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• Building access information for the visit of the president Oct. 4, 2012 Logistics for the president's visit on Thursday, which is scheduled to take place on Bascom Hill from noon-6 p.m., will include many full or partial building and road closures beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4.
• Odyssey Project marks 10 years in a celebration Thursday, Oct. 4 Oct. 3, 2012 UW-Madison's Odyssey Project, which provides people facing economic barriers with a chance to start college, marks its 10th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 4 in a celebration at the Chazen Museum of Art from 5-7 p.m.
• Activist, writer Clare to speak at UW-Madison Oct. 2, 2012 Eli Clare, acclaimed activist and author of the award-winning "Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation," will visit UW-Madison as a Brittingham Visiting Scholar for the week of Oct. 8-12.
• HR Design informational events continue Tuesday, Oct. 2 Oct. 1, 2012 An informational session is scheduled for 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 on the HR Design project’s strategic plan for UW–Madison’s personnel system.
• President to visit UW-Madison campus Thursday Oct. 1, 2012 President Obama is scheduled to visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Thursday, Oct. 4 for a speech on Bascom Hill at about 3 p.m.
• Seeing sound from all angles at Wisconsin Science Fest Sept. 26, 2012 Sound can be an incredibly powerful experience, able to dominate our attention, convey information, transport us from the here and now or add or relieve tension and emotion.
• Go Big Read selection prompts discussion of smart media use Sept. 25, 2012 This year’s Go Big Read selection will be used as an instructional tool Thursday at a workshop aimed at helping instructional staff incorporate smart media in the classroom.
• TED creativity guru headlines science fest, Year of Innovation Sept. 25, 2012 If Sir Ken Robinson has said it once, he's said it millions of times: "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."
• Science in film: The 'evil institute' takes center stage Sept. 24, 2012 For filmmakers, science has always set a sumptuous table for story telling. Characters, plots and settings drawn from science are all reliable grist for the celluloid mill.
• Global House Party to celebrate Peace Corps experiences, seek new volunteers Sept. 21, 2012 The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison and the Peace Corps Campus Recruiting Office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hosting a Global House Party to celebrate the anniversary of congressional action to create the Peace Corps, share experiences and encourage future generations to carry on the strong Peace Corps tradition at UW-Madison and across Wisconsin.
• Getting Real III explores hip-hop pedagogy, performance and culture Sept. 20, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) has partnered with several New York-based educational institutions to offer a dual-location hip-hop education lecture series via videoconferencing through Dec. 10.
• UW-Madison Dance brings science to the stage with “PULSE”
 Sept. 14, 2012 During this Year of Innovation at UW-Madison, the Dance Department brings science to the stage with "PULSE: Intersections of Dance and Science," a Wisconsin Science Festival event, Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space of Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.
• Career and Internship Fair set for Sept. 20 Sept. 14, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison career services units will host the fall Career and Internship Fair, which will bring more than 275 organizations to campus on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Kohl Center.
• Constitution Day celebrated at UW with panel discussion on elections Sept. 14, 2012 To mark Constitution Day in the United States, the American Democracy Forum, housed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science, will hold a faculty panel discussion on constitutional issues in U.S. elections.
• Prominent UW physicist describes Higgs search and discovery Sept. 13, 2012 On July 4, 2012, the international science community exploded with excitement as physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the discovery of a brand-new subatomic particle widely believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson.
• UW-Madison celebrates imagination, discovery in the Year of Innovation Sept. 13, 2012 From dairy science to dance to vitamin D to stem cells, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has pushed the boundaries of what is known and the limits of what is possible for more than 160 years.
• Universe in the Park takes astronomy to Wisconsin state parks Sept. 12, 2012 "I want to blow your mind, take you places you have never seen before. Do not hesitate to ask question. I will not bite."
• Class of 1962 to reunite at UW-Madison Sept. 12, 2012 Nostalgia and campus memories will join with a look at culture change and public policy as alumni from the Class of 1962 celebrate their 50-year reunion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Morgridge Center partners on Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive Sept. 7 Sept. 5, 2012 The drive will be held from noon-6 p.m. at the Urban League of Greater Madison, 2222 S. Park St.
• Play to examine woman's life in the male world of MIT math Sept. 5, 2012 Trust a good play to raise issues and spark debate.