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Fitness fair features fun run/walk
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to campus Sunday, Aug. 22, to take part in a Family Fun Run/Walk and other events during the Sesquicentennial Celebration's Recreational Fitness Fair.
New book explores what workers want
What do workers want? University professor Joel Rogers answers that question in a new book based on the most extensive workplace survey of the last 20 years.
Psychologists study new way to treat depression
The standard treatments for depression do not work for millions of people who suffer from the condition. But Medical School psychologists are studying a promising new approach that may greatly improve the odds.
Mark your calendars for sesquicentennial weekend
A youth soccer clinic, do-it-yourself DNA experiments, samba lessons, dinosaur discoveries and Duck rides along the Lake Mendota shoreline are just some of the many activities planned Aug. 21-22 at Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration
Support offered for campus lectures
The University Lectures Committee is seeking applications from campus groups that need financing for public lectures to be held during the 1999-2000 academic year.
New technique can create flu viruses
A research team has perfected a method for creating designer influenza viruses, which can be tailor-made to solve mysteries about how flu strains mutate, spread and cause illness.
Mushrooms cripple herpes, other viruses
Rainforests and other remote, undeveloped spots on the planet arenât the sole source of medically useful plants. Researchers at the Medical School have discovered a mushroom that grows in their own "backyard" can cripple certain viruses.
Reading expert to speak Aug. 6
"What Scientific Research Tells Us About Reading and Reading Instruction" will be the topic of a talk Friday, Aug. 6, by Reid Lyon of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Energy cuts made a difference
Campus workers made a difference last week with their efforts to cut energy use to help cope with power demands created by soaring temperatures.
Marketing director named for business studies
Tammy Thayer-Ali has been named vice president and director of marketing for the Center for Advanced Studies in Business, Inc. at the School of Business.
After 40 years, staff secretary retires
Stephen A. Myrah knows the steps of Bascom Hall quite well. "Iâve been trotting up and down those stairs since 1956 as an undergraduate," he says.
Students’ smoothie pies earn honorable mention
University food science students have earned an honorable mention in a national competition for inventing a healthy taste treat, "smoothie pies."
Affirmative action plan unaffected by court ruling
A recent federal court decision that UW-La Crosse officials improperly applied the UW System's affirmative action plan does not affect use of the plan on other campuses, system officials say.
Cells show capacity for mending nervous system
Using stem cells grown in the laboratory, scientists have successfully transplanted those cells into the nervous systems of ailing rats and arrested the course of a debilitating congenital disease.
UW offers new transportation options
University Transportation Services is offering several new options to encourage more alternative forms of commuting to and around campus.
Twilight tour of Hancock ag station gardens Aug. 2
A twilight tour for plant lovers will be held at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station Monday, Aug. 2.
Harpists gather at music school; concerts also planned
Celestial sounds on campus belong to participants in the 1999 Historical Harp Society 1999 conference and workshops, held this year for the first time at UW.
Boom in Blooms: Wild flowers thrive in area this summer
Dennis Stimart, UW–Madison horticulture professor, says two straight years of exceedingly mild Wisconsin winters are helping native wild flowers run wild.
Four engineering faculty receive national awards
Four College of Engineering faculty members have received 1999 Faculty Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation.
Law School examines use of video in sex abuse cases
A study underway at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School is examining the use of video technology to protect child victims in sexual-abuse prosecutions.