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Alumni association names Bonner executive director
Paula Bonner has been named executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit group that serves 280,000 UW–Madison alumni.
Campus celebration features family fun
In just one day later this month, youngsters and their parents can pet a calf, ride a Duck, throw a pot and walk through a Wisconsin limestone cave replica. It's all part of the Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration Sunday, Aug. 22.
Volunteers sought for ‘day of caring’
Faculty, staff and students may sign up now for the Third Annual Day of Caring Saturday, Sept. 18. The half-day event will introduce volunteers to community service opportunities around Madison.
ISIS moves through construction phase
As the universityâs new student information system becomes further stabilized, university officials are asking faculty and staff for continued assistance.
Ira Baldwin, bacteriologist and administrator, dies at 104
Ira L. Baldwin, 104, a retired scientist and administrator, died Monday, Aug. 9, in Tucson, Ariz.
Education events to mark sesquicentennial weekend
Learning is at the heart of many public events Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Applied real estate program is first in the nation
University business students will manage their own real estate investment portfolio as part of the nationâs first graduate program specializing in the analysis of real estate securities.
The other red meats: UW to study alternatives
A team of researchers will study ways to improve marketing and processing of alternative red-meat animals including ratites, such as ostriches, emu and rhea; farm-raised red deer and fallow deer; and bison.
Reed music conference gets underway
About 1,000 participants from all over the world converge on campus starting today for the annual meeting of the International Double Reed Society through Saturday, Aug. 14.
Celebration offers plenty for nature lovers
The Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration Aug. 21-22 at the university will feature several tours, open houses and other activities that may be of interest to gardeners and other nature lovers.
New gateway to campus one step closer to completion
Two brand-new southbound lanes of Park Street between Regent and West Dayton streets opened to traffic Monday, Aug. 9, after being closed since May.
UW advises students on ways to stay safe
Because several sexual assaults have occurred over the last month in or near downtown Madison, city and university police urge students to take measures that will reduce the chances of becoming a victim.
Everyday furnishings reveal cultural clues
They say every picture tells a story. But chairs, jugs and other vestiges of day-to-day life also have important cultural tales to tell, according to Ann Smart Martin, Chipstone Professor of Decorative Arts.
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.