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‘Upswing’ dance faculty concert set for Nov. 19-20
October 22, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Dance Department is celebrating its new status as a department during the campus's Year of the Arts with a two-night fall faculty concert, "Upswing," at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
UW-Madison “checks in” to Foursquare presence
October 20, 2010Who's the mayor of UW–Madison? Biddy Martin? Bret Bielema? Bucky? Barry? Actually, it could be you.
Symposium addresses ethics, standards, beneficiaries of research
October 20, 2010Drawing on issues raised by this year’s Go Big Read selection, a fall symposium will address responsible conduct and ethical decision-making in research.
LGBT Campus Center to host Oct. 20 vigil against bullying
October 19, 2010A glow-light vigil will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of "Stop the Silence," UW–Madison's LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign.
Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25
October 19, 2010Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.
Music education conference focuses on race and equity issues
October 18, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the first conference of CRÈME International, the International Consortium on Equity in Music Education, from Oct. 20-23.
Campus community invited to forums on new UW–Madison business model
October 16, 2010The campus community is invited to be part of a discussion about a new business model for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in a series of forums with Chancellor Biddy Martin next week.
Errol Morris visits campus; audience invited to TV taping
October 15, 2010With UW–Madison’s Year of the Arts in full swing, a tribute to documentary filmmaker (and 1969 alumnus) Errol Morris is one of the marquee events during the fall semester. Now, the cameras will turn on Morris himself, as an audience of students and friends welcomes him back to Madison.
UW-Madison design studies co-sponsors international conference
October 14, 2010The design studies department and Design Gallery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are co-sponsoring Architecture in Perspective 25, the international conference of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI), in Madison on Oct. 20-24.
Nazi fighter, alumna honored in exhibit, lecture
October 13, 2010Mildred Fish-Harnack, a famous University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna who was the only American executed in Nazi Germany as an underground conspirator on orders of Adolf Hitler, is being honored in an exhibit opening today (Oct. 13) and a lecture Friday, Oct. 15.
PATH researcher speaks on health care technology at Gilson Global Impact Series
October 11, 2010The perspectives and experiences of a leader in health care technology research will be the focus of WARF's Gilson Discovery Series event to be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.
UW-Madison launches anti-bullying efforts
October 11, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison's LGBT Campus Center (LGBTCC), a department in the Division of Student Life, is launching "Stop the Silence," an anti-bullying campaign designed to support LGBT students on campus.
Campuswide furlough dates adjusted for 2010-11 year
October 8, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison is in its second year of state-mandated employee furloughs and has adjusted the date of one of the designated campuswide furlough days for the 2010-11 school year.
Grainger Goes Pink to support breast cancer awareness
October 8, 2010October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the Wisconsin School of Business is spreading awareness with an innovative week of programming as part of Grainger Goes Pink, a celebration and fundraiser founded by alumnus Jon Fasoli, who had a family member with the illness.
Shalala delivers 2010 Littlefield Leadership Lecture
October 7, 2010The School of Nursing presents the 11th Annual Littlefield Leadership Lecture with keynote speaker Donna Shalala on Friday, Oct. 15.
David Obey to visit Vilas Hall; seats available for TV taping
October 6, 2010On the eve of his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman David Obey will join an audience of UW–Madison students and friends for…