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  • Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra commemorate Ralph Vaughan Williams April 30, 2008 The UW-Madison Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Beverly Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.
  • Groundbreaking ceremony for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery planned April 30, 2008 Gov. Jim Doyle and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will join the UW-Madison community at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, to celebrate the start of construction of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
  • Young mathematical minds honored in annual talent search April 30, 2008 On Thursday, May 1, the University of Wisconsin-Madison math department will honor some of Wisconsin's most mathematically gifted middle and high school students.
  • Portion of Tong biomedical prize logo Wisconsin biomedical engineering students design meaningful medical solutions April 30, 2008 When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Claire Flanagan graduates in May 2009 with bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering (BME) and biochemistry, she might display her diploma next to an equally prestigious document: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Advisory: Mirisch unable to attend May 2 events April 29, 2008 Producer Walter Mirisch regrets that, due to illness, he will be unable to attend the previously announced events scheduled for Friday, May 2.
  • Returning adult students honored April 29, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will honor more than 30 adult students at a reception on Wednesday, April 30, with awards and scholarships that recognize their academic excellence and contributions to the community.
  • UW-Madison students again rise to the entrepreneurial challenge April 29, 2008 For the second straight year, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison flexed their entrepreneurial muscle as they turned surplus materials into new creations.
  • Oscar-winning producer returns to campus for reception, film screening April 28, 2008 On Friday, May 2, UW-Madison will welcome Hollywood producer Walter Mirisch back to campus with two special events.
  • Professor emeritus searches for ‘Human Goodness’ April 28, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emeritus of Geography Yi-Fu Tuan will discuss his latest book, "Human Goodness" (University of Wisconsin Press), at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at University Book Store-Hilldale, 702 N. Midvale Blvd.
  • UW-Madison nano research mixes with art, coffee April 28, 2008 In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory.
  • University honors distinguished undergraduates April 28, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor more than 100 of the university's most accomplished undergraduates tonight (April 28) at the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award Ceremony.
  • Everyone’s invited to attend UW during Day on Campus April 28, 2008 It's a dream of many to learn on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) again this spring offers the opportunity to turn those dreams into reality for those who lived the dream years ago, or for anyone wants a campus experience.
  • Last chance to submit a convocation essay April 28, 2008 Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley is asking students to write an essay about their lives at the university, with the winner being given the honor of addressing 5,500 new students from the floor of the Kohl Center at the Chancellor’s Convocation on Aug. 29. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 2.
  • Berquam: Take care of each other at Mifflin Street Block Party April 28, 2008 The dean of students is urging students to stay safe during the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 3.
  • AAP holds Alternative Breaks fundraiser April 28, 2008 The Academic Advancement Program and the AAP Student Organization are holding a fundraiser for Centro Campesino Farmworker Center Inc.
  • Crop of image from exhibition The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring April 24, 2008 The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus,” and “Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer.”
  • Roche NimbleGen CEO Stan Rose to speak on exit strategies for start-up companies April 24, 2008 Stan Rose, president and CEO of Roche NimbleGen, a manufacturer of gene chips for pharmaceutical research, will speak about successful exit strategies for start-up companies on Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m. at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue. The event is free and open to the public as part of the Gilson Discovery Series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
  • Wear red to celebrate Badger Spirit Day this Friday April 23, 2008 Badger spirit will be on display this Friday as University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni and friends around the world show their support for university.
  • Adam Nickel to be remembered by Crazylegs runners April 23, 2008 More than 60 runners participating in Saturday's Crazylegs Classic will be running in memory of Adam Nickel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy student who died after completing last month's Little Rock Marathon.
  • UW-Madison ‘originators’ honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards April 21, 2008 Seven UW-Madison alumni whose original contributions have earned them global recognition will be honored next month with the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).