A Cappella Showcase

Looking to attend a great live show? Support some local causes? If so, then head down to the Wisconsin Union Theater (Memorial Union) on Friday, March 7 to take in the A Cappella Showcase.

All four UW-Madison a cappella groups will perform (show begins at 7:00 PM). Proceeds will be donated to local charities including the American Red Cross (Madison chapter), Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Relay for Life and the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry.
(Tickets are $7.00 for students; $10.00 for faculty/staff/community)

See the Wisconsin State Journal article!

Links to the a cappella groups:

Fundamentally Sound

The MadHatters

Redefined

Tangled Up in Blue

Carson Gulley Cookbook Collection

When was the last time you enjoyed some fudge-bottom pie on campus? This signature dessert was just one of the creations attributed to chef Carson Gulley (1897-1962) (his original recipe does differ, though, from the ones currently-served on campus).

Not only was Carson Gulley renown as head chef of the Housing Division’s food service from 1927 until his retirement in 1954, but he also contributed to several instructional programs, managed a catering service, and published his recipes.

For the first time, these recipes are going online as the Carson Gulley Cookbook Collection. Click here to savor the collection.

Job Hunting (Workshop, March 6)

Discover resources and strategies for job hunting on the Internet/Web. The workshop will cover resume writing resources, databases for job postings, tips for finding non-advertised jobs, and methods for researching potential employers. There will be time for hands-on exploration.

Job Hunting on the Internet

Thursday, March 6 (4:00-5:15 PM)

Steenbock Library, Room 105

No registration is necessary in order to attend. All workshops are free to students, faculty and staff.

Encyclopedia of Life

Content from the immense Encyclopedia of Life can now be accessed. This ambitious Encyclopedia project intends to honor biodiversity by making information available, online, about every living organism, known to science, inhabiting the planet. Pages for each organism will supply taxonomy, imagery, habitat and geographic distribution, genetics and evolutionary history, behavior, and information about ecological relationships to other organisms.

Browse or search the site by organism. Register to select preferences for your use and to receive EOL updates.

See the BBC News story about the project.

Cell Phones and the No-Call List

On the anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s birth*, and while the telephone is an amazing invention to be sure, it may be nice to remind all about a handy means in Wisconsin to reduce intrusive phone calls.

By visiting Wisconsin’s No-Call page, residential phone customers can register a phone number to signify that they do not wish to receive calls from telemarketers. Many will also be pleased to note that the State Senate has recently voted unanimously to expand this protection to cell phones!
Click here to view an article about this development from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

*Alexander Graham Bell was born March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh. View a brief biography from the Inventor of the Week Archive, Lemelson-MIT Program.