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WAA offers official bowl tours
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), an official travel partner of UW Athletics, offers fans complete Capital One Bowl tour packages.
Staff member answers Oprah’s call
In October, April Kigeya was checking the “Oprah Winfrey Show” Web site for last-minute reservations and saw that the show was looking for audience members who wanted to do something challenging for someone they didn’t know. She quickly answered the call.
Still time to contribute to Partners in Giving
There is still time to contribute to Partners in Giving (the state, university and UW Hospital and Clinics combined campaign of Dane County). It officially ended on Nov. 30, but contributions are still being accepted.
Top state officials to discuss Wisconsin’s environment
Four members of Gov. Jim Doyle’s cabinet whose agencies handle a broad spectrum of environmental and resource management concerns will discuss the environment at a free public forum at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State St.
UW Business Resource Directory now available online
The UW Business Resource Directory is now available online to help businesses quickly search for resources throughout the University of Wisconsin System.
Office of Corporate Relations welcomes new hires
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) recently welcomed two new hires to its staff. Cynthia Sweet and Brad Ricker both joined OCR as university-business liaisons last month.
Pláticas help Latino immigrants discover keys to U.S. culture, maintain own
With a collaborative team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the community, a researcher has designed and implemented a combined research program and educational service for Latino immigrant families and Spanish-speaking child-care givers.
UW-Madison’s accounting programs ranked in top 10
Both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Public Accounting Report.
Native Nations photo scheduled
To commemorate the end of November's Native American Heritage Month, all Native American members of the campus community are invited to the top of Bascom Hill at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, for a group photo.
Journalist unveils new picture of Wisconsin’s capital city
The University of Wisconsin Press will publish "Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Vol. 1, 1856-1921" by Stuart Levitan this month.
New approaches to environmental sustainability
The annual Engineering Executives Forum this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 30-Dec.1, will feature an extraordinary lineup of speakers focused on helping industry develop sustainable responses to global warming, oil and water constraints, and other global environmental threats.