-apparel manufacturing.
Tickets now available for Tudor holiday dinner concerts
Tickets are now available for the Wisconsin Union’s Tudor holiday concerts.
Iran expert to speak in Madison
UW-Madison will host one of the country’s experts on Iran at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, for the speech “Is a U.S. Military Strike on Iran Inevitable?”
Activities abound during Homecoming
Everyone is a Badger during Homecoming Week, and a week’s worth of fun and games from students and the Wisconsin Alumni AssociationWisconsin Alumni Association will rev up spirit levels on campus and in the Madison community before the homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Two to receive CALS distinguished service awards
Biochemist Hector DeLuca and former dean Leo Walsh will receive Distinguished Service Awards from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at an awards banquet on Thursday, Oct. 25.
University provides primer on effort reporting
The process of certifying employee effort on sponsored projects — external grants and contracts — has received increased attention on campus in recent months and generated a number of questions from within the university community.
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Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel
What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
School of Music to honor violin professor with concert, CD
The School of Music will honor the memory of the late Vartan Manoogian, professor of violin, with a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, in Mills Hall of the Mosse Humanities Building.
Vet tech background enhances her job
When Deb Straub takes phone calls from a referring veterinarian, she asks a lot of questions. The more the School of Veterinary Medicine’s hospital referral coordinator knows about a case, the better she’s able to determine which specialty service it should be routed to and how quickly it needs to be seen.
Festival to showcase environmental films in November
From travelogue-expedition films to the experimental avant-garde and the worlds of Walt Disney and Jacques Cousteau, cinema has been central to how we think about nature and the environment.
Study finds dairy farming a satisfying profession — on farms big and small
What type of dairy farmer would you expect to be more satisfied with life? One who owns a large confinement farm and milks hundreds of cows, or one who milks fewer than 100 cows and relies mostly on family labor? It turns out that both answers are right.
Greek community opens doors to Madison trick-or-treaters
For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Greek community is opening its doors to underprivileged Madison children for Halloween.
Recent sightings: Tough to beat
Photo: Jeff Miller Spotlights shine on a darkened rink as players from the Wisconsin women’s ice hockey…