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Students, staff polish conversational skills at language tables
More than 20 "language tables" around campus offer the opportunity to stop by, sit down and chat a bit in the language of the table.
Emeritus status gives professor a portal to new worlds
If the word "emeritus" evokes images of professional fade-out in your mind, then you need a bracing dose of Herbert Lewis, who's showing how magnificently manifold are the possibilities in the Land of Emeritus Living.
Lake Mendota teems with teaching and research efforts – and algae
During any given semester, Lake Mendota lives up to its billing as the most studied lake in North America, with a popular undergraduate course taught on its waters and numerous research projects analyzing it inside-out. No university in the world is more versed in limnology, or the science of what makes a lake tick.
Arboretum’s McKay Center expands
The McKay Center will soon expand following state Building Commission approval of a $2.5 million project designed by Taliesin Architects of Madison. The project aims to update the 22-year-old McKay Center so it can handle larger groups.
Milestones
Honored Tonya Brito, an assistant professor of law, and Dionne Espinoza, assistant professor of women’s studies and Chicana/o studies, each have…
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 Roger Howard Howard appointed interim associate vice chancellor Roger Howard, a longtime associate dean of students, has…
Recent Sightings
Chasing a flying saucer…
Who Knew?
by Eileen Gilligan Q. Who are those crazy students who dash across the football field at the Homecoming football…
Diversity dialogue set for Oct. 5
The university is sponsoring a community dialogue on diversity Thursday, Oct. 7, as part of its effort to contribute to President Clinton's Initiative on Race.
Geology Museum presents colorful ‘Colorado classics’
A collection of colorful mineral specimens from Colorado is the focus of a special exhibit through October at the UW Geology Museum.
Two conferences to explore role of Judaism
Two upcoming conferences - 'Spinoza and Judaism,' Oct. 7-10, and 'Goethe in German-Jewish Culture,' Oct. 28-30 - explore the connection between Judaism and the scholarly body of work surrounding Baruch Spinoza and Johann Wolfgang Goethe respectively.
Language, literature and culture scholars to gather
A symposium Oct. 15-16 to launch the UW–Madison Global Languages, Literature and Culture Forum will examine how diverse disciplines can incorporate knowledge of other cultures as globalization becomes the norm.
Memorial service to honor Kloeck-Jenson family
A memorial service in honor of the Scott Kloeck-Jenson family will be held 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Allen Centennial Gardens, 620 Babcock Drive.
Mapmakers merge art and science
Cartographers have the computer tools today to depict the land in staggering detail, taking inventory of every tree, shrub, bump and crevice. Yet mapmaker Jennifer Grek is inspired less by technology than she is by 400-year-old Dutchmen.
Mind-Body research highlights
The scientific team assembled for UW–Madison's new Center for Mind-Body Interaction will explore emotional pathways to physical health from a variety of perspectives. Here are the five interrelated projects that will be pursued.
Student fee case project links journalism, law students
Journalism and law students at the university have joined forces to generate in-depth coverage and analysis of the university's student fee lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Panel discussion on segregated fees case set for Sept. 29
The lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the UW–Madison student fee system before the U.S. Supreme Court is the topic of a campus panel discussion Wednesday, Sept. 29.
New engineering degree responds to computer boom
The College of Engineering is booting up a new degree program that will help graduates take advantage of an incredible demand for computer expertise. In spring 2000, a new degree in computer engineering will begin modestly with an enrollment of about 80 students, but over several years will grow to more than 200 students.
UW researchers offer new take on teaching evolution
A new take on teaching evolution in public schools - an issue stoked white-hot by the recent decision of the Kansas state board of education - can be found in a high school course developed at UW–Madison. The difference between this course and those typically taught across America is the difference between learning by rote and by discovery.