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Recent sightings: Grandparents U.

July 25, 2008

Sam Iida and his grandfather take part in a hands-on learning exercise highlighting dairy science during Grandparents University on July 22. Grandparents University… Read More

Recent sightings: Peterson demolition

July 8, 2008

The Peterson Office Building is transformed into a cutaway skeletal shell as deconstruction crews continue dismantling panels of the structure on June 25,… Read More

Recent sightings: Algae on Lake Mendota

June 24, 2008

Following approximately 15 inches of rainfall during the first two weeks of June, algae collects on the surface water… Read More

Recent sightings: Up for air

June 10, 2008

A baby painted turtle — about the size of a quarter — rises between tiny blades of grass from a shallow puddle… Read More

Recent sightings: Sidewalk math

May 13, 2008

Mathematics teaching assistant Sam Eckels works with students from his second-semester calculus class during a “Sidewalk Math” session held May 13,… Read More

Recent sightings: Jeopardy! tapings

April 14, 2008

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is accompanied on stage by mascot Bucky Badger during the opening of the Jeopardy! 2008 College Championship taping… Read More

Recent sightings: Rubble-rousers

April 10, 2008

Construction workers use heavy-duty moving equipment to remove rubble — all that remains of aged and now demolished buildings once standing along… Read More

Recent sightings: Rainy-day blues

April 10, 2008

Huddled under her umbrella, a pedestrian walks across Library Mall during a blustery spring rain on April 10. Photo:… Read More

Recent sightings: Science Expeditions 2008

April 8, 2008

A UW–Madison student demonstrates to Natalie Rodenkirch how DNA is isolated in the lab at an activity booth during the “Science is… Read More

Recent sightings: Brittany Zimmermann vigil

April 7, 2008

Undergraduate students Kelly Conrad (left of center) and Danielle Schumerth (right of center) join more than 200 members of the campus  community… Read More

Recent sightings: In the form of a question

April 3, 2008

More than 800 students rose to the challenge to take part in auditions for the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship television game show. Read More

Recent sightings: Ketchup with that?

March 29, 2008

Ketchup packets, still taped to a hallway wall, spell out the greeting “Happy Birthday Sam” outside the Ogg Hall room of undergraduate… Read More