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Milestones
Appointed At its October meeting, the Board of Regents approved the appointment of Richard S. Eisenstein to the Elmer Martin Billings…
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 the Memorial Union Terrace is among14 full-color images of…
Researchers to study summer power failures
After a rash of power failures this summer caused headaches for millions of customers in some of the nation's major cities, two UW–Madison engineers at the Power Systems Research Engineering Center have joined a national effort to shed light on blackouts.
Recent Sightings
If a tree falls… If a tree falls in the water, and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a…
Broadcaster marks two decades celebrating ‘music of community’
As chief architect of "Simply Folk" - in its 20th year on Wisconsin Public Radio - Judy Rose has insured that listener involvement with the music remains at the root of the popular program.
Even in good times, charities need SECC support
With the economy prospering, the need for charitable giving remains greater than ever according to the Greg Zalesak, chair of the administrative board for the annual State, UW and University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Combined Campaign of Dane County.
Seg fees case has national implications
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the university's segregated fee lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 9. The lawsuit, which challenges the constitutionality of the university's mandatory student fee system, could force public colleges and universities nationwide to re-examine their student fee systems.
Who Knew?
by Eileen Gilligan Q. How does a person who is disabled and/or in a wheelchair get through the heavy…
Smoking relapse targeted in $9.9 million study
Using an array of technology that will include hand-held computers and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, research teams at the UW Medical School will launch a comprehensive assault on one of the most persistent problems in smoking cessation: relapse.
Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,600
The university has enrolled 40,610 students this fall, a 1.2 percent increase from the 40,109 students enrolled in fall 1998.
Conference to draw legion of retiree learners
Some university retirees still in the teaching business will be among those comparing notes at the first-ever statewide meeting of retiree learning groups sponsored by UW–Madison.
Visiting artists ‘weave harmony’ Oct. 24-31
Renowned classical guitarist Robert Bluestone and weaver/tapestry artist Rebecca Bluestone want to change the way you see and hear the arts. During a residency Oct. 24-31, the Bluestones will conduct concerts, lectures and demonstrations.
UW System honors two UW–Madison teachers
The teaching of both science and art at UW–Madison has earned the applause of the UW System, via two 1999 Alliant Energy/Wisconsin Power and Light Underkofler Awards for Teaching Excellence.
Prolific author, science writer to be in residence
Robin Marantz Henig, a prolific author, columnist, essayist and writer of articles about science and medicine, has been named a 1999 Science Writer in Residence.
Parallel Press releases third book, poetry collection
Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison General Library System, released "Apparition," a collection of poems from award-winning Wisconsin author Max Garland.
At 75, nursing ranks among top schools in research
As alumni arrive in Madison to observe the School of Nursing's 75th anniversary this weekend, they'll be toasting not simply an occasion, but the school's national leadership role in what may be the profession's best-kept secret: the growing importance of nurse researchers.
Past Nobel winners from UW–Madison
Counting GŸnter Blobel, 15 UW–Madison faculty or alumni have received Nobel Prizes.
UW alumnus donates $3.5 million to entrepreneurship
UW-Madison business students will receive first-hand experience in being entrepreneurs thanks to a gift of nearly $3.5 million from business school alumnus James Weinert.
SECC kicks off with reception Thursday
A campus reception Thursday, Oct. 14, kicks off the fall charity fund-raising campaign by state and university employees.