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President Barack Obama Delivers Keynote Address at Toner Prize Celebration

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

“Our democracy needs you now more than ever,” Obama tells reporters.

Health & Society

Author-Scholar to Explore Wisdom of Private Sector Models in Higher Education

Monday, March 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

Christopher Newfield, professor of literature and American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present a talk titled “The Great Mistake: How Private-Sector Models Damage Universities, and How They Can Recover” on Thursday, March 31, at 5  p.m….

‘Stiff,’ ‘Spook,’ ‘Bonk,’ ‘Gulp’ Author Mary Roach Gives University Lecture on March 29

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Bestselling author Mary Roach is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. She will share the stage with Sandra Hewett,…

Arts & Culture

‘The Spitfire Grill’: An Uplifting Musical about Hope and Home

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Joseph Whelan

A young woman seeking redemption helps a weary Wisconsin town rediscover its value while finding the meaning of home in the Department of Drama’s production of the 2001 Off-Broadway musical “The Spitfire Grill.” Based on Lee David Zlotoff’s 1996 film…

STEM

How Did the Moon’s Surface Form?

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Perhaps we don’t realize when we look into the night sky at the moon that we are observing some of the most ancient surfaces known within our solar system. The formation of the moon is linked to the early stages…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Dance Workshops Planned for March 29 and April 12

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By News Staff

Sydney Hutchinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories in the College of Arts and Sciences, is teaming up with Wacheva Cultural Arts to host a pair of Caribbean dance workshops on Tuesday, March 29, and…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School to Present 360-Degree Prism Concert March 31

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present the 17th annual Prism concert, a 360-degree experience featuring light and sound, on Thursday, March 31, at 8 p.m….

STEM

NSF Underwrites National, International Projects in Mathematics Department

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences has received three major grant awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF), supporting national and international research projects. The awards enable students and faculty to travel to Poland for…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Christine Ha, celebrity chef and writer, and first blind contestant and season three winner of “MasterChef” on FOX.

STEM

College of Engineering and Computer Science to Celebrate New Construction Engineering Lab

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, By News Staff

On March 23 at 10 a.m. the College of Engineering and Computer Science will be celebrating the official opening of its Construction Engineering Lab. The lab, which was built on South Campus, has been the result of a number of…