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  • Personal finance author gets us talking about money June 4, 2013 As the author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry" Helaine Olen has strong views about money management.
  • ‘Audio field trip’ to celebrate campus wetland and remember campus zoologist May 24, 2013 An "audio field trip" on Memorial Day will explore a restored marsh on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus - a part of the university's Lakeshore Nature Preserve. The marsh, near the western end of campus, is a remnant of a much larger wetland that was drained for other uses such as growing corn.
  • Symposium will focus on developmental biology May 23, 2013 When former University of Wisconsin-Madison genetics professor Oliver Smithies won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, he dedicated a portion of his prize money to start a symposium to bring top biologists to campus as a resource for students, faculty, and staff.
  • UW Veterinary Care dentists to provide free exams for service dogs May 17, 2013 UW Veterinary Care will participate in the second annual American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) Service Dog Oral Healthcare Exam program during June.
  • Sensory friendly dining event breaks down barriers May 16, 2013 For many families, the occasional evening out for dinner at a restaurant is an enjoyable treat. But for parents who care for children with autism, the notion of eating out can be panic inducing.
  • Children's Theatre opens door to Waisman Center resources May 9, 2013 The Waisman Center Children’s Theatre series might make fewer headlines than the center’s groundbreaking research. Still, it maintains a valuable place among the center’s offerings. On Sunday afternoons during the academic year, it provides an accessible, welcoming opportunity for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy the arts.
  • Free bike repairs, bagels at Discovery building May 13 May 9, 2013 Participants in this year’s Bike to Work Week will find free bike repairs, bagels and coffee at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building on Monday, May 13, from 7 to 9:45 a.m.
  • Ride to Farm to support beginning dairy and livestock farmers May 8, 2013 The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is recruiting cyclists and pledges for its 10th annual Ride to Farm fundraiser on Saturday, June 1 to support the next generation of Wisconsin farmers.
  • Advanced manufacturing focus of June 10-14 conference May 7, 2013 Featuring a broad swath of leading-edge research from around the world, an advanced manufacturing research conference June 10-14, 2013, will draw nearly 500 academic, industrial and governmental participants to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.
  • Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day May 2, 2013 Whether your garden sprawls across an acre or fits into a pot on your balcony, this year's UW Family Gardening Day, May 11 on the UW-Madison campus, will provide tips for making it your best one ever.
  • 16th annual Jazzin’ benefit supports campus child care May 2, 2013 The campus community is invited to enjoy an evening of great jazz music while supporting campus early childhood education and care and programs at UW-Madison.
  • Author Galeano coming to UW for Havens Center honor May 1, 2013 Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano will receive the University of Wisconsin-Madison A. E. Havens Center's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship on May 9 during a rare trip to the United States.
  • Experience the South Pole in Madison with an exploration of sound, light and images April 30, 2013 Deep in the Antarctic ice, more than 5,000 detector modules sit in frozen darkness, waiting for the blue bursts of radiation released by particle interactions. Optimized to detect signs of neutrinos - tiny, nearly massless particles that can travel from the edges of the universe - these basketball-sized detectors comprise the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, one of the biggest astrophysics projects in the world.
  • Madoff whistleblower to speak at UW Spring Ethics Symposium April 30, 2013 Harry Markopolos, author of "No One Would Listen," will give the keynote address as part of the Spring Ethics Symposium, sponsored by the Howard Carver Ethics and Professionalism Program at the Wisconsin School of Business.
  • Memorial Union Terrace is open April 24, 2013 The Memorial Union Terrace is open and the chairs have returned. An annual rite of spring in Madison, the iconic orange, green and yellow sunburst chairs’ arrival on signifies the official end to winter and a harbinger of sunny skies, warm breezes and great views of Lake Mendota.
  • Photo: Mike Lecrone suspended Slideshow: Razzle Dazzle April 19, 2013
  • Bioethics forum plumbs creativity’s scientific side April 19, 2013 The 12th annual International Bioethics Forum, "Creative Insight: Further Studies in Human Consciousness," will be held April 25 and 26 on the Promega Corporation campus.
  • Biennial neon exhibition lights up the night April 16, 2013 Light makes art possible: the interplay of shadow and saturation, a dull matte finish or a brilliant glow from inside. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the country's oldest university glass program finds ways to illuminate and refract light in thousands of different ways.
  • Students choose Anders Holm to speak at commencement April 16, 2013 Comic actor and writer Anders Holm, a 2003 University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, will be the speaker for spring commencement ceremonies on May 18 and 19.
  • Undergraduate Symposium to showcase exceptional students, honor mentors April 15, 2013 The 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, an event that highlights the creativity, achievements and research that UW-Madison's undergraduate students have accomplished with the personal involvement of their faculty and staff mentors, will be held Thursday, April 18, at Union South.