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The observatory is named after the former Wisconsin governor, Cadwallader C. Washburn.In 1876, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed "An Act to permanently provide for deficiencies in the University fund income" to which Washburn added a provision that allocated a sum of $3000 USD per year over three years for the establishment of astronomy instruction and a corresponding observatory.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve is a 300-acre (1.2 km 2) nature reserve along 4 miles (6.4 km) of the southern shore of Lake Mendota. [1] The preserve's primary goals are to protect native plant and animal communities, as well as to uphold the campus's signature natural landscapes, all while providing an educational facility for the university.
Chamberlin Hall is home of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Physics Department, located on the main campus in Madison, Wisconsin. The L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum is hosted on the second floor. [1]
For its entire history, the GPO has occupied the corner of North Capitol Street NW and H Street NW in the District of Columbia. The large red brick building that houses the GPO was erected in 1903 and is unusual in being one of the few large, red brick government structures in a city where most government buildings are mostly marble and granite.
* In 1963, Harrington reorganized the University of Wisconsin by creating one central administration, and separate administrations for each of the individual campuses (Madison, Milwaukee, and University Centers). Harrington remained the president of the central administration, while Robert Clodius became the acting provost of the Madison campus.
The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, commonly known as the La Follette School, is a public graduate public policy school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It offers master's degrees in public affairs and international public affairs, joint graduate degrees with other departments, and undergraduate certificates in public ...
The 6-foot-3 wide receiver out of Big Horn caught passes from quarterback Andrew Peasley in front of a decent crowd at the Indoor Practice Facility, including diving in the end zone for a ...
The Wisconsin Union is a community membership non-profit organization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It welcomes all 18 and over to join. It operates the Memorial Union, Union South, the Pyle Center, The Fluno Center and a number of food outlets in downtown Madison. All UW-Madison students are temporary members, and recent graduates ...