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Degree coordinators help students move forward
December 15, 2011Days before winter commencement ceremonies, a student worker sits amidst teetering stacks of red diploma covers. None contain diplomas. Still, each one needs a plastic insert and an informational sheet, so the student must wade through the stacks one at a time.
Dogs on Call helps lower stress during finals week
December 13, 2011For almost a year, Pet Partner teams from Dogs on Call, Inc., a local nonprofit organization made up of volunteers and their pets, have visited UW–Madison students in their residence halls during finals week.
Students in four design classes collaborate on adaptive reuse of historic school
December 13, 2011An open house at the historic White School in Spring Green will showcase the work of University of Wisconsin–Madison interior design students assigned to adapt the building for use as apartments and a studio.
Public panel explores why Occupy movement matters
December 13, 2011Beyond a slogan - "We are the 99 percent!" - and a seemingly organic urge to come together, what's the Occupy Wall Street movement all about? Does it have goals? Leaders? A single, unifying demand for change? How has it spread, and how does it connect to events such as The Arab Spring and the Wisconsin protests?
CAVE of wonders: Exhibit pushes the boundaries of art, collaboration
December 9, 2011In the year since the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery opened at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, its resident researchers have gotten comfortable in their innovative new spaces.
Annual Christmas lab show canceled
December 7, 2011The 2011 “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri” shows, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, have been canceled.
Rock your holidays with fossils, minerals at Geology Museum sale today and Saturday
December 2, 2011For the third year, the UW Geology Museum will be decking out the lobby with holiday cheer and hosting the Friends of the Geology Museum annual holiday sale.
Team Rubicon co-founder to speak at Dec. 18 commencement
December 2, 2011Jake Wood, president of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit veterans' service organization that he co-founded following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's 2011 mid-year commencement.
Exhibition celebrates the music, art and culture of Ghana
November 30, 2011"In Ghana, textiles are absolutely integrated into every part of life," says Mary Hark. "You're bombarded with music and textile, color and pattern, while walking down the street."
Discovery building marks first anniversary with Gold LEED
November 30, 2011When the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery celebrates its first birthday this Friday, Dec. 2 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, visitors can learn a new "first" about the building while taking a behind-the-scenes "green" tour or sharing locally sourced cake with Bucky.
Verona students take the stage with UW–Madison’s Wind Ensemble
November 29, 2011For some Verona Area High School students, their next concert may offer a taste of their future.
Partners in Giving update from the chancellor and provost
November 23, 2011As we break to celebrate Thanksgiving — we cannot say "thank you" enough, both to those who have given and to all of you who might consider still doing so. Your support brings hope to so many.
Students: Help fight hunger through donations and social media at #WIFightHunger
November 23, 2011In an effort to add social media energy to the fight against hunger, VIP and #UWSocial are giving away seats in a private box at the Kohl Center for the Dec. 31 Badgers men’s basketball game versus Iowa in exchange for food donations and social media exposure.
Arboretum Local Products Expo encourages shopping green and local
November 22, 2011Holiday shopping takes on a local, sustainable twist at the Close to Home: Arboretum Local Products Expo Sunday at the UW Arboretum.
Winter water skiing to benefit American Family Children’s Hospital
November 21, 2011For the third consecutive year, the Mad-City Ski Team will brave the ice cold waters of Lake Monona to benefit American Family Children’s Hospital.
Big Learning Event seeks your big ideas for speakers
November 17, 2011Some 350 faculty, staff, students and community members came together earlier this year for the first Big Learning Event. The intention of the event was to encourage cross-disciplinary listening and conversations to develop game-changing ideas for the future.
Christmas Lecture, a Madison holiday tradition, returns
November 17, 2011Chemistry Professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri will celebrate a 42-year tradition with his holiday demonstration, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri.”
Law School launches Wisconsin Business Law Initiative
November 15, 2011The University of Wisconsin Law School is launching the Wisconsin Business Law Initiative to better connect faculty and students with business lawyers in Wisconsin and beyond.
Schoenfield composition highlights second Pro Arte Quartet concert
November 15, 2011Google the word “freilach” and you will find that it means “happy” or “joyful,” especially in relationship to music. American composer Paul Schoenfield says the Yiddish word also describes his recently composed “Three Rhapsodies for Piano Quintet,” commissioned by the UW Pro Arte Quartet as part of its 100-year anniversary celebration currently underway.