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  • UW Law School launches Veterans Law Center Nov. 2, 2012 Legal assistance for Dane County veterans will be available starting Thursday, Nov. 8 when the University of Wisconsin Law School launches the new Veterans Law Center.
  • Recent Sightings: Bird of prey Nov. 2, 2012 A red-tailed hawk feeds on the carcass of a captured squirrel on Bascom Hill near the Law School. The predator appeared undeterred by the presence of several pedestrians stopping to witness the wildlife moment occurring on campus.
  • Chancellor search and screen committee to hold Nov. 7 forum Nov. 2, 2012 What qualities would you like to see in the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison? The committee tasked with identifying the best candidates to become the campus's new leader wants to know.
  • UW mathematics well-represented among society’s fellows Nov. 1, 2012 More than 20 University of Wisconsin–Madison mathematicians are among the first class of American Mathematical Society Fellows.
  • UW Curry mural tells forgotten emancipation story Nov. 1, 2012 With a sweep of his pen, Abraham Lincoln changed the lives of 4 million black Americans when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation that led to the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery in the U.S. But a striking, often-overlooked campus mural by John Steuart Curry tells a part of the story that's often forgotten.
  • Cheap, simple bacteria test could spare newborns deadly infections Nov. 1, 2012 For babies, the trip from the womb to the outside world is a transition from a blank, sterile slate to host for what will eventually be trillions of microscopic organisms.
  • Photo: WID server platform National cybersecurity effort launched to strengthen software infrastructure Nov. 1, 2012 Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received a $23.6 million grant as part of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 11-02) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to address threats arising from the development process of software used in technology ranging from the national power grid to medical devices.
  • Bob Lavigna: An update on HR Design Nov. 1, 2012 For the past year, UW-Madison has been engaged in a campuswide initiative to develop the framework for a new human resources system. In September, the HR Design Strategic Plan was released for review and comment.
  • Science writer David Dobbs to visit UW-Madison Nov. 1, 2012 Author and science journalist David Dobbs will be visiting the UW-Madison campus the week of Nov. 4 as the 2012 Fall Science Writer in Residence.
  • Campus historian John Jenkins dies Nov. 1, 2012 John W. Jenkins, who carried on the work of documenting the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s history through a widely acclaimed book series, died in Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 23. He was 66 years old.
  • Keeping campus construction humming Nov. 1, 2012 The last few years have marked the biggest campus building booms since the 1960s, with construction cranes giving the skyline a different and dynamic profile.
  • Father of the birth-control pill talks science, art and the life of the intellectual Oct. 31, 2012 As he received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association in Madison last week, Carl Djerassi took time to talk about his many passions.
  • Friends Fall Book Sale starts Nov. 7 Oct. 31, 2012 If you love books, you won't want to miss the Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Fall Book Sale, Wednesday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 10.
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy UW scientists track Sandy's fury Oct. 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy has earned it reputation as a perfect storm, even among meteorologists. But while Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said, “This is the worst-case scenario,” the storm researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison weren’t so sure.
  • Finalists, visit dates announced for university librarian Oct. 30, 2012 Four finalists for the position of Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will visit campus over the next six weeks, meeting with campus and community constituencies and participating in a series of public presentations.
  • "Carbon playground" converts atoms into fun Oct. 30, 2012 A new playground that opened Oct. 25 at the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Ill. is the first in the world built around unique structures formed by the element carbon.
  • UW-Madison offers assistance for hurricane-impacted students Oct. 29, 2012
  • Photo: Engineering alumni on tour of Wisconsin Energy Institute Recent sightings: A sneak-peek tour Oct. 29, 2012
  • China Town Hall event focuses on impact of social media Oct. 25, 2012 While en route to Beijing in 2011 to assume his post as the new U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke stopped at a Starbucks in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to buy a cup of coffee. A Chinese-American businessman snapped a photo and posted it on Sina Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter.
  • Recent Sightings: Late autumn warmth Oct. 25, 2012 People enjoy an unseasonably mild autumn afternoon sitting near the Maquina water fountain on Engineering Mall on Wednesday, Oct. 24.