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3 student athletes suspended
Three university basketball players will be suspended for eight games and 37 other student athletes face penalties for receiving extra benefits at a discount shoe store.
Campus improves accessibility
Students with disabilities credit faculty for efforts that have ranked UW–Madison among the nation's most disability-friendly public universities.
UW education research featured at national forum
The university's math education research is getting national attention as part of the " Decade of Behavior" initiative developed to increase public support for behavioral and social science research.
Nobelist to receive Hirschfelder prize
A Nobel-winning chemist has been named the 2000-2001 winner of the Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry.
Elvehjem receives prestigious grant
The Elvehjem Museum of Art has received a prestigious federal grant for general operating support.
Pilot report reveals complexity of factory monitoring
Findings from a pilot project that inspected workplace standards of makers of university licensed goods reveal the complexity of ensuring those standards are met, according to university officials.
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.