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PACE grant to help reduce consequences of high-risk drinking

September 4, 2002

UW-Madison's PACE Coalition has been awarded a four-year, $468,000 grant renewal from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Rethinking the evolution of limbs and digits

September 4, 2002

Developmental biologists have unexpectedly found that the genetics underpinning the formation of limbs and digits in vertebrates is distinctly different than what scientists have believed for nearly 30 years.

Arts Institute, Overture Foundation launch UW course

September 4, 2002

A first-time, hands-on course will allow UW–Madison students to study, during its construction, what will be one of the major public buildings of Madison and Wisconsin, the Overture Center for the Arts.

Mascot can use musket

September 4, 2002

West Virginia University's Mountaineer mascot can bring his musket and shoot it at Saturday's football game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium.

Cluster hiring on slow track

September 3, 2002

The university is moving forward with a slimmed-down version of its cluster hiring initiative to help the university accommodate a $17 million budget cut.

Study: Family income up, but inequality grows

September 3, 2002

A new study offers some good long-term news for working families in the state: family income is up. But other indicators are less positive.

Scientists develop atomic-scale memory

September 3, 2002

Scientists have made a first step toward a practical atomic-scale memory where atoms would represent the bits of information that make up words, pictures and codes read by computers.

Scientists assess shoreline development impact

September 3, 2002

To understand the ecological effects of lakeshore development on these freshwater ecosystems, UW–Madison has launched an extreme experiment - remove all the woody debris from one lake's shoreline waters and study what happens.

Health event connects students with resources

September 3, 2002

University Health Services will hold the Our Common Ground Resource Fair, 3-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, for students with chronic medical conditions.

WAA seeks distinguished alums

September 3, 2002

The Wisconsin Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Young Alumni Awards.

Ducks invade campus

September 2, 2002

Thousands of yellow plastic ducks will line Bascom Hill and float in fountains near Library Mall and Engineering Hall Tuesday, Sept. 3, the first day of classes.

Vet Med sponsors dog jog

September 1, 2002

Veterinary Medicine's annual Dog Jog at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, begins in front of the School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive.

Two-way turn lane improves safety

August 30, 2002

Reducing roadways from four lanes to three can increase safety and reduced costs, an engineering professor says.

UW students set national technology trends

August 30, 2002

Incoming freshmen are more "wired" than their predecessors and are more likely to own a computer than many upperclassmen, a survey says.

New endowment funds outreach

August 30, 2002

A new endowment is intended to advance The Wisconsin Idea by developing new and innovative initiatives, and adding dimensions to existing outreach

Bill T. Jones, others to perform on campus

August 30, 2002

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center featuring the Orion String Quartet will perform at the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m.

Pulitzer winner Momaday to visit

August 28, 2002

N. Scott Momaday, acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright, storyteller, painter and professor, will address the 2002 Chancellor's Convocation at the Union Theater at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17.

New learning community opens

August 28, 2002

A new International Learning Community opens this fall with a German language floor in Adams Hall.

Team engineers hydrogen from biomass

August 28, 2002

Chemical engineers at UW–Madison have developed a new process that produces hydrogen fuel from plants.

Campus bus changes designations

August 28, 2002

Transportation Services and the city's Metro Transit have changed the designations of the free campus bus routes in an effort to make the routes more user-friendly.