The genesis of Space Place — the education and public outreach center of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Astronomy — dates to the fall of 1989, at the Memorial Union’s Play Circle.
Some of Wisconsin’s justices disagreed with the ruling, but said they were bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s precedent to strike down the grants. UW-Madison political theory Professor Howard Schweber says it’s important the public understands that nuance.
On this day, June 22, 1931, University of Wisconsin-Madison dedicated its new mechanical engineering building at the North end of Camp Randall.
More than 30 teams participated in this year’s event — raising money for the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
The 100th anniversary of Breese Stevens Field has given pause to Otto Puls for reflection on its history, and his own with the Madison venue fronting East Washington Avenue.
Puls was his bat boy for games at Breese Stevens. In a 1954 Capital Times column, Cornelius wrote about Puls, who was then playing for the University of Wisconsin.
Jade Levendoski put on her cowboy hat and flipped a switch. A red neon light illuminated the hat, matching the color in Levendoski’s pigtails.
“It looks so good!” Kylie Tsai exclaimed.
Levendoski and Tsai put the finishing touches on their art projects this month at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The two were among nine students who took a summer course called “Neon: Light as Sculpture.”
UW-Madison is searching for its next chancellor at the same time recruitment is underway to find a new Universities of Wisconsin president.
