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  • Excellence recognized in 2006 Distinguished Teaching Awards April 6, 2006 Ten faculty have been selected to receive 2006 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
  • New Web site a clearinghouse for Earth Day events April 5, 2006 Events inspired by Earth Day (April 22) may be scattered far and wide across southern Wisconsin, but now there's a single Web site that seeks to list them all in one place.
  • Hundreds poised to present at undergrad symposium April 4, 2006 Undergraduate scholars hailing from an array of academic disciplines will showcase their research at the 2006 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Tuesday, April 11, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.
  • Serving a little dinner with your French April 4, 2006 The French House, the nation's oldest residential language immersion community, was founded in 1918 and began opening its doors to the campus and the public for weekly lunches and dinner shortly thereafter. Director Andrew Irving warns that there is but one restriction on these soirees: You must speak French.
  • UW-Madison awarded grant for adult student scholarships April 4, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded a gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco to provide scholarships for up to 10 adults who are returning to college to complete their first bachelor's degrees.
  • Men and women unite to end sexual violence March 31, 2006 Every April, victim advocates, campus activists, educators, and community officials unite to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month with rallies, speak-outs, public displays, and educational forums.
  • USC professor to give Hilldale Lecture March 28, 2006 Laura Pulido, a faculty member at the University of Southern California, will present this year's Hilldale Lecture for the Social Studies Division at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her talk, "Race, Regions and the Black/White Binary: Latinos in the New South," is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, in the auditorium at the State Historical Society, 816 State St. A reception will follow the lecture.
  • Department to celebrate golden anniversary with new scholarship March 24, 2006 The department of Hebrew and Semitic studies
  • Hebrew and Semitic Studies to celebrate golden anniversary March 24, 2006 Hebrew and Semitic studies at UW-Madison, celebrating its 50th anniversary, today enrolls more than 950 students. The number taking Modern Hebrew Literature in 2004-05 set a national record. In the department's last half-century, almost 300 undergraduates have completed majors. In addition, more than 70 master's degrees and 35 doctorates have been awarded.
  • Enterprising students put spotlight on undergraduate research March 23, 2006 Unlike graduate students and professionals who have numerous opportunities to publish their research, undergraduates often find their hard work ending up on the desk of a single professor or collecting dust on the bookshelf.
  • ‘Science Expeditions’ offers public a fun spin on university science March 23, 2006 On April 1, during the UW-Madison Science Expeditions, people can discover for themselves just how fundamental science can be at the free annual open house, which takes place from 1-4 p.m. at the Engineering Centers Building and Engineering Hall.
  • UW-Madison reaffirms commitment to licensing proposal March 21, 2006 UW-Madison has reaffirmed its commitment to a proposal by the Workers' Rights Consortium (WRC) and United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) to improve the working conditions of apparel workers around the world.
  • ‘Countdown to Commencement’ set for April 5–6 March 21, 2006 May 2006 graduates can prepare to "move on" by attending UW-Madison's "Countdown to Commencement." This one-stop-shop opportunity will take place in Tripp Commons, Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 5; and in Room 240, Union South on Thursday, April 6.
  • World Cinema Day showcases influential Chinese film March 20, 2006 Wisconsin high school students and their teachers from across the state will have the opportunity to see an award-winning Chinese film when they participate in UW-Madison's World Cinema Day on Friday, March 31.
  • Friends offer 15,000 books at used book sale March 16, 2006 Wisconsin's largest used book sale, featuring more than 15,000 books on nearly any subject, returns March 22-25 to benefit the Friends of the UW-Madison Library.
  • Noted civil rights activist to keynote diversity conference March 13, 2006 Lani Guinier, noted Harvard law professor, author, and activist, will serve as keynote presenter for the upcoming "Creating Institutional Change" conference at the UW-Madison.
  • Central Asian virtuoso musicians to be artists in residence March 8, 2006 UW-Madison students as well as music lovers in the greater Madison area will have a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about Central Asian music and culture when two Kyrgyz performers take up a Central Asian University Residencies program on March 19-23.
  • Wisconsin Film Festival 2006: Education through cinema March 7, 2006 Five little film festivals - four of them global in scope - and three competitions will comprise the eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2.
  • Jamaica trip represents UW’s first overseas alternative break March 6, 2006 To party or to volunteer? This Spring Break, beginning March 13, UW-Madison students will have both options on the same trip.
  • Middle East Studies will offer new undergraduate certificate March 6, 2006 Beginning in September 2006, UW-Madison undergraduates will be able to earn a certificate in Middle East Studies.