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‘Cram the Kohl’ benefits kids
The Wisconsin Women's Basketball team is offering special deals on tickets to help 'Cram The Kohl' for the Badgers Big Ten Conference showdown against Minnesota. Read More
Chavez plans return to faculty
Dean of Students Alicia Fedelina Chávez will leave her position later this year to devote full-time attention to her faculty position in educational administration. Read More
Sauer to retire from coaching
Jeff Sauer, the all-time leader in Western Collegiate Hockey Association victories and the fourth-winningest coach in college hockey history, will retire from his position as head hockey coach at UW–Madison, effective at the conclusion of the 2001-02 season. Read More
Prof speaks on rhetoric during military crisis
The free public talk "Word Wars: American Military Crisis Rhetoric" will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Middleton Public Library, 7425 Hubbard Ave., Middleton. Read More
Willey wins Zolotow award
Margaret Willey, author of "Clever Beatrice" is the fifth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. Read More
Stem cell deal reached
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Geron Corporation today announced an agreement for the commercialization of human embryonic stem cell technology. Read More
Survey sheds light on computing
Faculty and staff continue to warm to the use of computers and the Internet, a new survey shows. Read More
Search for graduate school dean begins
The university has started its search for a new Graduate School dean. Read More
PrimateLit now online
PrimateLit, the primary database for searching the literature of primatology, is now available free in Web format. Read More
Looking back at 2001
Here's a look back at some of the news made and milestones passed at UW–Madison in 2001. Read More
Banda resigns soccer post
Kalekeni M. Banda has resigned as head coach of the Wisconsin men's soccer team after five seasons on the job. Read More
Hospital receives grant to increase organ donation
The UW Hospital and Clinics Organ Procurement Organization has received a $300,000 grant to conduct research regarding organ donation. Read More
Sculptor’s installation now on view
'Spiral: Installation by Gillian Jagger' is on view at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Aug. 25. Read More
Forum to examine war on terrorism
The International Institute will hold a forum on terrorism entitled "The War on Terrorism: Lessons Learned? Challenges Ahead," Thursday, Jan. 24. Read More
Short-circuiting microbe chat
Scientists have learned that bacteria use an integrated communications system to sense, retrieve and process the chemical signals they depend on to find nutrients or flee from danger. Read More
BioStar building approved
The State Building Commission has approved the Biotechnology Center addition project at an estimated cost of $27 million, with $9 million paid through gifts… Read More
Team helps build the ultimate surveillance tool
Advances in smart, low-cost integrated devices containing many different types of sensors, wireless transceivers and processors with significant computing capabilities could make the above scenario a reality in as few as five years, says Professor Parameswaran Ramanathan. Read More
Don’t discount diversity in the insect world
'To call every insect a bug is just wrong,' says the entomology museum curator Read More
Alloy advances announced
By adding small quantities of elements such as lead to certain materials, scientists have discovered they can make a more versatile aluminum alloy that's stronger by weight than steel. Read More
Winter Commencement Address
Charles (Charlie) H. Trotter, Sunday, December 23, 2001, Kohl Center Read More