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Association invites future alumni
The Wisconsin Future Alumni Association is holding an information session Tuesday, Sept. 24, for new members of its executive board. Read More
Linguistics professor documents endangered Menominee language
Professor of linguistics Monica Macaulay is recording and documenting the rapidly vanishing Menominee language, a traditionally oral language markedly different from any European counterpart. Read More
Sale offers thousands of books
The largest used book sale in Wisconsin Oct. 9-12 at the university will include more than 15,000 books covering almost any subject . Read More
Grant aids biologist’s teaching
Plant pathology professor Jo Handelsman has received an appointment designed to demonstrate that active, productive scientists can be effective teachers, too. Read More
Science author Waldrop to visit
M. Mitchell Waldrop, a UW–Madison graduate and a prolific, award-winning science writer and author, will deliver a free public lecture and hold a book signing Thursday, Sept. 26, for his new book, 'The Dream Machine.' Read More
Pharmacy dean to retire
Professor Melvin H. Weinswig, who oversaw an era of extraordinary change at the UW School of Pharmacy, will retire as the school's dean at the end of this academic year. Read More
Researchers identify enzyme that turns on RNA
Scientists have long searched for triggers that activate ribonucleic acid (RNA), a key component in gene expression. Now, in the Thursday, Sept. 19, issue of the journal Nature, scientists from UW–Madison report that they have found an enzyme that activates RNA, which could lead to new ways of regulating genetic information. Read More
UW Hospital performs state’s first islet cell transplant
A UW Hospital transplant team has delved into the cutting edge of medical technology by performing Wisconsin's first pancreatic islet cell procedure. Read More
Go online with live help
Imagine having a librarian guide you through the UW–Madison's vast collection of books, magazines and expansive databases ÷ all from your home computer. This fall, Libraries Live Help, a new real-time service, puts library users online in direct contact with reference librarians. Read More
Garden partnership blossoms
University researchers and community members all are harvesting the benefits of a university-community agricultural partnership on Madison's North Side. The university and Friends of Troy Gardens have begun a project dedicated to sustainable agriculture research, and education and outreach at Troy Gardens. The project is led by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and funded by a grant from the Kellogg Foundation. Read More
Globetrotting prof grounds self in Madison
South African-born Rob Nixon defies labels as a writer and professor with specialties in British, environmental and post-colonial literatures -- and ostriches. Read More
Filmmaker Varda to speak at symposium
One of the world's leading filmmakers, AgnÂs Varda, will be the guest of honor at a landmark international symposium devoted to her work Oct. 3-5. Read More
Study: Record TV campaign ads halted for Sept. 11
The much-anticipated ceasefire in political television advertising by 2002 candidates across the nation was confirmed in a study released Friday by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at UW–Madison, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Read More
Ford Madox Ford conference starts Friday
The International Ford Madox Ford Society will hold its first North American meeting at the Pyle Center, Sept. 20-22. Read More
Consortium to benefit student researchers
NASA has conferred "designated" status on the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, a program to encourage space-related education, research and public service. Read More
Sample campus arts Sept. 28
The greater Madison community and students, especially those new to Madison, and are invited to get into the arts on campus and bring a friend or two to "Arts Night Out!" on Saturday, Sept. 28. Read More
Cuban pianist to play Music Hall
Internationally acclaimed Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, who has just been nominated for the Latin Grammy in the jazz category, will be at Music Hall Thursday, Sept. 19, as part of the kick-off for the Sin Fronteras project focused on the Caribbean. Read More
Wiley to academic staff: We’re in good shape
Chancellor John Wiley says the university is in good shape, despite continuing concerns over the state budget. Read More
UW-Madison ranks seventh in nation
The university has been named the seventh-best public university in the 2003 'America's Best Colleges' guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report. Read More
First science history Ph.Ds return to campus
Seems like just yesterday when the Department of History of Science awarded its first doctorates . . . but in fact, it was exactly 50 years ago. Read More