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• Department of Geography holds open house Sept. 22, 2009 The Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host an open house at Science Hall on Friday, Sept. 25, for alumni and friends of the department.
• Domestic-partner health-insurance celebration planned Sept. 16, 2009 The UW-Madison community is invited to a celebration and question-and-answer session about domestic-partner health-insurance benefits.
• USDA chief economist to speak at department centennial Sept. 16, 2009 The USDA's chief economist will speak at UW-Madison on Thursday, Sept. 24.
• Recent sightings: Come about! Sept. 15, 2009
• UW-Madison flu outbreak enters second week Sept. 15, 2009 In week 2 of the semester (Sept. 6–12), University Health Services (UHS) evaluated 345 students with influenza-like illness (ILI). ILI cases represented 28 percent of primary care visits. Of the total cases reported since the outbreak began, 98 percent were under age 25 and 14 percent live in residence halls.
• UW-Madison entomologist helps farmers deal with tricky crop pest Sept. 15, 2009 Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin.
• WiCell donates $1 million in gear to UW-Madison labs Sept. 15, 2009 Four advanced pieces of scientific laboratory equipment with a total value of approximately $1 million now are available for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell and other researchers at several campus departments and centers due to a donation by the private nonprofit WiCell Research Institute.
• Public lecture on science, Judaism planned for Sept. 17 Sept. 14, 2009 A free public lecture on the intersection of Judaic thought and science will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at UW–Madison.
• Event marks Lincoln statue's century on campus Sept. 14, 2009 For a century, the statue of President Abraham Lincoln has watched over the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Bascom Hill.
• Slide show: 9/11 Candlelight Vigil Sept. 11, 2009
• Badgers' home football season goes 'carbon neutral' Sept. 11, 2009 As part of a campuswide commitment to reducing our environmental footprint, the Badgers' home football season has been designated as the first ever Big Ten "carbon-neutral" season.
• Fall Career Connection offers hundreds of opportunities Sept. 11, 2009 Fall Career Connection 2009, the biannual career fair held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering campus, offers students an opportunity to meet with 200 employers seeking full-time employees, co-ops and summer interns.
• Child psychologist to appear on "Office Hours" Sept. 11, 2009 Child psychologist and researcher Jenny Saffran will appear Monday on the Big Ten Network's weekly half-hour talk show "Office Hours" to discuss recent findings in how babies learn language.
• 'Alcohol and Our Learning Environment' a go for second year Sept. 10, 2009 The "Alcohol and Our Learning Environment" symposium is returning for its second year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
• Partnership between UW-Madison, WPRI to provide new polling, insight Sept. 10, 2009 As part of a new partnership, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) are joining forces to conduct frequent, detailed polling of Wisconsinites.
• Arts Enterprise Forum spotlights prominent arts and culture leaders Sept. 10, 2009 The Arts Enterprise Forum, presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute and the UW-Madison Arts Enterprise, offers an opportunity for the Madison community to hear and interact with three nationally respected leaders who are reshaping arts and culture.
• Ironman Wisconsin to disrupt campus traffic this weekend Sept. 9, 2009 Ironman Wisconsin, featuring a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run, will descend upon Madison on Sunday, Sept. 13, and several campus roads will be closed to accommodate the event.
• Proposals sought for initiative funds Sept. 9, 2009 Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca have issued a request for proposals for the use of funds that will be generated by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).
• Support available for UW-Madison students Sept. 9, 2009 In the wake of a recent student death in University Housing, UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is reminding the campus community that resources are always available to students who are experiencing difficult times.
• Surgeon returns after five decades to complete elusive bachelor's degree Sept. 9, 2009 Consider the four-year plan, the five-year plan and the not-to-be-forgotten six-year pace to the bachelor's degree, and then get a look at Richard Smith's transcripts.