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UW-Madison Student Mixes Passions for Science, Dancing Page 4 Page 6 Page 6 Beyond the boundary World Music ‘Grapes of Wrath’ of the university comes to Madison at University Theatre http://www.news.wisc.edu/wisweek September 22, 2010 President Obama to visit Sept. 28 President Barack Obama will visit the UW-Madison campus on Tuesday, Sept. 28, as part of a rally organized by the Democratic National Committee. Details of the event will be posted at http://www.wisc.edu and http://www.news. wisc.edu as they become available. The last sitting president to visit UW-Madison was Harry Truman, who spoke at the Field House on May 14, 1950. Campus diversity efforts to focus on achievement gap, shared definition By Stacy Forster Richter [email protected] Bryce As he heads into his Photo: third year on the Testing the stability of trees job as vice provost Bruce Allison (right), an adjunct professor in the forest and wildlife ecol- the speed of sound waves as they pass through the trunk, helps arborists for diversity and ogy department, teaches students how to assess the stability of trees locate internal defects in trees. Also pictured (left to right), are Ph.D. climate, Damon using modern, nondestructive techniques. Here Allison performs an candidate Shan Gao, undergraduate Joelle Baird and Ph.D. candidate Li acoustic tomography scan of the President’s Burr Oak, a 300-year-old Li. A slide show of the test can be seen at http://www.news.wisc.edu/ Williams is put- tree located atop Observatory Hill. The scan, which involves measuring slideshows/32/. ting into place what he’s learned about UW-Madison since Williams taking his post. One of the first steps UW-Madison student mixes passions for science, dancing was bringing a range of diversity pro- By Stacy Forster hands emerge beaming with light from the the student group. grams from across campus together in [email protected] mix of chemicals, produced through a reac- “A large part of demonstration is the drama his office, a reorganization that hap- tion called chemiluminescence. and entertainment involved,” DeKorver says. pened this summer. all him the Dancing Mad Scientist. Then, the stage goes dark, and Vinokur’s “We try to reach and educate our audience, Ahead of the Sept. 30 diversity UW-Madison junior Jeffrey hands — dancing in intricate movements — but at the same time, making it entertaining forum (see sidebar on Page 8 for more Vinokur is passionate about two are the only things the audience can see. is always a bonus.” details), Williams discussed with C Wisconsin Week the future of diversity things: chemistry and a style of hip-hop “That’s a really good example of where the Vinokur taught himself how to dance dancing called “popping.” science and dancing fit together,” Vinokur during his senior year of high school. Once efforts on campus. So he’s mixed the two into an act — think says. “People say, ‘Whoa, his hands are glow- he mastered the moves, he offered a set of Wisconsin Week: Can you talk glow-in-the-dark hands and exploding bal- ing, how does that that work?’ I can relate it instructional videos on YouTube that have about the reorganization of diversity loons — that hints he’s leading the next wave to kids to show that it’s cool.” now been viewed more than 7 million times, programs on campus and what that of scientific entertainers. Vinokur is part of a group of about 20 and sells videos to budding hip-hop danc- means? He reached the top 100 of the more than students involved in Students Participating in ers across the globe on his Web site, http:// Williams: We spent a good amount of 70,000 who auditioned for this season of Chemical Education who do education out- therussiantiger.com. time taking a look across the country, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and he has reach and perform chemistry demonstrations. Safety is paramount. To develop a per- identifying what some of our national plans to take his show on the road to schools The group also does hands-on experiments formance that was entertaining and safe, peers were doing with respect to and science camps. at science fairs and performs Fusion Science Vinokur consulted with Jim Maynard, who this work. One of the recommenda- “I’ve always thought of myself as a scientist Theater, which features characters doing runs the chemistry demonstration lab. tions was to move some of our most by day and dancer by night, and I completely experiments, says Katie Wichman, president “We specialize in demonstrations and have prominent diversity efforts directly in separated them,” says Vinokur, a junior of the group. a really good safety record, and we are used strategic alignment with my office such biochemistry major from Montvale, N.J., “A lot of the chemistry demos can be very to the unconventional here,” Maynard says. that I could play a much more direct, who also works in a biofuels lab on campus. flashy, and kids really like to