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Videoconference AP classes open to high schoolers
Distance learning classes designed to challenge Wisconsin public high school students while saving them money and providing them with college credit still have openings for the upcoming academic year.
UW Law School underscores importance of legal writing
A strong emphasis on legal writing, a change in grading policy and examination of real-world legal problems are all part of a drive to put the UW Law School in the forefront of a movement to improve the communication skills of aspiring lawyers.
Veterinary school seminar helps horse owners handle their steeds
The School of Veterinary Medicine seminar offered about 400 horse enthusiasts of varying abilities an opportunity to improve their riding and horse handling skills.
Hollywood, Broadway alums spark new class
An innovative new class is tapping the University of Wisconsin–Madison's pipeline to the entertainment industry, bringing back alumni who have made a splash in Hollywood and on Broadway to share their experiences with students and the public.
Course linking Judaism, ecology open to the public
The relationship between religion - Judaism in particular - and ecology struck Jeremy Manela, a senior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a topic in need of a course.
DoIT provides students training in software
The Division of Information Technology's Software Training for Students service can be used by faculty to provide in-class, customized software training relevant to a particular course.
Faculty, staff can nurture undergrad creativity
At UW–Madison, many undergraduate students do more than keep up with daily homework assignments. Each year, about 3,000 of these collegians conduct original research or participate in service-learning projects. These students can share their work with the campus and public during the sixth annual Undergraduate Symposium scheduled for April 15.
Books on global issues to be discussed
Faculty will discuss their new books about the global apparel industry, drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, the landscape of global television and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the International Institute and Borders Books' third book series.
BS unmasks UAP: Web site explains acronyms
Business Services is publishing a new Web reference source, the "Acronym Index for UW–Madison Administrative Processes."
Business students to compete in venture capital event
A new wrinkle in the entrepreneurship program at the School of Business will give students the opportunity to evaluate businesses through the eyes of venture capitalists.
Innovative engineering students to compete
UW-Madison undergraduate student inventors will bring medical devices, bicycles, a ballista, a tattoo machine, time-sensitive paper, computer furniture and more bright ideas to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for this year's Innovation Days competition.
Research helps elderly continue living at home
No matter where you live or work — apartment complex, suburban neighborhood, school, shopping mall, hospital, nursing home — you should have access to a "Main Street." Michael Hunt and his students aim to see that you do, no matter your circumstances.
New voice coach takes holistic approach to stage craft
According to Susan R. Sweeney, the new-since-fall voice coach in the Department of Theatre and Drama, you can improve your listening skills
21st season of ‘Wonders of Physics’ program scheduled
Sudden explosions and shocking stunts turn the typical lecture on physics into the "Wonders of Physics" - an annual program that excites audience members of all ages with the physical phenomena that surround their daily lives. This year's program, free and open to the public, will be held Feb. 8, 14 and 15.
Veterinary program mentors potential researchers
Instead of committing to traditional cat and dog medicine, veterinary students can "try on" the role of researcher when they enroll in a new 12-month research mentorship program, one of seven the National Institutes of Health sponsors.
Journalism class rolls out annual magazine
With a broader circulation aimed at state opinion leaders and an eye on Wisconsin, a magazine crafted by a team of journalism students, called "Curb", makes its debut Thursday, Dec. 11.
Continuing studies catalog out
The 2004 winter-spring Continuing Education Catalog is now available.
Conference bolsters Wisconsin civics education
Strengthening the teaching of civics in Wisconsin's classrooms and engaging students in democracy are the aims of a Dec. 10 conference being co-sponsored by the UW–Madison School of Education.
Unit to integrate cross-college biology
Offering 38 different life sciences majors, undergraduate biology education on campus is an enormous enterprise, especially considering that between 20 and 25 percent of students graduate as majors in one of these areas each year. Some programs that serve these students are cross-college, meaning that they rely on faculty and staff from many schools and colleges to serve as teachers and advisers. To enhance the learning experience, UW–Madison will soon launch an institute that will integrate and coordinate cross-college undergraduate biology education.
Scholarship opens door to a larger world
Erin Buros is a recipient of the Walter, Helen and Loretta Feldt Memorial Scholarship. John Feldt, Foundation senior vice president for finance and administration, established the scholarship to honor his late father, mother and wife. Student employees of the foundation are eligible.