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UW-Madison alumnus gives glimpse of Olympic preparation
August 6, 2008UW-Madison rowing alumnus Beau Hoopman took time from his Olympic preparation to answer questions about what it is like for a Badger at the games.
University Theatre season full of partnerships, collaborations
July 31, 2008University Theatre (UT) takes the concept of teamwork to new heights in its 2008-09 season, partnering with three different Madison producing organizations to offer new and varied learning experiences for the students that UT serves.
PEOPLE students to be celebrated
July 31, 2008The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate one of its most important diversity "pipeline" programs Friday, Aug. 1.
Local students, staff compete in National Poetry Slam Festival
July 30, 2008Hundreds of spoken-word performers will be in Madison Aug. 3-9 for National Poetry Slam 2008.
Olin House project preserves history, creates livable public and private spaces
July 30, 2008A privately funded renovation of Olin House, the official residence of the University of Wisconsin–Madison chancellor, preserves the 97-year-old home for future generations and provides 21st century energy efficiency and improved access for those with disabilities.
New exhibits show art of college humor, James Watrous
July 29, 2008Two new exhibits offer a first look at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's extensive collection of college humor magazines and celebrate the work of an artist who got his start drawing covers for UW–Madison's Octopus.
UW-Madison Day at the State Fair
July 28, 2008The University of Wisconsin–Madison's legacy of service and outreach to the state of Wisconsin will be celebrated at the Wisconsin State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Alumni welcome new students at summer celebrations
July 28, 2008University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni in 20 U.S. cities are greeting new UW students this summer to celebrate the start of the students' college experience.
Theory meets practice in second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
July 21, 2008This week (July 20-25), the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (WEB) for graduate students in chemistry, biology, law and engineering, among others.
NBA’s Devin Harris to play in Waisman golf benefit
July 17, 2008New Jersey Nets basketball player Devin Harris will participate in the Friends of the Waisman Center's Golf Benefit on Monday, July 21, at Bishops Bay Country Club, 3500 Bishops Drive, Middleton.
Families create special memories at Grandparents University
July 17, 2008Grandparents and grandchildren are sharing a campus experience as they learn together at Grandparents University.
Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success
July 17, 2008Before strip malls and subdivisions cropped up around Madison, University of Wisconsin–Madison students often earned extra money in the summer by plucking fat, green worms from tobacco plants in nearby Sun Prairie.
Morgridge Institute to hold symposium on integration of math, biology
July 16, 2008To address the challenge and position UW–Madison scientists for the future, the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, has slated the first symposium on the Integration of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3.
PEOPLE students to perform new skills
July 8, 2008For three weeks, almost 450 Wisconsin high school students have been living the college life: eating in Gordon Commons, sleeping in Witte Hall and taking everything from science to fine arts classes during the day.
Wisconsin Day coming July 9 on the Big Ten Network
July 7, 2008A wide range of university broadcast programming, from classic Wisconsin football to a spoken word student group, will be featured on Wednesday, July 9, during Wisconsin Day on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets
July 1, 2008The UW–Madison Summer Choir will perform "I Hear America Singing" at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 11.
Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute
July 1, 2008Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.
Dance Marathon seeks leadership applicants
June 30, 2008The UW–Madison Dance Marathon organization is looking for interested students to serve on its leadership council, responsible for planning and organizing the event, which is scheduled to take place beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, and will last 16 hours.
Public events slated at UW–Madison research stations
June 25, 2008The following is a list of public events currently scheduled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Research Stations, the Kemp Biological Station and the O.J. Noer turfgrass facility.
UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel
June 19, 2008On June 18, the ResearchChannel began airing "The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub," the story of Sheub's remarkable experience with African storytellers.