A temporary housing shelter will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts as part of a special project by students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Human Ecology.

The event, "Calm After the Storm," showcases a structure made from cardboard that could be constructed within a large public Superdome-size disaster relief center.

The project, under the guidance of Lesley Sager, combines an instructor's expertise and awareness of a community need with students' skills and eagerness to do a project that responds to a community need.

It evolved out of a desire to introduce students to the process of design thinking, a human centered, collaborative and optimistic approach to design. The shelter and furniture will be the end result of a series of steps and discoveries the students partook in.

In the Madison Metropolitan School District, students of color make up about 55 percent of total enrollment. Employees of color comprise only 15 percent of the workforce. This disparity is one of several the district has targeted in its plan to close the achievement gap.

A national reporter covering science and the environment will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this spring as writer in residence.

Juliet Eilperin, national environmental reporter for The Washington Post, will participate in "Science Writing in the Age of Denial," a symposium of science writers, and speak to journalism classes during the week of April 23 as the Public Affairs Writer in Residence.