see stuff blow “I watched what he did — not the dancing hands-on role in assuring that they’re “Then I realized that these two things could up and change colors,” says Wichman, a as much as the chemistry. He did a lot of the pointed towards the goals that we’re fit together.” junior engineering mechanics major from work, the practicing, the trying stuff out and focused on institutionally. As part of his act, the chemicals that light Plymouth, Minn. “Doing the demos gets their I provided safety advice and expertise.” WW: What’s your vision for the a child’s glow stick come to life in Vinokur’s attention.” While the act for his first “America’s Got upcoming school year? hands. In the past, the group has used elements Talent” performance used all non-toxic DW: First, we’re going to create a very He starts by dipping his gloved hands into like gymnastic back flips to liven up their chemicals, the act Vinokur took to film in clear sense of what some initial deliv- fluids he’s removed from 100 glow sticks. His shows, says Brittland DeKorver, an adviser to Las Vegas was riskier. Vinokur spent up erables or outcomes are that we’d like to 40 hours in Maynard’s lab practicing to get done in terms of this divisional his performance, incorporating things like work. Second, we’ll be working closely hydrogen-filled balloons, which explode with Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff when near a flame. Steve Stern in launching our more Visit http://dancingmadscientist.com. Campus diversity, continues on page 8 Short Cuts News in Brief To report news Campus mail: 28 Bascom Hall Report highlights strategic-plan progress [email protected] E-mail: A report highlighting accomplishments dur- To publicize events ing the first year of “For Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Week lists events sponsored World,” a five-year strategic framework for by campus units. We must receive your the campus, is now available online. listing at least 10 days before you want Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul it published. The next publication dates are DeLuca say that the campus community has Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. 3. made significant progress in addressing the Campus mail: 28 Bascom Hall framework’s priorities: E-mail: [email protected] n the undergraduate experience http://www.today.wisc.edu/submit/ n the Wisconsin Idea To find out more n scholarly domains n Campus Arts Tickets 265-ARTS (2787) n retention and recruitment, and diversity n Arts Information www.arts.wisc.edu n stewardship of resources www.utmadison.com Examples included in the report repre- www.uniontheater.wisc.edu sent efforts within schools and colleges, as well as cross-campus initiatives. Martin and n Film Hotline 262-6333 Miller DeLuca note “steadfast commitment” and n 263-9485 Concert Line Jeff “creative solutions” to the framework, which n 263-2246 Chazen Museum of Art is designed to focus the university’s work for Photo: n TITU http://www.union.wisc.edu/ 2009-2014. Recent Sighting: Music to cross the street by For the First-Year Progress Report, Daily news on the Web Students from the School of Music in the After Hours Brass Quintet accompanied pedestrians visit http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/ while performing on the corner of University Avenue and Park Street as part of the Corridor to the Bookmark this site for regular campus news strategicplan/. Arts, a Sept. 16 kickoff event for Illuminate: UW-Madison Year of the Arts. For more photos, updates from University Communications: visit http://www.news.wisc.edu/slideshows/31/slides/231. n http://www.news.wisc.edu/ Storied events planned for Homecoming As UW-Madison alumni and fans may know, Calendar on the Web prior to Sept. 27 and includes a T-shirt, n 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, Tripp Bookmark this site for continually on the eve of the very first Battle for Paul music, refreshments and a cookout. Commons, Memorial Union: Luanne von updated campus event listings: Bunyan’s Axe in 1948, the football trophy During the week leading up to the Schneidemesser will speak on “Wisconsin n http://www.today.wisc.edu/ mysteriously went missing just like its pre- Homecoming football game, a variety of Words: From Lawyers and Kneecaps to Weekly news by e-mail decessor, the Slab of Bacon. events and competitions are held for stu- Golden Birthdays, Rumpelkammers, and Legend has it that within minutes, Bucky Sign up for a weekly digest of campus news, dents, including a blood drive, air band Ramps.” She will discuss how the ethnic with links to more: Badger gathered a search party of thou- competition, Olympics-themed Badger and cultural groups that settled Wisconsin n http://www.news.wisc.edu/wisweek/ sands to march down State Street to look Games and the AV Club’s Jarringly Obscure have influenced and enriched our lan- aboutwire.html for it.
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