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Law students help prevent land loss

July 10, 2002

Each summer, the Land Tenure Center places law students with organizations around the country that help minority communities fight land loss.

Rec sports director named

July 10, 2002

A recreational sports administrator with 21 years of experience on a Big Ten campus will become the new director of recreational sports at the university.

Study targets eating, nutrition among young adults

July 9, 2002

A nutritional scientist is leading a 10-state study that will examine the barriers to healthy eating among young adults and test a strategy to overcome the obstacles.

UW Press buys pop culture publisher

July 9, 2002

In a move that will establish the University of Wisconsin Press as a top publisher of popular culture studies, the UW Press has purchased the Popular Press from Bowling Green State University.

Conserve energy, employees asked

July 8, 2002

Physical Plant officials are asking employees to shut down equipment that generates heat and take other steps to conserve energy on campus this summer.

UT presents a comic classic

July 8, 2002

Starting this weekend, University Theatre presents "Barefoot in the Park," a comedy from one of the American theatre's most popular playwrights.

Big magnet to bolster lab

July 8, 2002

Mysteries of the stuff that underpins all life soon will become less murky with the help of a new, big research magnet at a campus lab.

Vet prof studies pain relief

July 8, 2002

Vjekoslav Miletic, a professor of comparative biosciences, studies why some physical pains persist and what may be done to relieve them.

Tuition rates set

July 8, 2002

Resident undergraduate tuition will increase $143 per semester, the smallest hike of any Big Ten school.

Students conduct experiments aboard ‘weightless wonder’

July 5, 2002

Adding a new spin to the challenges of engineering, a group of students were literally "in over their heads" this past spring when they took part in the NASA-sponsored Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program.

Researcher keeps tabs on bats

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

The bridge that links Bascom Hill and the Humanities Building will be closed for concrete deck repairs through August.

Space Place hosts Antarctic talk

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

Economist Donald A. Nichols has been named director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs.

Elvehjem highlights donated works

July 4, 2002

A selection of artwork donated to the Elvehjem Museum of Art will be displayed July 6-Aug. 25.

Image scanner to enhance cancer treatment

July 3, 2002

A new device at the Comprehensive Cancer Center will help radiation oncologists better diagnose and more precisely treat certain cancers.

Budget agreement near

July 3, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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.