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Magazine ranks UW–Madison in nation’s top 10
UW-Madison has tied for eighth-best public national university in the 1999 edition of "America's Best Colleges" guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report.
Campus bus routes, schedules change
Beginning Sunday, Aug. 22, the Blue, Green and Red campus bus routes will be replaced with two routes: the L-Campus Route and L-Union Shuttle Route.
Caterpillars deliver biology’s old lessons in new ways
In Walter Goodman's laboratory, Manduca sexta, a.k.a. the tobacco hornworm caterpillar, lives in the limelight. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the caterpillar grows ever larger -- and ever more interesting -- under the steady, unblinking eye of a video camera.
Sesquicentennial weekend features cultural/artistic ‘tour’
The arts will make a strong during the Sesquicentennial Weekend, graphically illustrating that "There's Plenty to Do at the U" Sunday, Aug. 22.
Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration traffic hints
Visitors heading to campus for the Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration can park free in campus lots (Saturday from 7 p.m. and all day Sunday) and take free shuttle buses to the major event locations on Sunday.
Cassens receives food technologists award
Robert G. Cassens, emeritus professor of meat and animal science, has received the Nicholas Appert Award from the Institute of Food Technologists.
Union Terrace opens and closes sesquicentennial celebration
The fun begins and ends at the Memorial Union Terrace for the UW–Madison Sesquicentennial Celebration Aug. 21 and 22. It starts with the hot Latin rhythms of the Chicago Samba School and ends with the celebrated homespun sound of "Simply Folk," broadcasting live Sunday evening.
Wisconsin’s native plants now just a mouse click away
A new web database maintained by the Wisconsin State Herbarium catalogs more than 2,300 native and naturalized Wisconsin plant species.
‘Bliss-whirling’ Tibetan nuns featured at Memorial Union
Tibetan Buddhist nuns of Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal, will present "Women's Freedom and Spiritual Liberation: An Evening of Sacred Performance" at Memorial Union Theater at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Science events explore UW’s wild side
For one day on Aug. 22, UW–Madison will be pulling out all the stops with more than a dozen events showcasing the sights, sounds and sensations of university science.
Health/recreation fair: Something for everyone
Where can you go in Madison on a Sunday morning to tour the UW Med Flight Helicopter, get a close-up look inside your own eye, and learn more about ultimate Frisbee? The UW Health and Recreation Fair.
Why Files site named ‘Best of the Web’ again
For the second year in a row, Popular Science has named The Why Files, a UW–Madison web site, as one of the 50 best science destinations on the World Wide Web.
CALS alumni golf tournament, football fire-up scheduled
Alumni of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will hold two scholarship fundraisers in connection with UW's football game against Ball State University.
Tours to give behind-the-scenes glimpses
Visitors can tour the university by foot, by bus or by World War II-vintage amphibious transport vehicle as the campus opens its doors to the community Sunday, Aug. 22.
Volunteers needed for schizophrenia study
For aging families who have an adult son or daughter with schizophrenia, the unpredictable disease heightens fears about the future. A new study hopes to change that fact by better understanding the needs of these families.
Study: Tax cut benefits polluters, ignores environment
Congressional passage of a $790 billion federal tax cut has an enormous price tag for the environment, according to a new study by UW–Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy and Washington, D.C.-based Friends of the Earth.
Buss elected to lead national veterinary medicine society
Daryl Buss, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, is the new president-elect of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).
Campus to give glimpse of facilities
Community residents can visit many famous and obscure corners of the university as the campus opens its doors to the community Sunday, Aug. 22.
Run/walk advance signup deadline is Friday
The advance registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 13, for runners and walkers of all ages who want to take part in a Family Fun Run/Walk Sunday, Aug. 22 during the Sesquicentennial Celebration's Recreational Fitness Fair.