University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Wisconsin Without Borders: A Global Initiative

As a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 4W Initiative, students and faculty members from the Design Studies program in the School of Human Ecology have partnered with traditional artisans around the world developing coordinated microenterprises projects. Materials and color palettes have been coordinated in order that products are globally interchangeable from one culture to …

WN@TL This Week: Randy Jackson on the Bioenergy Sector

Agronomy professor Randy Jackson will be the featured speaker at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab this week. His talk, titled “What are the bottlenecks of bioenergy?” will address some common questions about second-generation bioenergy production and why we must couple our research-based understanding of bioenergy systems with courageous policy-making if the promise of bioenergy is to be realized.

Taste of Timor

Join the Madison-Ainaro Sister City Alliance for the first annual Taste of Timor gala celebration. There will be fine cuisine cooked in Madison from recipes gathered across East Timor. Taste the best authentic gourmet dishes this side of Mount Ramelau and get the latest updates on solidarity partners in Ainaro. Cost: $25. Buy tickets here. For …

Infectious Disease Interest Group

Meeting rescheduled to Friday, May 19. Stephanie Schauer, Ph.D., from the Wisconsin Immunization Program, will present “Mumps: The diagnostics are challenging and the epidemiology is interesting,” to the Infectious Disease Interest Group, a collaboration of human and animal health professional from the University of Wisconsin, state and federal agencies and private industry. Parking is available …