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Dance academy sends students to perform at Waisman Center
Students from the world-renowned Trinity Academy of Irish Dance will perform traditional Irish step dancing, replete with authentic costumes and music at the Waisman Center Children’s Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 10.
Holocaust made ‘Manifest’ in Jewish Theater Project production
“Manifest” playwright Brian Silberman takes great issue with films such as “Schindler’s List,” “Amistad” and “Dances With Wolves.”
Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection features two designers
Examples of Bonnie Cashin’s and Dorothy Liebes’ work are on display at the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection in Room 378 of the School of Human Ecology until Friday, Jan. 12. For details, call 262-1162 or visit http://sohe.wisc.edu/depts/hlatc/location.html.
‘Daily Show’ producer to speak at winter commencement
Ben Karlin, executive producer of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Showâ€, and a 1993 UW–Madison graduate, will speak at the commencement on Sunday, December 17.
Exhibition shows mechanics of cultural influence
Aside from their aesthetic beauty, color woodcuts made in America, Britain and Japan at the turn of the last century also illustrate the unmistakable influence each culture had on the others. An exhibition of color woodcuts from those three countries is set to open at the Chazen Museum of Art on Saturday, Dec. 9.
LUNAFEST™ films provide primer on empowerment
The Campus Women’s Center, Women in Business and the Marketing Society are bringing LUNAFEST, a national touring film showcase of short films by and about women, to Madison.
Five Questions With…
John Dreger is a senior instrumentation specialist at the Wisconsin Structural and Materials Testing Labs in the College of Engineering, where he’s worked for more than 41 years.
SAFE coordinator offers insight into program
After working for SAFEwalk during his time as an undergraduate, Jacob Hahn returned to campus to serve as the coordinator of Safe Arrival For Everyone (SAFE) Nighttime Services.
Book Smart
The Saturated World: Aesthetic Meaning, Intimate Objects, Women’s Lives, 1890-1940 (University of Tennessee Press, 2006) By Beverly Gordon, professor and chair, Department…
For the record
Reminder of inclement weather guidelines The chancellor is responsible for determining if, for the safety and welfare of students and staff, classes will…
Writer’s Choice
The Glass Lab will hold an open house on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There will be glass blowing and neon demonstrations, and work will be available for sale.
Putting a massive library at the public’s fingertips
A 15-year-old home-schooled boy … College students in Illinois … The nephew of Bangladesh’s president. The people on this list have a common trait: They are all Wisconsin Idea recipients, thanks to the Digital Collections Center (UWDCC).
Brighten the holidays with gifts from the university
UW–Madison gift ideas from around the campus are available for Badgers fans of all ages this holiday season.
Report: Women in science see progress, but not enough
A recent National Academies of Science report illuminates issues female scientists and engineers face in universities across the nation, including UW–Madison.
New admissions initiative to boost production agriculture in Wisconsin
A fall 2007 pilot admissions initiative for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is working to retain Wisconsin students who are both highly qualified and deeply committed to long-term careers in Wisconsin agriculture.
Five UW faculty inducted into national academies
Five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been recognized for their research accomplishments through recent induction into the National Academies.