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Campus master plan rolls out in Nov. 2 public meeting
A master plan that will guide development of the UW–Madison campus for the next 20 years will be detailed by university officials in a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Two UW financial teams experience success
Two student academic teams at UW–Madison found success this month in the complex worlds of tax law and economic policy.
New UW Space Place plans Halloween events
The new UW–Madison Space Place will host an astronomical Halloween party from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.
Ivan Amato named Science Writer in Residence
Ivan Amato, a veteran science journalist and a senior editor for Chemical & Engineering News, has been named a UW–Madison Science Writer in Residence for the fall of 2005.
‘Expand Your Horizons’ gets young women thinking about science careers
In the early 1990s, Cara Wall Scheffler attended an Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference as a middle school student in Seattle. She met talented scientists, got a taste of electrical engineering by making extension cords, and saw that a career in science was a definite option. Now, Wall Scheffler will be returning to EYH, as one of 65 presenters in a daylong workshop on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Union South at UW–Madison.
Women and philanthropy forum to spotlight the power of giving
Well-known activist and philanthropic leader Hannah Rosenthal will keynote the daylong Seventh Biennial Forum on Women and Philanthropy, presented by the UW Foundation and the Women's Philanthropy Council on Thursday, Nov. 10.
Professor elected to national Institute of Medicine
Michael F. Fleming, a professor of family medicine at the UW Medical School, is among the 62 new physicians who have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Study: Demographer reassesses Japanese marriage slump
It seems obvious to assume that marriage rates are waning in the industrialized world because women are more educated and financially independent than ever before. But sociologists say the connection is hardly so black or white.
Artist in Residence Schuller revisits Strauss’s ‘Till Eulenspiegel’
Gunther Schuller, world-renowned composer, conductor and scholar, presents "Revisiting Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel," a lecture and demonstration on score interpretation featuring the UW Symphony Orchestra.
Researchers ask hunters to refrain from shooting deer with radio collars
UW-Madison researchers are asking south central Wisconsin deer hunters participating in the fall hunt to refrain from shooting animals with radio collars. The collared animals have been part of an intensive survey of deer behavior and movement and research results from the study promise scientists and wildlife managers better insight into how chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading across Wisconsin's landscape.
MBA program among top schools for teaching on social, environmental issues
The UW–Madison School of Business has been ranked among the world's top schools for its MBA offerings in social and environmental issues.
Kauffman Foundation chief to speak on campus
Carl Schramm, president and chief executive officer of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will speak at UW–Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 25, about successful entrepreneurship.
Ugandan human rights leader to deliver Soffa Lecture
Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, a human rights leader, peace activist and director of Isis-Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE), will be this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor.