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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.
Peercy named Dean of UW College of Engineering
Chancellor David Ward announced today (Friday, July 23) his selection of Paul S. Peercy, a leader in the nation's semiconductor industry, as the new dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering.
Scholarships to offset tuition increase
Tuition increases for the 1999-2000 academic year will be offset for students receiving federal or state financial aid as part of the Madison Initiative.
$6.75 million to extend primate studies of diet and aging
A decade-long study of how diet affects the process of growing old, will continue and be expanded at the UW–Madison with the help of $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Biomarkers of Aging
The biomarkers of aging are a set of bodily functions and conditions that tend to change with age. They are the same in humans as they are in non-human primates such as rhesus macaques.
Promising mastitis treatment to get Wisconsin test run
A new bovine mastitis product that enhances the cow's immune system and may curb the costliest disease facing dairy farmers will undergo a key trial this year at UW–Madison.
Oversight hearing on “Wildlife Conservation on National Forests”
Thank you for the opportunity to testify here on an issue central to management of our National Forests and vital to conserving the many plant and animal species that depend on these lands.
Bugher chosen to head University Research Park
Mark D. Bugher, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, has been appointed the new director of the University Research Park (URP), Chancellor David Ward announced today.