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Award-winning educator dies of cancer
Marilyn "Mimi" Orner, 40, has died after a lengthy bout with cancer. Orner recently had accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
City Council endorses Thai pavilion
A Thai Pavilion will officially be located at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, following action by the Madison City Council Nov. 21.
Four ‘hammered’ for planning efforts
Four University faculty have been honored with Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award for excellence in government.
Center builds food network
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has taken the lead in building a national network of centers and programs working to foster more sustainable food and farming systems.
WAA takes Badger fans to El Paso
The Official UW Sun Bowl Tour will depart Wednesday, Dec. 27, from Wisconsin and Badger fans will have a direct flight to fun-in-the-sun.
Scholar helps launch Jewish theater in Austria
Robert Skloot, professor of theatre and drama and a leading scholar of Holocaust theater, has just returned home after a tour of Austria to help prepare for the opening of a new Jewish theater next year.
Sun Bowl tours available
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is ready to help fans get to the Sun Bowl Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas.
New adviser helps native students navigate new culture
Aaron Bird Bear, the new American Indian Academic Services adviser in the College of Letters and Science, is working to help native students make a successful transition to campus.
Dictionary project to help preserve native language
A team of dedicated scholars is working to prevent the Ojibwe language from meeting the fate of other native languages that have been lost forever.
Badgers headed to Sun Bowl
The university will receive 8,000 tickets for the Sun Bowl scheduled Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas.
UW-Madison, PanVera ties run deep
PanVera Corporation, a University Research Park company that turns genetic information into tools for drug discovery, is a textbook example of how university-industry partnerships can be vital to a company's success.
Computer scientist wins top professional award
Olvi Mangasarian, professor of computer sciences, received the prestigious 2000 Lanchester Prize for his influential work on computer pattern recognition and data mining.
Colleges collaborate on stray voltage research
A new research project may determine if and how lower-level stray voltage affects livestock.
Environmental institute awarded $245,000 for fellowships
The Institute for Environmental Studies will receive $245,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation over the next four years to support graduate students planning careers in conservation.
Election, shmelection — can’t we do it better?
A report posted today, Nov. 16, on The Why Files, a popular and critically acclaimed Web site at UW–Madison that explores the science behind the news, outlines alternative voting systems that could be fairer or more accurate than plurality voting.
Forum examines online market research
UW-Madison is sponsoring a forum to highlight the latest developments in online market research Nov. 16-17 at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Chicago.
Scholarship honors memory of Capital Times staffers
A gift from the estate of Ethel M. Parker will establish a scholarship fund to benefit UW–Madison journalism students.
Discovery of ‘immortal skin’ holds medical promise
From a routine study of the life span of human skin cells, a university research project gave rise to an astonishing accident: A line of skin cells that simply wouldn't die.
General Motors drives efforts to diversify engineering
A $550,000 grant from General Motors will steer diversification and other key areas of the College of Engineering over the next five years.