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  • Undergraduates delve into big science across campus Aug. 1, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has become a summertime magnet for undergraduate students looking to gain hands-on research experience.
  • Students help organize Lebanese relief efforts July 26, 2006 While completing summer engineering internships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, six students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) are organizing relief efforts they hope will aid some 750,000 Lebanese civilians displaced as a result of recent bombings.
  • PEOPLE summer program puts 994 students on college track July 24, 2006 While any number of teenagers are riding roller coasters, serving hamburgers or sleeping until noon this summer, 321 middle school and 673 high school students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison PEOPLE Program are focused on getting into college.
  • Summer class helps K-12 teachers tap into spoken word July 24, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering a special class for teachers and youth services personnel, most from Madison and Milwaukee, on harnessing the might of spoken words.
  • Diversity office to celebrate opening with multicultural extravaganza July 19, 2006 Latin music and spoken-word poetry champions will raise the rafters at the Majestic Theater, 115 King St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 28.
  • Register now for UW-Madison School of the Arts at Rhinelander July 14, 2006 Openings are still available for School of the Arts, a University of Wisconsin-Madison program in Rhinelander that offers dozens of hands-on workshops for adults in art and folk art, arts management, computer arts, movement and relaxation, music, photography, theatre and drama, and writing.
  • Badger Poll results to be released July 17-19 July 14, 2006 The opinions of Wisconsin residents on a range of issues - from President Bush's job performance to immigration to the proposed state constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage - will be released to the media next week.
  • UW-Madison GLBT group honors education leaders June 29, 2006 Citing leadership in educational work, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Council will honor two Madison-area advocates and an Alabama professor during its 15th annual brunch on Sunday, July 9.
  • UW-Madison seeks input on draft LTE policy June 27, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking input on a draft policy that would reshape the way it uses limited term employees (LTEs), Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell announced Tuesday.
  • Teachers to embark on weeklong ‘Here at Home’ cultural tour June 21, 2006 Twenty-six K-12 teachers from around Wisconsin will join University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members and undergraduates on an eight-day "Here at Home" cultural tour of the state June 23-30.
  • UW-Madison completes transfer agreement with MATC in Milwaukee June 21, 2006 Students from Milwaukee Area Technical College will have a simplified path to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the result of a new transfer contract agreement between the two institutions.
  • Kids explore art and science in summer programs June 15, 2006 The Office of Education Outreach in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Education is offering numerous opportunities for local students to learn about art, technology and science this summer.
  • Archive of national student leadership launched May 31, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has established a new National Student Leadership Archive and Resource Center, a collaborative effort between the UW-Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
  • Local high school students complete UW-Madison IT training program May 24, 2006 Thirteen area high school students will receive certificates of graduation for completing an intensive information technology training program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison called the Information Technology Academy.
  • Summer on campus: Camps and conferences keep things humming May 22, 2006 Numerous events will keep the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus buzzing with activity this summer.
  • New agreement smoothes road from Northwoods to UW-Madison May 17, 2006 A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nicolet College in Rhinelander will simplify the path for Northwoods students interested in transferring between the two institutions.
  • 10th anniversary of Pet Pals at Children's Hospital May 16, 2006 On June 1, the Pet Pals program will celebrate its 10th anniversary of providing companionship and comfort to hospitalized children.
  • Teaching symposium to focus on diverse learning styles May 10, 2006 The annual Teaching and Learning Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, scheduled for May 17-19, will explore the growing body of research on how diverse individual learning styles often determine academic success.
  • Free program offers scientific exploration to everyone May 9, 2006 Steve Preston, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will talk about how his personal journey with cancer has shaped not only his master's thesis research on sustainable engineering, but his approach to life, at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10. His project on engineering mall, an elaborate, interconnected structure of paper tube arches that bridge art, engineering and industry, portrays life as a series of portals.
  • University honors distinguished students May 5, 2006 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley this week honored nearly 100 undergraduate recipients of the university's most prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards.