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  • Intrepid explorers and the search for the origin of species Feb. 12, 2009 A UW-Madison professor of genetics will give the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday, Feb. 13.
  • Noted Australian science writer to visit Feb. 11, 2009 Wilson da Silva, editor in chief of the award-winning Australian science magazine COSMOS, has been named a UW-Madison science writer in residence for this spring.
  • Spring public policy series announced Feb. 11, 2009 Specialists in administrative law, entrepreneurship and social statistics will speak on a variety of public policy issues this spring through joint sponsorship of the La Follette School of Public Policy and the Center for the World and the Global Economy (WAGE).
  • Celebrate winter during Hoofers carnival Feb. 11, 2009 Last weekend’s freakishly warm weather was just a teaser of spring — winter is still the main course, and there’s no better way to chill than at the Hoofers Winter Carnival with outdoor games, sports, contests and demonstrations. And make sure your camera has fresh batteries: Lady Liberty will make her triumphant return to Lake Mendota.
  • New Arts Venture Challenge awards student innovators Feb. 10, 2009 It's not every day that a judge is so torn between two competitors that he produces $500 out of his own pocket just so he won't have to choose.
  • Governor reflects on the Big Ten Network Feb. 9, 2009 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle will be the featured guest on the upcoming airing of "Wisconsin Reflections" on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.
  • UW-Madison to host bash for Darwin’s 200th birthday Feb. 4, 2009 Feb. 12 marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, the founding father of evolution, and scientists, historians and other Wisconsin scholars are planning a daylong celebration in honor of the British biologist and his legacy.
  • Free cake to celebrate UW-Madison's 160th birthday Feb. 2, 2009 This year, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is feeding students' minds as well as their bodies during the University of Wisconsin-Madison's birthday celebration.
  • Campus celebrates Black History Month Feb. 2, 2009 Events ranging from lectures to performances have been scheduled on or near the University of Wisconsin-Madison in February in celebration of Black History Month.
  • Encouraging entrepreneurs: Undergraduate invention competition turns 15 Feb. 2, 2009 In 1995, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering debuted the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, a competition that provides university undergraduates the tools and resources to develop an original, patentable invention or process.
  • Journalist to share insights into future of free trade, Doha Jan. 29, 2009 Prize-winning journalist Paul Blustein will visit campus Thursday, Feb. 5, as the featured speaker for “Free Trade under Threat: Impact for U.S. Business,” a public lecture with question-and-answer session hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Wisconsin School of Business.
  • Arts Enterprise Symposium begins this weekend Jan. 29, 2009 The first-ever University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Enterprise Symposium will help aspiring arts professionals find their place in a world of information about arts careers.
  • Chancellor Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin to speak on ‘Humanities in the Public’ Jan. 27, 2009 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn 'Biddy' Martin will give the first Focus on the Humanities Distinguished Faculty Lecture of the Spring 2009 semester on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in the Pyle Center Alumni Lounge.
  • Photo of quilt Enter ‘fairyland’ with Victorian crazy quilts Jan. 22, 2009 “A Fairyland of Fabrics: The Victorian Crazy Quilt” opens Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Design Gallery, located in the School of Human Ecology. The show runs through Sunday, March 8.
  • Arts Enterprise logo Artist confronts those ‘now-what’ moments Jan. 22, 2009 If Stephanie Jutt has her way, there will be no more starving artists who sacrifice well-being to make art.
  • Politics, music part of 'Wisconsin Reflections' second season Jan. 20, 2009 If you find state politics and jazz of interest, visit with two true leaders in both fields this month as an audience member of "Wisconsin Reflections."
  • Many opportunities to watch Inaugural events Jan. 19, 2009 Join fellow students, faculty and staff members watching the swearing in of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
  • ASM hosts textbook swap Jan. 15, 2009 Textbook costs burden nearly every college student. UW-Madison’s student government is addressing this difficulty by helping students to sell their used books to each other before the semester begins.
  • Numerous city, campus events honor Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 14, 2009 The Madison and university communities will have a number of opportunities to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through sponsored events around the city.
  • Deep drilling begins for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery geothermal system Jan. 6, 2009 Deep drilling begins this week to place 75 bore holes approximately 300 feet below the site of the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, marking another first for the interdisciplinary research building project.