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Pellegrins give $1.2 million to WAA scholarship fund
Thanks to a new scholarship fund through the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Endowment, the names George and Dorothy Pellegrin may soon be synonymous with education in Fort Atkinson, Wis. But that's only appropriate. Fort Atkinson was always very good to the Pellegrin family.
New program simplifies growers’ access to potato varieties
With guidance from Wisconsin's potato growers, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has launched a streamlined licensing program for seed potato farmers who wish to cultivate and sell varieties developed by the potato-breeding program at UW–Madison.
Event explores universities’ role in the economy
A forum sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education is titled "The University, Economic Recovery, and the Changing State-University Relationship."
Nicholases provide lead gift for Human Ecology Building project
UW-Madison and its School of Human Ecology announced Wednesday that Nancy Johnson Nicholas and her husband, Albert "Ab" Nicholas, have provided an $8 million lead gift for a new addition and remodeling of the school's historic building.
International students are invited to experience game day with WAA
The thrill of game day at Camp Randall Stadium is a feeling Badger fans know well. But many UW–Madison international students have never experienced this pastime.
Read to retire after 35-year career
W. Charles Read, dean of the UW–Madison's School of Education since 1995, announced Wednesday that he will retire on June 30, 2005.
Proteins show promise for mosquito control
Que Lan, insect physiologist at UW–Madison, and her colleagues in the entomology department are working on a new, more targeted approach to mosquito control: inhibiting mosquitoes' ability to metabolize cholesterol.
Conference explores psychosocial factors, student achievement
The non-academic factors that have a bearing on student achievement and how to foster the psychosocial development of learners will be the focus of…
Lecture examines causes of society’s obesity epidemic
Fighting fat in a society in which obesity is reaching epidemic proportions will be the topic of a lecture by Steven N. Blair, a…
New gallery honors memory of James Watrous
Artist and arts advocate James Watrous, a fixture on campus for nearly 70 years, no doubt would have been delighted with the gallery that…
UW-Madison to host conference on fusion technology
More than 200 scientists, engineers and students from the United States, Japan, Europe, Russia and other countries will attend a conference on the technology…
Ironman Triathlon to affect campus area traffic
The eastbound lane of Observatory Drive between Walnut and North Park streets will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m.-midnight on Sunday, Sept. 12, for the run portion of the Ironman triathlon.
UW Police banner displayed in remembrance of 9/11
In remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a banner will continue to be displayed outside the UW Police Department through the weekend, marking the third anniversary of the attacks.
FELIX features local poets
The first fall event in the FELIX series will feature readings by three poets: Bob Harrison, co-editor of the Milwaukee/New York journal "Crayon," William Allegrezza, editor of the online journal "Moria," and Steve Timm, an English as a second language instructor.
Internaional students: Experience game day with WAA
The thrill of game day at Camp Randall Stadium is a feeling Badger fans know well. But many UW international students have never experienced this American pastime. That's why on Sept. 25, the Wisconsin Alumni Association and Office of International Student Services are hosting a free, pre-game tailgate at Union South for all international students before the Wisconsin vs. Penn State football game.
UW symposium seeks to separate fact, fiction of Trojan War
"The Trojan War: The Sources behind the Scenes" will include art, cinema, language and myth - ancient and more recent - as well as archaeology.
Stanford biologist to keynote ecology symposium
A biologist who has devoted much of his career to studying the phenomenon of biological invasions on the Hawaiian Islands will be the keynote speaker Sept. 23-24 at UW–Madison's annual fall ecology research symposium.