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Campus plans to celebrate sesquicentennial summer
As you plan your summertime activities, don't forget the university's Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration and Open House on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21-22.
NISE charts three years of steady progress
As it flies toward its fourth birthday this fall, the National Institute for Science Education at UW–Madison has leaped over some tall pedagogical buildings, with more in sight.
Sea Grant receives science education award
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute has been selected to receive the 1999 "Friend of Science Education" Award from the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers.
New stores building to hold May 20 open house
UW-Madison's center for new and recycled office and laboratory supplies will hold an open house on Thursday, May 20, to showcase its new facility.
Music library to host recorded sound conference
More than 100 audiophiles -- enthusiasts who collect and study sound recordings -- will come to UW–Madison May 19-22 for a conference hosted by the Mills Music Library.
Professor explores science, politics of dams
Emily Stanley, an assistant professor of zoology and scientist with the Center for Limnology, plans to use a dam removal project on Wisconsin's Baraboo River as a unique opportunity to gather important ecological data before and after the breach.
Alternative publisher to fund e-journals
Ratcheting up its David-and-Goliath battle with publishing behemoths, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition has announced it will offer $500,000 for the creation of new electronic journals.
Neuroscience integrates research, outreach
The Neuroscience Training Program, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has built a solid national reputation on its integrated academic approach and strong emphasis on undergraduate education and community outreach.
Lyall urges effort to help pass budget
With the Legislature's budget committee about to take up the UW System budget for 1999-2001, UW System President Katharine Lyall says faculty and staff should call or write their legislators and urge them to support the proposed spending plan.
Library friends to hold recordings sale May 19-20
The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries will sponsor a sale of recorded material in 124 Memorial Library May 19-20 from noon to 7 p.m. each day.
New supercomputer will advance engine research
A unique partnership helped the university's Engine Research Center buy a new supercomputer that will invigorate its engine simulation work.
Two L&S advisers honored
The consistent delivery of good academic advice to students at the university has earned William D. Miller and Edgar P. Spalding awards from the 138-major College of Letters and Science.
Three students receive lunar research awards
Three UW–Madison students have received the first fellowship awards given by the National Space Society's Center for Lunar Research.
The sky’s no limit
Biomolecular chemistry staffer Joe Oliva trades on his photography skills to fly high with military jet jockeys.
Faculty salaries still lag
In the past year, salaries for full and associate professors rose slightly compared to UW–Madison's peer institutions, while the pay level for assistant professors maintained its same position among the 11 peer universities, according to the Faculty Senate's Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits.
Sheppard named assistant dean of students
Janice Sheppard, who has served as interim assistant dean of students since 1997, has been named permanently to the post, Dean of Students Mary Rouse announced Thursday, May 13.
Senate resets tenure clock
Campus departments will have more flexibility to determine how long the tenure clock ticks under a proposal approved by the Faculty Senate.
Type of celebration
Silver Buckle Press, the working museum of printing history, caps its silver anniversary year with wood in the form of a new book. "Specimen Book of Wood Type" thoroughly catalogs the museum's more than 80 wood-type holdings.
Morgan picked for Olympic Academy of Sciences
William P. Morgan, professor of kinesiology and an international authority on sport psychology, has been selected to be a founding member of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Academy of Science.
Software deals in making
There's been a lot of buzz on campus about the UW System's negotiation with Microsoft Corp. over a new software buying agreement, buzz set off by the market domination of Bill Gates' behemoth.