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Two UW-Madison faculty members pass away

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 13, 2014

Two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists recently passed away, according to reports.

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“Jungle Kings,” “Moonshine” to perform at Multicultural Theatre Festival

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 13, 2014

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will feature performances celebrating “legacies, creativity and artists” at its first Multicultural Theatre Festival this month, according to a release.

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New fund to foster UW business endeavors

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 13, 2014

The University of Wisconsin System announced the creation of a fund that will help develop and distribute ideas created at UW campuses in a press release Thursday.

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UW-Madison law organizations host panel on college athlete compensation

By Eoin Cottrell | Feb. 13, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Black Law Students Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society held a forum Wednesday to explore the ideas surrounding compensation for college athletes.

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Physicist Lawrence Krauss visits UW-Madison, presents history of universe

By Bri Maas | Feb. 13, 2014

Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss told University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members what he deemed “the greatest story of all time” Wednesday.

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Sustainable food movement advocate visits UW-Madison Wednesday

By Andrew Haffner and Anna Lynn | Feb. 13, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems celebrated its 25th anniversary Wednesday evening with a panel discussion led by Odessa Piper, founder of Madison restaurant L’Etoile.

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WID interactive “Hackathon” to feature Campus Debate startup

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 13, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Paul Hansen will be featured in Thursday’s Humanities Hackathon, an interactive monthly discussion series run by the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Center of the Humanities, according to a WID statement.

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ASM supports segregated fee legislation

By Emily Gerber and Tony Schultz | Feb. 12, 2014

The Associated Students of Madison voted unanimously at a meeting Wednesday to support legislation that would clarify student control of their segregated fees.

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Wisconsin law professors win award for clinic program

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 12, 2014

Madison Magazine awarded two University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School professors the 2014 Best of Madison Business Award for their creation of the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, according to a university press release.

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Students, campus representatives host Diversity Day

By Dana Kampa and Bri Maas | Feb. 12, 2014

The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee hosted a celebration of the “unity of identities” at Union South Tuesday.

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Eligibility Criteria Review Committee finalizes voting process

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 12, 2014

The Eligibility Criteria Review Committee met Tuesday to continue discussing possible changes to group eligibility criteria.

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BLSA, SELS host panel discussion on collegiate athlete compensation Wednesday

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 12, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Black Law Students Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society will host a joint panel discussion titled “Compensation for College Athletes” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 5240 of the Law Building.

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UW-Madison, WARF "Discovery to Product" partnership seeks director

By Adelina Yankova | Feb. 12, 2014

Three finalists were named for the position of director of Discovery to Product, a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, according to a Tuesday university press release.

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Peace Corps names UW-Madison top producer of volunteers

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 12, 2014

The Peace Corps named the University of Wisconsin-Madison the nation’s leading source of current Peace Corps volunteers, according to a Tuesday university press release.

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UW-Madison alumna Erin Luhmann shares experience of reporting abroad with Nick Kristof

By Jackie Bannon and Ryan Seib | Feb. 11, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna Erin Luhmann discussed her experiences and newly gained insights after traveling abroad with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof at a lecture Monday.

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Academic Staff talks OpenBook Wisconsin policy

By Emily Gerber | Feb. 11, 2014

Representatives from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Business Services presented updates on the recently launched OpenBook Wisconsin policy at an Academic Staff Committee meeting Monday.

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SSFC hears Rec Sports budget proposal, votes to support segregated fee usage bill

By Emmett Mottl and JoEllen Amato | Feb. 10, 2014

Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee heard a budget proposal from the Division of Recreational Sports and discussed a proposed segregated-fees bill at a meeting Monday.

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UW-Madison to offer new Pilates certificate

By Adelina Yankova | Feb. 10, 2014

Collette Stewart walks around the sunlit room that houses her Pilates class every Friday morning, snapping her fingers and fixing her students’ positions, never missing a beat.

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UW-Madison professor strives to improve academic racial disparities

By Daniella Emanuel | Feb. 10, 2014

University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings goes beyond the classroom in her quest to diminish racial disparities on and off campus.

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Martial arts student group yields remainder of funding

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Emily Gerber | Feb. 9, 2014

The Western Martial Arts Society has withdrawn from the General Student Service Fund for the remainder of this fiscal year and has surrendered its funding for the next fiscal year, according to Student Services Finance Committee Chair David Vines.