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Researcher keeps tabs on bats
Counting a few hundred thousand bats sounds about as easy as herding a few thousand cats, but a university researcher is successfully tallying the winter residents at one of the largest bat hibernation sites in the Midwest.
Pedestrian bridge closed for repairs
The bridge that links Bascom Hill and the Humanities Building will be closed for concrete deck repairs through August.
Space Place hosts Antarctic talk
Matthew Lazzara of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center plans to give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Space Place, 1605 South Park St.
Nichols named to head La Follette school
Economist Donald A. Nichols has been named director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Elvehjem highlights donated works
A selection of artwork donated to the Elvehjem Museum of Art will be displayed July 6-Aug. 25.
Image scanner to enhance cancer treatment
A new device at the Comprehensive Cancer Center will help radiation oncologists better diagnose and more precisely treat certain cancers.
Budget agreement near
A conference committee deal to address Wisconsin's $1 billion budget deficit includes some cuts to the UW System budget.
Cancer surgeon Mohs dies at 93
Frederic E. Mohs, a researcher who developed a surgical technique for skin cancer that bears his name, died July 1 at age 93.
Poll: Spirits are high
How are things going in the views of Wisconsin residents? Pretty well, and economic and personal fortunes are expected to improve, according to the most recent Badger Poll.
FDA approves bone graft
The newly approved INFUSE Bone Graft promises to reduce pain and recovery time for the more than 190,000 Americans who undergo lumbar spinal fusion surgery each year.
Early music concerts planned
The Madison Early Music Festival adopts a French accent for its third season, devoting a significant portion of its offerings to Medieval and Renaissance France.
Engineer to chair nuclear board
President George W. Bush has asked Engineering Physics Professor Michael L. Corradini to chair the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
Health fee faces review
Continuing students who are not enrolled in Summer Session remain eligible for care at University Health Services at no cost.
Regents approve power plant
UW-Madison will soon finalize negotiations for a natural gas-fired co-generation plant on campus.
Fire seen from on high
Even from space, wildfires raging near Show Low, Ariz., are standout features of the landscape, as satellite images show.
Poll: Residents back school pledge
Wisconsin residents surveyed in a recent Badger Poll back the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
Employees to get free bus pass
The city has approved a plan to provide free city bus passes to university and hospital employees.
Sapiro named associate vice chancellor
Provost Peter Spear has chosen Virginia Sapiro, an award-winning scholar with broad administrative experience, to become the new associate vice chancellor for teaching and learning.
Poll: Wisconsin likes Bush
President George W. Bush enjoys wide backing in the Badger state, says a new poll conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center.
Eat your vegetables, take your medicine
As a plant geneticist and breeder who has long been interested in the link between human health and agriculture, Irwin Goldman is working to understand and apply such links in the modern diet.