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UWPD presents Chief’s Awards
Several members of the university community received Chief’s Awards from the UW Police Department at its 15th annual awards ceremony on March 20.
Crazylegs returns for 25th year
The 2006 Crazylegs Classic on Saturday, April 29, will mark the 25th anniversary of the popular event with a few changes to the event, including a revised route.
French House gathers campus, city community together à table
The French House, the nation's oldest residential language immersion community, was founded in 1918 and began opening its doors to the campus and the public for weekly lunches and dinner shortly thereafter. Director Andrew Irving warns that there is but one restriction on these soirees: You must speak French.
Artist in residence Matthew Buckingham to speak at MMCA on April 25
Arts Institute Artist in Residence Matthew Buckingham will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA), 227 State Street. He will discuss "Behind the Terminal Moraine," his new installation for MMCA's major reopening exhibition, "Between the Lakes: Artists Respond to Madison."
UW-Madison awarded grant for adult student scholarships
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded a gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco to provide scholarships for up to 10 adults who are returning to college to complete their first bachelor's degrees.
Women tear up ice for team’s first-ever hockey national championship
The UW–Madison women’s hockey team didn’t just win its first-ever national championship title on March 26. UW–Madison dominated its way toward the title.
Writer’s Choice
The French House, the nation’s oldest residential language immersion community, was founded in 1918 and began opening its doors to the campus and the public for weekly lunches and dinner shortly thereafter.
Out and About Month offers wide menu of events
A plethora of special events will help the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center celebrate Out and About Month this April.
Holocaust art competition offers artists, viewers chance to reflect
The theme is the historical event of the Holocaust. The charge to participants is to render it in art. “Our goal is to increase people’s awareness of the Holocaust and of genocide in general,”says Jenny Elyanov, chair of the Holocaust Remembrance Coalition, a committee of Hillel that is organizing the exhibition. “The artworks also represent the students’ feeling and thoughts about the Holocaust, as well as commemorate the victims.â€
New men’s a cappella ensemble to open for Tangled Up in Blue concert
“I can’t believe how quickly it’s coming up!” says Kelly Spitzner, a senior in art and psychology. She also is the business manager for Tangled Up in Blue, UW–Madison’s women’s a cappella group. The “it” she’s referring to is Tangled Up’s concert on Sunday, April 9, in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Recent sightings
Reflecting on reflections Shadowy shapes of people walking through the atrium of the Engineering Centers Building are seen silhouetted against…
Technology impacts art of the print
At the risk of stating the obvious, technology has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on all art forms. But how, exactly? Gallery-goers attending “Ideas, Dialogue, Conscience”will come face to face with some examples of technology’s interface with printmaking.
New campus map leads straight to top honors
The Department of Cartography has won an award for Best Reference Map in the professional category for its recently released Visitor Map and Guide. The award is from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
Educators strive to retain students with disabilities in science
While many students wrestle with complicated concepts in science, that struggle takes on a new meaning for students with disabilities who are trying to learn the same things.
Book smart
From neighbors to killers: Book explores the personal horror of Rwanda’s genocide Scott Straus became a foreign correspondent stationed in central Africa…
Three to be inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame
Carl Chellevold of Richland Center, Carl Kuehne of Green Bay and Jack Link of Minong will be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council in Madison.