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New map depicts state’s land cover
A new map showing Wisconsin's land cover in extraordinary detail is available from the State Cartographer's Office at UW–Madison.
Advances
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Almanac
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Capitol Capsules
Governor to sign pension bill Gov. Tommy Thompson says he plans to sign the pension bill within two weeks. Passed by…
Events Bulletin
Learning Public Management Workshops Continuing Studies offers one-day workshops this fall on various aspects of management in the public…
For the Record
Policies and procedures Applications For Speakers The University Lectures Committee is accepting applications for the 1999-2000 academic year from departments, academic programs…
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…
Newsmakers
(Every week faculty and staff from across campus are featured or cited in newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and other media from around the…
News in Brief
LEADERSHIP New university calendar captures memorable campus images This photo of a UW–Madison commencement is among 14 full-color images of…
Recent Sightings
Holiday dishes Trimmed with holiday lights, the two big satellite dishes atop the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building transmit holiday cheer.
Who Knew?
by Eileen Gilligan Q. Has there ever been a female badger mascot for UW–Madison? A.
Academic Staff Assembly to review instructional job title proposal
The Academic Staff Assembly on Monday, Dec. 13, will consider a proposal to create professor titles for instructional and research academic staff.
Globetrotting networker uses Madison as home port
Profile: Kim Santiago is a globe-circling networker who helped organize this year's international alumni convocation on campus and recently has been planning a UW–Madison alumni conference in Southeast Asia.
‘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.