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• RecycleMania hits UW­­–Madison Jan. 31, 2013 For the first time, the UW–Madison community will participate in the nationwide “RecycleMania” competition against more than 300 other colleges and universities.
• Students seek opportunity, employers looking to hire Jan. 29, 2013 UW-Madison Career Services units will host the Spring Career and Internship Fair on Monday Feb. 4, which will bring more than 180 organizations to campus.
• Speakers to be announced at Big Learning Event kickoff reception Jan. 29, 2013 Panelists for the second Big Learning Event (BLE) will be revealed at a kickoff reception in Gordon Dining and Event Center on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Second Science Café focuses on future fuels Jan. 28, 2013 The new Science Café series being held in the Town Center at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building devotes its second installment to the future of fuels.
• Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service Jan. 20, 2013 On Monday, Jan. 21, observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will include a number of activities that encourage celebration and collaboration. UW-Madison will again host and support these activities, expressing the Wisconsin Idea through “a day on, not a day off.”
• Zerhouni, former NIH director, to speak at Jan. 22 event Jan. 15, 2013 Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, will be in Madison Jan. 22 at the invitation of BioForward, the association that represents Wisconsin’s bioscience industry.
• Teaching and Learning Symposium seeks ideas Jan. 8, 2013 The annual Teaching and Learning Symposium provides a chance to share best practices, celebrate accomplishments and discuss new learning and teaching practices and theories in a forum dedicated to enriching the UW–Madison learning experience.
• Registration open for Cycle for Sight fundraiser Jan. 3, 2013 Fight blinding diseases and get some exercise in the middle of Wisconsin winter! You can do both by registering an indoor cycling team for the annual Cycle for Sight Fundraiser.
• Families, fans enjoy Rose Bowl traditions Dec. 31, 2012 The last time Stanford played the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Rose Bowl, Sara Schultz was 11 years old. In 2000, her whole family made the journey out to Pasadena from their home in Whitefish Bay.
• Rose Bowl competitors serve together off the field Dec. 28, 2012 As the Badger football team returns to the Rose Bowl for the third straight year, another Los Angeles-area organization is excited to welcome fans back for a day of community service.
• Website allows Badgers to share their pride in the run-up to the Rose Bowl Dec. 26, 2012 An interactive website will follow the historic return of the Badgers to the Rose Bowl and allow fans to share their Badger pride, wherever they are.
• Normal operations, final exams to resume Dec. 20, 2012 The UW-Madison will resume normal operations on Friday, Dec. 21.
• White House official to discuss science policy Dec. 13, 2012 Thomas Kalil, deputy director for policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will discuss the difference between “policy for science” and “science for policy” tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 14) as part of the Neuroscience and Public Policy Seminar series.
• Explore SoundWaves at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Dec. 11, 2012 What do genetics, plant infections, West Nile virus, the human brain and Bach have in common?
• Winter commencement set for Sunday, Dec. 16 Dec. 7, 2012 UW-Madison graduate and Athletic Director Emeritus Pat Richter will deliver the charge to graduates at the university's winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Kohl Center.
• Noted biologist to give free, public talks in Madison Dec. 7, 2012 Scott Gilbert, a professor of biology at Swarthmore College noted for using stories, images and analogies to get scientific points across, will give two free public lectures in Madison Dec. 12 and 13.
• Badger Watch conference set Jan. 10 Dec. 5, 2012 Badger Watch is the crime prevention program for the UW-Madison Campus.
• Hurricane Sandy relief effort continues at UW-Madison Dec. 4, 2012 In the days and weeks since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, relief has come from many sources.
• Author to give talk on history of disability in the U.S. Nov. 21, 2012 Kim E. Nielsen, professor of disability studies and history at the University of Toledo, will give a public lecture from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St.
• Baseball commissioner to address ethical leadership Nov. 20, 2012 Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig will give the keynote address as a part of Ethics Week, sponsored by the Howard Carver Ethics and Professionalism Program at the Wisconsin School of Business.