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• Educational forum to bring awareness to U.N. Millenium Development Goals Oct. 13, 2009 The Millenium Development Goals Awareness Project (MDGAP) will host an educational forum from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Great Hall in Memorial Union.
• Digital reading technology makes its way into UW-Madison classrooms Oct. 13, 2009 Alongside music, television and the news media, books are surging into the new technology era with digital reading devices.
• Center for First-Year Experience to hold professional development opportunities Oct. 13, 2009 The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) will hold its fifth annual First-Year Conference and Brown Bag Series this fall to promote professional development in interacting with first-year students for faculty and staff.
• UW Foundation names chief investment officer Oct. 13, 2009 Tom Olson has been selected as the new chief investment officer for the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
• Wisconsin Innocence Project marks 10th anniversary Oct. 13, 2009 When Keith Findley and John Pray founded the Wisconsin Innocence Project, they weren't sure it would even go anywhere.
• Parent Program offers online chat Oct. 13, 2009 The UW-Madison Parent Program will host a live Web chat designed for parents of first-year students from 6-7 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• Campus forum launches 'Inclusive Excellence' Oct. 12, 2009 Blending inclusiveness with excellence is part of UW-Madison’s effort to move forward and build on the legacy of Plan 2008, the university’s 10-year diversity plan that ended last year.
• CALS dean to serve in USDA post Oct. 12, 2009 Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12).
• UW-Madison named 'Developer of the Year' by Wisconsin Builder magazine Oct. 12, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison, which has been a hub of construction activity in recent years, has been named the "Developer of the Year" by Wisconsin Builder magazine.
• Recent sightings: 2009 Diversity Forum Oct. 9, 2009
• Innovation comes full-circle in UW-Madison student seminar series Oct. 9, 2009 A decade ago, Chad Sorenson took his first steps toward becoming an inventor and entrepreneur by competing in and winning the Schoofs Prize for Creativity as a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering student.
• UW-Madison, Hy-Vee benefit from retailing partnership Oct. 9, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new member of the Madison business community both are benefiting from a partnership intended to improve the retailer's operations and the long-term quality of its employee-owners.
• Madison police advise students to cut burglary risk Oct. 8, 2009 Madison and UW police department officials are reminding students to cut their risk of becoming victims of a burglary in their off-campus house or apartment.
• 'Come On Down' for UW-Madison Homecoming 2009 Oct. 8, 2009 Bucky Badger is calling your name - jump around and "Come On Down!" for Bucky's Game Show Challenge during Homecoming 2009.
• Recent sightings: Drive-By Press Oct. 8, 2009
• Chancellor highlights successes, challenges at state of university address Oct. 7, 2009 Despite absorbing one-time cuts and ongoing cuts in the state budget adopted this summer, UW-Madison was able to land on its fiscal feet, Chancellor Biddy Martin told faculty senators during the annual state of the university address on Oct. 5.
• Coming up on the Big Ten Network Oct. 7, 2009 Following is a look at the UW–Madison-related programming scheduled for the next two weeks on the Big Ten Network.
• Two additional sessions address research, graduate education Oct. 7, 2009 UW–Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, UW–Madison is the only institution, public or private (other than Johns Hopkins), that has remained in the top five in research expenditures for more than 20 years. That success is a tribute to the quality of faculty and staff, supported by the Graduate School.
• APR campus forum highlights process improvements Oct. 7, 2009 Several Administrative Process Redesign (APR) teams will discuss how they implement campuswide improvements at a campus forum on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
• Friends hold fall book sale Oct. 7, 2009 The fall book sale, organized by the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries, takes place today (Oct. 7) through Saturday, Oct. 10. The sale is open to the public and is held in 116 Memorial Library.