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Science historian shares expertise
Professor David Lindberg is a many-sided man, gracefully mixing medieval Latin texts and cherrywood shavings in his life.
Roundtable seeks to renew interest
Organizers hope a revised University Roundtable, with a lower cost buffet lunch, new location and different day, will create renewed interest in the program.
Query library shows promise
Student data users can find out more this week about a new Query Library Web site that will help them more easily retrieve information.
Humanities renaming would honor Mosse
The UW System Board of Regents is expected to vote Friday, Oct. 5, on a proposal to rename the Humanities Building for late scholar George L. Mosse.
UW-Madison partners with UW Colleges
The university is working to strengthen its longstanding partnership with a natural source of transfer students -- the UW Colleges, the 13 freshman/sophomore campuses of the UW System.
Egyptian scholar to visit
Egyptian land rights and the effects of Egypt's agricultural policy on rural people will be the topic of a seminar by visiting Egyptian researcher Ashraf Ahmed Hussein Wednesday, Oct. 4, at noon in 206 Ingraham.
New banners to mark Homecoming
City workers will install 210 Homecoming banners on poles lining State Street and the Capitol Square in a joint project between the city and the campus athletic program.
Ward stresses strategic direction for UW–Madison
Chancellor David Ward told a joint session of faculty and academic staff leaders Oct. 2 that the university's future is well-grounded in a strategic vision.
Report: A third of graduates attend UW
For a third of Wisconsin high school graduates in 1999, the next step was enrolling at a UW System campus.
Homecoming events shape up
The Badger Homecoming Committee invites students and alumni, Madison residents and others to join in this year's celebration Oct. 15-21.
Special interest spending analyzed
Voters in targeted markets see little difference in the two presidential candidates' advertising, thanks to independent groups, according to findings in an ongoing "real-time" study by political scientist Kenneth Goldstein.
UW won’t block Napster
The university will not block access to Napster, an Internet web site, Chancellor David Ward says in a letter.
NSF awards $11.7 million to Materials Research Center
The National Science Foundation has announced an award of $11.7 million over five years to the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.
Chancellor search yields 43 candidates
Forty-three individuals have submitted applications to the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee, according to the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty.
Campus works to improve accessibility for disabled students
Students with disabilities credit faculty for efforts that have ranked UW–Madison among the nation's most disability-friendly public universities.
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Pianist to open theater concert series Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has…
Program: Biking and bonding in battle against breast cancer
Researchers at the Medical School's HealthEmotions Research Institute have zeroed in on a program that can help women dealing with breast cancer get through what may be the worst times of their lives.
New council set up for staff
A recent innovation on campus will give classified employees without union representation a voice in university decision-making.