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Researchers tantalize animal taste buds
GÅ¡ran Hellekant and fellow researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine have perfected a machine that allows them to determine what an animal tastes. Making animal diets more palatable could improve animal health on farms and in zoos, among other places.
Study examines Dane County W-2 families
A new study by the Institute for Research on Poverty chronicles the successes and challenges of 100 Dane County families that have transitioned to Wisconsin's new welfare reform program.
Lab brings complex science hardware to life
Staff at Stoughton's Physical Sciences Laboratory provide one-of-a-kind research tools for UW–Madison scientists.
Africa sights and sounds preserved on Web
'Africa Focus,' a new Web site created jointly by African Studies Program and the General Library System, catalogs more than 3,000 slides, 500 photographs and 50 hours of sound from 45 African nations.
Multimedia festival features student work
Lathrop Hall will be overflowing with art during this year's student-organized Festival of Interarts and Technology 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue.
German diplomat to visit May 3
Gerhard Stoltenberg, a distinguished diplomat and Deputy Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, will visit campus Wednesday, May 3.
Cardinal to honor alumni at dinner
The Daily Cardinal student newspaper's alumni association plans to honor prominent alumni in journalism at its second annual Alumni Awards weekend May 12-13 in Madison.
Students vie for technology enterprise awards
Awards totaling $24,500 and possible future business success await winners of a technology-based business plan competition Wednesday, April 26, on campus.
WAA to exhibit Rockwell painting
Alumni returning to campus for the annual Alumni Weekend will have the opportunity to view the original of Norman Rockwell's painting 'Willie Gillis in College.'
Distinguished Alumni Awards announced
This year's Distinguished Alumni Awards will go to the commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, an international journalist and two influential businesspeople.
Five to receive honorary degrees this spring
An Arab intellectual, a pivotal figure in American drama, the founder of the American art glass movement, a food distribution visionary and a surgeon with multiple areas of expertise will receive honorary degrees at commencement this spring.
Two nominated for teaching award
Two faculty members, Charles W. Byers, professor of geology and geophysics, and Jonathan E. Martin, associate professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, have been nominated for the Alliant Energy Underkofler Teaching Awards.
Reading expert to speak
Reading expert Elfrieda Hiebert will highlight the School of Education's 70th anniversary celebration Saturday, May 13, during Alumni Weekend.
WAA plans day on campus activities
Students, faculty and friends are invited to attend the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 40th annual Day on Campus program, Friday, May 12.
Geology Museum open house set
A dinosaur drawing demonstration, an interactive program about the life of early miners in Michigan's Copper Country and free rock samples for kids, will be among the special features at the UW Geology Museum open house to be held Sunday, April 30.
Lakeshore path plans to be unveiled
Options to improve the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path using federal funding will be unveiled Thursday, May 4.
Kitt Reuter-Foss headlines Waisman benefit
Mezzo-soprano Kitt Reuter-Foss will headline a benefit concert for the Friends of the Waisman Center April 30 on campus.
Greeks organize service day
The Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association have organized Service Day 2000, an all-day volunteer project Thursday, April 27, involving all Greek chapters affiliated with the university.
Faculty highlighted for teaching mastery
A group of educational leaders showing the way into the new century have won this spring's university Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Joint repair method benefits humans, animals
A new technique that uses heat as part of surgical repair of shoulder injuries promises to help many athletes and others regain shoulder stability.