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Tales told in music from around the world will supply the theme of the second annual World Music Fest, this year on Thursday, Sept. 15-Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Memorial Union.
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Wisconsin Idea Endowment Call for Proposals The Office of the Provost is soliciting proposals from faculty, staff and students for the fourth annual…
Art, science make ‘Starry Transit’ in historic observatory
What artist Martha Glowacki sees in the night sky is a larger cycle of life, death and transformation, she says. Consequently, her new multifaceted, multidisciplinary installation, “Starry Transit,”is about different takes on the natural world.
Book Smart
It may surprise you that sugarcane first arrived in Jamaica from Java and the South Pacific in the second half of the 18th century.
University Club to remain open to public through September
The University Club has announced that it will be open to the public through the end of September, among other recent changes.
CIRTL provides new resources for teaching the sciences
Instructors can take the initiative to include all students in the sciences, by using new teaching resources produced by the diversity team at the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL).
The World’s Tiniest Badger?
NanoBucky, created in the research lab of UW–Madison chemistry professor Robert Hamers, is composed of tiny carbon nanofiber “hairs,”each just 75 nanometers in diamete
Center for the Humanities begins project exploring Don Quixote
The Center for the Humanities is preparing to begin one of its most ambitious projects to date: Don Quixote in Wisconsin.
U.S. News deputy editor to debut new visiting writer program
Josh Fischman, deputy editor for U.S. News & World Report, has been named the first Biomedical and Public Health Writer in Residence by the UW–Madison.
Graduate School changes system for letters of recommendation
The Graduate School is moving to a Web-based system for letters of recommendation, beginning Thursday, Sept. 15.
UW Cancer Center forms new partnership in Fox River Valley
An affiliation among Wisconsin’s only comprehensive cancer center and two of the Fox Cities’ leading hospitals will offer a new level of care to the area’s cancer patients.
Plan 2008 forum set for Sept. 29
Students, faculty and staff will discuss ideas and inspiration for UW–Madison’s efforts to improve diversity and campus climate. The sixth annual Plan 2008 Campus Forum will be held from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, at Memorial Union.
UW-Madison Sources for Continued Hurricane Coverage
With the death toll estimated in the thousands and New Orleans in a state of emergency, Hurricane Katrina's devastation will continue to have an enormous impact on the Deep South and the nation. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has experts who can offer useful perspectives to media on health, economic, psychological and rebuilding issues.
Dickey named chair of UW–Madison Athletic Board
Walter Dickey, a professor in the UW Law School, has been appointed as 2005-06 chair of the university's Athletic Board.
New assistant dean for master’s programs named
Gary Lessuise, a School of Business alumnus and long-time Ford executive, is the new assistant dean for master's programs, starting Sept. 6. A national search was conducted this summer for the position.