The Wisconsin Week Wire — April 30, 2008
Top News
‘Life’ will build innovative curriculum around American war history
A new Wisconsin project funded by the U.S. Department of Education will feature an unprecedented partnership among public school teachers, university and technical college faculty, and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to invigorate the teaching of American history.
Research
UW–Madison part of DOE-funded ‘microgrid’ collaboration
UW–Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation’s fifth-largest incarceration facility, the Santa Rita Jail.
Facility gives geology department new dimension
A geoscience visualization lab that opened last week in Weeks Hall will add a new dimension to geology research and education at UW–Madison.
On Campus
Events calendar
Students again rise to entrepreneurial challenge
For the second year, UW–Madison students turned surplus materials into new creations.
Nano research mixes with art, coffee
A May art exhibit will feature research images captured by faculty, staff and students at UW–Madison’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces and the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center.
Professor emeritus searches for ‘Human Goodness’
Yi-Fu Tuan, a professor emeritus of geography, will discuss his latest book, “Human Goodness,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the University Book Store–Hilldale.
Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra commemorate Ralph Vaughan Williams
The UW Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Beverly Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, in their first performance at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.
Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social set for May 8
The sixth annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social will be held from 1–2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, on Bascom Hill.
Last day to submit outside activities reports
Every year, faculty and unclassified staff are asked to make outside activities reports. Today (April 30) is the deadline to submit those reports.
Milestones
Stem cell pioneer elected to National Academy of Sciences
Stem cell scientist James Thomson was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Returning adult students honored
UW–Madison will honor more than 30 adult students at a reception today (April 30).
Historian to receive outreach excellence award
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has selected history professor Jeremi Suri as the 2008 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award.