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‘Living wages’ discussed at La Follette symposium
The focus of "living wage" activists may have moved to Seattle and the World Trade Organization last week, but the issue still sits heavily in the lap of professor John Witte here in Madison.
Statewide outreach trip becomes annual campaign
The university is updating its public service tradition by taking its show on the road. A series of event-filled visits to Wisconsin cities dubbed 'UW-Madison On The Road,' first created for UW–Madison's 150th anniversary celebration, is becoming a regular part of the university's outreach campaign.
UW underground: A subterranean campus snakes beneath your feet
A dark, labyrinthine world concealed below campus shares at least one thing in common with hell: heat. A century-old system of tunnels supplies steam to heat most campus buildings, snaking along for several miles beneath campus buildings, roads and open spaces
Veterinary program readies abandoned pets for homes �
Third- and fourth-year veterinary medicine students get essential hands-on training in a program that offers free pet care to aniamls from southern Wisconsin humane societies.
Psychologist works in the mysterious realm of human memory
For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals or stymied by instructions for assembly, university psychologist Art Glenberg has a reassuring theory.
UW-Madison graduate named 1999 Rhodes Scholar
UW-Madison graduate Robert M. Yablon is one of 32 Americans awarded a 1999 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most coveted academic honors available to undergraduates.
Universities make strides in federal budget
For the second straight year, Congress has made a strong show of support for higher education by bolstering budgets for basic research, student financial aid and information technology.
School of Music to premiere work by renowned composer
The premiere of a commissioned musical work by Scottish-born composer Thea Musgrave will help the School of Music seal the century -- and campus sesquicentennial -- at a free concert Friday, Dec. 10.
Tips for Christmas-tree hunters
Before starting your quest for the perfect Christmas tree, UW–Madison forestry professor Ray Guries suggests doing a little homework on choosing and caring for this holiday centerpiece.
Rose Bowl spending plans: Chancellor’s remarks
Selected remarks from the Chancellor David Ward's Dec. 3, 1999 press conference to outline planning for the upcoming Rose Bowl appearance by the Wisconsin Badgers.
Fact sheet: Rose Bowl plans at a glance
Rose Bowl plans at a glance.
UW limiting bowl travel parties, costs
University officials are carrying out their commitment to balance upcoming Rose Bowl spending with bowl revenues. Chancellor David Ward outlined university plans at a news conference Friday, Dec. 3.
Waisman scientist tracks rare genetic disorder
An unexpected break put scientists at the Waisman Center on the trail of the genetic cause of Alexander's Disease, a rare brain disorder in children.
Visiting dance duo headline faculty concert
Guest artists-in-residence Terese Freedman and Jim Coleman will make their Madison debut with two original works in the Dance Program's Faculty Concert, 'Epilogue '99.'
Hospital program treats under-insured HIV patients
Using a three-year, $1.2 million grant, UW Hospital in the past year has treated 103 HIV-positive individuals who do not have adequate health insurance.
Rose Bowl Information
Information about Rose Bowl tickets and tour packages.
Forecast at the Biotron: Rosy climates for scientists, industry
As a place where scientists can order their own designer climates, the university's Biotron serves up frozen tundra, ocean depths, arid desert and mountaintops all on the same floor.
Card sharks to swarm campus
Ready, set, shuffle! The first 'Bicycle Wild Collegiate Card Tournament' is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 11, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Union South Games Room.
Hospital bridges language gap
UW Hospital and Clinics will soon add a third Spanish interpreter to help communicate with Spanish-speaking patients whose numbers have increased an estimated 100 percent in the last two years. The hospital is taking other steps to make sure staff effectively communicate important medical information in a variety of languages.
Message understood: Communicating with hospital employees
Patients haven't been the only beneficiaries of the UW Hospital and Clinics' efforts to accommodate shifts in Madison's cultural make-up. UW Hospital contracted last spring with MATC to begin offering English-as-a-second-language (ESL) courses to first- and second-shift employees--at the hospital's expense.