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Student Services Personnel Honored for Achievements

May 21, 2002

Two new honors have joined the annual UW–Madison Student Personnel Association roster of awards in 2002.

New hearing test simulates noise of real world

May 21, 2002

University researcher Ruth Litovsky has developed a hearing test that simulates the noisy real world, and the results could improve our understanding not only of hearing but also of developmental and learning disabilities among children.

Spring 2002 commencement – Remarks by Chancellor John Wiley

May 21, 2002

May 17-19, 2002 A few days ago I sent all of you graduates an e-mail. You’re the first graduating class…

Spring 2002 commencement address – Thomas F. Pyle, Jr.

May 21, 2002

Sunday, May 19, 2002 Mary Wells Lawrence, the founder and first female CEO of a major advertising agency, Wells, Rich…

Spring 2002 commencement address – Louis A. Holland

May 21, 2002

Saturday, May 18 This is a very exciting time for me. I’m honored to be here. I’ve done a lot…

Engineering awards announced

May 20, 2002

Chung Hoon Lee, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, and master of business administration student Garima Goel took the first-place $10,000 prize…

Pencil me in: More than 1 million forms feed through this office

May 20, 2002

The Office of Testing and Evaluation Services processes more than a million bubble sheets - those fill-in-the-dot forms that have become ubiquitous as answer pages for almost all the multiple-choice exams the university administers - a year.

Study: Reckoning at hand

May 20, 2002

Wisconsin state government may face significant financial problems through 2010, says a government finance expert.

Conferences keep campus hopping

May 20, 2002

University students have moved out of residence halls for the summer, but the dorms are far from dormant.

Phi Beta Kappa names members

May 19, 2002

The Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa recognized the following individuals for their excellence and achievement.

WARF patent attorney finds retired bliss — at his old desk

May 18, 2002

Howard Bremer, a 78-year-old patent attorney, points to his forehead, where several lesions stain the skin. The lesions serve as an odd reminder of why he chose to be a patent attorney more than 50 years ago. Working for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation since 1960, Bremer has helped bring the discoveries of UW–Madison researchers into the marketplace, where they can directly benefit people, even Bremer himself.

University to upgrade ISIS

May 17, 2002

The university is upgrading the Integrated Student Information System to allow authorized staff members and departments easy, Web-based access to a wide range of vital student data.

UW System graduates 28,000 students

May 17, 2002

By this summer, the UW System will have graduated about 28,000 students during the 2001-02 academic year, and most will stay in Wisconsin, officials say.

Grad gets degree — after 65 years

May 17, 2002

Sixty-five years after she completed the required course work, 88-year-old Jane Louisa Ayers McAleavey, of Fort Worth, Texas, will be awarded a master's degree in botany.

CIBER gets major grant

May 16, 2002

The School of Business will receive $1.4 million to enhance international business education.

ASEC appointment requirement approved

May 16, 2002

Academic Staff Executive Committee members will be required to have at least 50 percent appointments under a resolution passed by the Academic Staff Assembly May 13.