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Cell-phone recycling effort benefits local Special Olympics
Want to get rid of that old cell phone and donate it to a good cause?
French Ambassador to visit May 12
Jean-David Levitte, France's ambassador to the United States, will visit the UW–Madison campus Thursday, May 12. During his visit to Madison, Mr. Levitte will meet with UW–Madison faculty, staff and students, as well as with government and business leaders.
Shared computing grid cuts data mountains down to size
Although University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Wesley Smith and David Schwartz operate in completely different scientific spheres - one seeking to explore the fundamental properties of matter and the other trying to wrest free the secrets of the human genome - both have the same dilemma: They are awash in a sea of data.
SWAP Shop to sell stowed-away state Capitol fixtures
Vintage fixtures cast off from a renovation of the Wisconsin State Capitol will be made available on May 14 during a unique sale managed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison SWAP Shop.
Distributing computing resources: The social challenge
By bringing together a diverse group of scientific interests to share a large, distributed computing resource, the Grid Laboratory of Wisconsin (GLOW) itself has become an important subject of research.
Recent sightings
With the greatest of ease Taking a break from end-of-the-spring-semester academic stress, undergraduate student Jared Harvey enjoys the thrill of…
For the Record
Announcements Committee seeks Medical School dean A search-and-screen committee is looking for a successor to Philip Farrell, who will step down from the…
Milestones
Appointed Howard Moore, a former UW basketball player, returns to Madison as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Moore played for…
2005 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society iunductees
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society recognized botany professor Tom Sharkey with its Teaching Award. The following students were inducted this spring into…
Hilldale, Holstrom and University Book Store Awards
Hilldale Awards The following students received Hilldale Undergraduate Research Awards, which include a $4,000 stipend to each student and $1,000 to their faculty advisers.
Mini Courses range from practical to unconventional
Registration is open for this summer's Wisconsin Union Mini Courses. Most of the courses begin the week of June 20.
Book Smart
Sand Mansions: A Novel (NEMO Productions, distributed by University of Wisconsin Press, 2005) Norman Gilliland, producer, Wisconsin Public Radio Gilliland’s first…
Heartgard scientist to receive honorary degree
The scientist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of ivermectin — the drug that combats river blindness in humans, heartworm in dogs and a broad spectrum of parasites in horses and other livestock — will receive an honorary degree from UW–Madison on Friday, May 13.
New university home page to be launched in June
When you visit UW–Madison's main Web site during June, you'll see the results of a complex project to redesign and reorganize access to the university's vast online resources.
Faculty and staff experiment with new type of broadcasting
"Podcasting" is the new buzzword for sending audio over the Internet, and faculty and staff on campus are looking at it as an outreach vehicle and an academic tool.
Summer construction set for Grainger Hall addition
This summer's demolition of a former bank building will clear the way for construction of a five-story addition to Grainger Hall that will be home to graduate programs in the School of Business.
Arboretum, FCNA welcome spring with activities, events
The UW–Madison Arboretum and the Friends of Campus Natural Areas, among other groups, have a number of activities guaranteed to get you off the hammock.
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Award recipients balance learning with family, work, service
Two UW–Madison students recently were honored with Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards.
School of Veterinary Medicine personnel receive awards
Teaching and research skills were the main criteria for multiple awards bestowed on School of Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff during the school's annual Awards Celebration on April 30.