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Cookbook advice: Eat walnuts, live longer!
America's favorite nut can settle into our tummies in many different forms thanks to UW–Madison English professors and administrators Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden. Read More
Bolz Center named to national arts network
The Bolz Center for Arts Administration has been named to the Cultural Policy Network, a select group of leading national arts research and education organizations. Read More
Consortium to bring space age forecasts to farm, forest
A new, NASA-funded research initiative, combining expertise from universities, industry, and state and federal government promises to bring space age technology to farm and forest in the Upper Midwest. Read More
Colds trigger asthma
‘Tis the season for colds and, if you have asthma, a runny nose and watery eyes could signal some serious breathing problems around the… Read More
New director named for Water Resources Center
Anders W. Andren, director of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, has been selected to also serve as director of the UW–Madison Water Resources Center. Read More
Alumni leader dies in Thai air crash
Tawat Wichaidit, president of the 450-member Wisconsin Alumni Association Club of Thailand, died with his wife, Waraporn, in the Dec. 11 jet crash near Surat Thani, Thailand. Read More
Winter commencement information
The 1998 winter graduation ceremonies will be held on Sunday, December 20 in the Kohl Center. Read More
Volleyball championships to return to UW
More than 11,000 tickets have been reserved for the 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Dec. 17 and 19 at the Kohl Center, putting Wisconsin on track to beat NCAA's all-time attendance record. Read More
Scholar extracts cultural clues from everyday objects
Ann Smart Martin, UW–Madison's first Chipstone Professor of Decorative Arts, has spent her professional life gleaning meaning from material objects. Read More
Study reveals cellular quality control
Cells pay even closer attention to quality control of genetic information than scientists previously thought, according to new findings by UW Medical School researchers. Before sending genetic molecules out of the nucleus to sites where they will ultimately function, cells check to see that they are complete and ready to go. Read More
Clinton biographer to speak at winter commencement
The author of several definitive articles and books about President Bill Clinton will speak at UW–Madison's midyear commencement Dec. 20. Read More
Faculty hiring initiative launched
Campus leaders are launching a plan to hire 100 to 150 professors over the next four years. Read More
Elvehjem concerts combine music, art
For the last two decades, Wisconsin Public Radio and the Elvehjem Museum of Art at UW–Madison have used music and visual art to build a statewide community stretching from Kenosha to Brule. Read More
Stress reduction course draws harried students
For the past 20 years, Physical Education 134 - Relaxation Technique and Exercise has been a top draw in the physical education department, filling so quickly that freshmen and sophomores have difficulty getting in. Read More
Back in the classroom
Scholars bridge the divide between campus and the world in many ways, and economist John Karl Scholz made the leap through a leave, spending nearly two years in the capital of the nation - and the capital of his specialty. Read More
Community service fellowships available to undergraduates
Undergraduate students, faculty and staff have a new opportunity to forge community service partnerships with area nonprofit and government agencies through the university's Morgridge Center for Public Service. Read More
Gifts boost cancer program in veterinary medicine
School of Veterinary Medicine officials have created a $250,000 campaign to create a new Cancer Recovery Ward to accommodate the huge increase in pets being treated and to provide more modern facilities. Read More
UW to review proposed code of conduct for licensees
UW-Madison will hold a public forum Thursday (Dec. 10) on a proposed code of conduct designed to address the working conditions under which university apparel and merchandise is produced. Read More
Faculty Senate debates speech code
Not a good idea. That's the consensus among professors from across the campus who spoke out against a proposed speech code at Monday's Faculty Senate meeting. Read More
WAA helps parents give students an exam-week boost
Several hundred UW–Madison students will be receiving care packages to help them survive final exam week this month through a program sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board. Read More