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Ward Connerly to speak tonight
Affirmative action foe Ward Connerly will speak Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Theater.
Team solves X-ray structure of powerful enzyme
Researchers at the UW Medical School and the National Institutes of Health have determined the three dimensional molecular structure of a powerful enzyme responsible for activating many cell functions.
Estate gift to benefit Medical School
A gift of $1.9 million from the estate of 1930 University of Wisconsin graduate Margaret Hart Larson will benefit neurosurgery at the UW–Madison.
‘Soup or Salad’ offers taste of race relations
Race relations is on the menu in 'Soup or Salad,' a satirical student-written play that runs through Oct. 4 at UW–Madison.
Courts most admired by those who use them
Complaining about the judicial system - a virtual birthright for Americans - occurs less among the people who have the most reason to castigate the courts: Those who have used them.
UW opens wallet to retain top faculty, staff
UW-Madison spent nearly $800,000 last year to increase the pay of 88 faculty and staff members courted by other universities and private companies.
Homecoming festivities extended by late game
Organizers are confident this year's Badger Homecoming celebration is going to be bigger and better than ever, largely because the Homecoming game between Wisconsin and the Purdue Boilermakers Oct.
Poet Karla Kuskin to deliver first Charlotte Zolotow lecture
Karla Kuskin will deliver the first annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Bradley report findings detailed
Some of the key findings from the year's end report on the Bradley Learning Community
Report: Bradley Learning Community making an impact
The report cards are in: Bradley Learning Community is getting high marks for enhancing the academic and social lives of UW–Madison freshmen.
Planetary scientists to align in Madison
From Oct. 11-16, Madison will be the focal point of the solar system for the community of scientists who study the planets and the menagerie of solar system objects as the American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Science meets here.
Shun the car
UW-Madison transportation officials are encouraging faculty, staff and students to walk, bike, bus or car/van pool to campus from Monday through Oct. 2 as part of Try a Different Mode Week, formerly known as Bike to Campus Week.
New York Times business reporter to visit campus
Diana Henriques, investigative reporter for the business desk of the New York Times, will serve as the fall semester's business writer in residence Sept. 28-Oct. 2.
Residence halls will go smoke-free
Smoking will be banned in all UW–Madison residence halls, including student rooms, beginning with the 1999-2000 academic year, University Housing officials have announced.
Roundtable lunch series program set for fall
The 1998 UW Roundtable faculty/staff luncheon series will focus on the university's past, present and future as part of the UW–Madison sesquicentennial celebration.
Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,000
There are 40,109 students attending UW–Madison this fall, a 0.2 percent decrease from the 40,196 students enrolled in Fall 1997.
Open house set for new Rape Crisis Center
The new Rape Crisis Center office at UW–Madison, located at 905 University Ave., Room 126, will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.
UW team works to head off the ultimate deadline: 2000
Robert Irons is working to minimize Year 2000 computer problems on the UW–Madison campus with a campaign to make the university's operating systems bug-free by July 1, 1999.
Renovated Lathrop Hall welcomes the public
The UW–Madison Dance Program will welcome the public to a variety of activities Sept. 24-26 in celebration of the Lathrop Hall's renovation.
‘Making dance’ brings students, professors in league
Students and faculty in the UW–Madison Dance Program will pool their talents to open the 1998-99 season with a Rededication Concert in honor of Lathrop Hall.