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• Sentencing policy examined in Fairchild Lecture April 1, 2011 William K. Sessions, district judge and former chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the agency which establishes policies and analyzes the form and severity of punishments for federal crimes, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School on Friday, April 15.
• UW-Madison community breaks silence on school bullying April 1, 2011 This April, University of Wisconsin-Madison students will rally with students from across the state to take a stand against the silence that often surrounds bullying in schools and universities.
• Badger Band Concert celebrates 125 years April 1, 2011 It's hard to believe, but for many years after it was founded, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band never played at football games.
• Chinese athletes welcomed at Armory and Gymnasium March 31, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning a welcome ceremony for a group of 16 elite Chinese athletes arriving in Madison this evening (March 31) for a nine-month exchange.
• Students to hold Suicide Prevention Walk on April 9 March 31, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore, has initiated an effort to fight the stigma of talking about mental illness and increasing students' awareness of suicide prevention.
• Greek women help high-schoolers find their perfect prom dresses March 31, 2011 The Panhellenic Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will co-host the seventh annual All Dressed Up with the Junior League of Madison from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Madison Area Technical College.
• CBS political correspondent, UW alumnus to give Taylor lecture March 31, 2011 Jeff Greenfield, CBS senior political correspondent and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus, will deliver the School of Journalism and Mass Communications' annual Taylor lecture.
• WARF Gilson seminar tonight examines legal basics for starting a company March 30, 2011 Speakers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which offers startup businesses the pro bono legal services of UW law students supervised by faculty and private sector attorneys, will discuss key legal issues confronting entrepreneurs at this evening's Gilson Bootstrapping event. The program begins at 5 p.m. today (March 30) in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard St.
• Ceremony to dedicate new McBurney Disability Resource Center March 29, 2011 Two acclaimed alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be on hand when the new McBurney Disability Resource Center is dedicated in a grand opening ceremony from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the center, located at 702 W. Johnson St.
• ‘Perfect’ conversations, new ideas on tap for June’s Big Learning Event March 28, 2011 The fortunate among us have experienced some perfect conversations. They can begin as an innocent exchange, ordinary, unremarkable. They then catch fire, sparking into unexpected directions, feeding on the energy and new ideas and connections being discussed. The conversations get big. And memorable. The Big Learning Event (BLE), to be held June 7-8 at Union South, is designed to produce perfect conversations and powerful ideas.
• Director of Oscar-nominated documentary to appear at Wisconsin Film Festival March 28, 2011 Filmmaker Jennifer Redfearn will appear at the Wisconsin premiere of her recent documentary "Sun Come Up," which was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award, on the final day of the Wisconsin Film Festival.
• April’s Spring Sprint benefits UW Arboretum March 25, 2011 Hot on spring's heels comes the second annual Spring Sprint for the Arb presented by Nakoma Dental.
• Deans to participate in forum on New Badger Partnership March 24, 2011
• Spoken Word Festival features HBO Def Poet Rafael Casal March 24, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives' (OMAI) fifth annual Line Breaks Festival will be held Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 16, at the Rotunda Studio in the Overture Center for the Arts.
• Science is in your hands at annual Science Expeditions event March 24, 2011 A little hands-on exploration can open a whole new world, and Science Expeditions — set for Saturday, April 2, this year — is a passport to the world of research at UW–Madison.
• Second annual Digital Salon to be held in April March 23, 2011 From April 10-15, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries and the Digital Humanities Initiative will host Digital Salon, an exhibition of new media projects from undergraduate and graduate students from April 10-15.
• Badgers add a school visit to New Orleans agenda March 23, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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• Greenbush Day held today at Welcome Center March 22, 2011 The fifth annual Greenbush Day will be held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Welcome Center.
• Kinesiology department celebrates centennial with Poker Run/Walk March 22, 2011 Put your running or walking shoes on and make it a full house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Kinesiology Department's Centennial Celebration 5K Poker Run/Walk along the shores of Lake Mendota.
• Vis-á-Vis: A concert of dance and community March 17, 2011 This spring, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Department's "Vis-á-Vis" will premiere three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, postmodern dance choreography and martial arts.