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Red Gym welcomes first occupants
Officials expect minimal disruption to campus services as eight student services offices move to the renovated Red Gym.
Cinematheque introduces students to new culture
There are, of course, many avenues to learning, but let us introduce you to the reel one: Cinematheque, a coalition of academic departments and student film enthusiasts.
Land’s End lecture Oct. 20
This year's Land's End Lecture at UW–Madison Tuesday, Oct. 20 will feature Robert Frisch, a Chicago consultant and associate director of the Center for Retail Management at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
‘Legacy of Empire’ examined in centennial series, exhibit
Colonialism and imperialism in the wake of the Spanish American War will be the theme of a series of campus activities marking the centennial of the war this fall.
From cows to wows
A group of UW–Madison staff is working to generate excitement for transforming the aging UW–Madison Dairy Barn into a hands-on Museum of Living Sciences, giving the public a place to explore biology research in progress.
University dedicates Biochemistry Building
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will formally christen the new $35.6 million Biochemistry Building on Oct. 15-16 with a dedication ceremony, open house and science symposium.
Campus hosts hunger, homelessness conference
Students from UW–Madison and around the country will plunge into community service work beginning today (Thursday) as part of a four-day conference to help fight hunger and homelessness.
Hubble captures Neptune’s stormy disposition
Using powerful ground- and space-based telescopes, scientists have obtained a moving look at some of the wildest, weirdest weather in the solar system - that of Neptune.
Lilly Fellows collaborate to improve teaching
Six untenured faculty - already distinguished scholars and teachers - have been named UW–Madison's 1998-99 Lilly Teaching Fellows.
Total Quality forum slated in Madison
The eighth in a series of national forums on Total Quality issues affecting both higher education and industry will be sponsored by UW–Madison Oct. 21-22.
Campus bus route and bus stop changes; Observatory Drive traffic alert
Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and continuing for the next two to three weeks, bus routes will be split into two runs through the west end of the campus due to a delay in completion of road construction work in that area.
Portion of Observatory Drive to close for site preparation
A portion of Observatory Drive (east of the pond near the Nielsen Tennis Stadium) will be closed beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14, due to site preparation for construction of the university's new Pharmacy Building.
Installation celebrates spontaneity
The lucky willow and dogwood branches have been chosen, and world-acclaimed environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty and UW–Madison students are hard at work on Dougherty's installation for the university's sesquicentennial.
MBA Program makes Business Week top 25
Employers and graduates ranked UW–Madison's master of business administration program among the nation's best in a Business Week survey.
Conference examines state’s German heritage
A conference sponsored by the Max Kade Institute, October 15-17, 'Defining Tensions: A fresh look at Germans in Wisconsin,' is providing a forum for almost two dozen scholars to examine the state's German heritage.
Space might enhance gene transfer in plants
A UW–Madison and industry project aboard the Oct. 29 NASA Space Shuttle will look at whether microgravity can provide a more efficient environment for gene transfer in plants.
Perfume in space
To some, a whiff of rare perfume might evoke images of a wild, exotic place. But a UW–Madison and industry research project will be in truly exotic territory when it tries to cultivate fragrances in space.
Research reduces need for pesticides in cranberry growing
For the fourth straight year, Wisconsin will lead the nation with a cranberry harvest forecast at 2.4 million barrels of the tart, native fruit. From Tomah to Manitowish Waters the colorful harvest means income and jobs. Cranberries are the state's most valuable fruit crop, with the 1997 crop valued at $162 million.
Emotion researchers study unique monkey colony
Scientists from the UW–Madison Medical School Health Emotions Research Institute have been studying the monkeys of Cayo Santiago, a 45-acre Caribbean islet, to better understand how an individual's temperament may affect the way he or she copes with stress.
War crimes prosecutor to speak on campus
A former member of the legal team that prosecuted Nazi criminals after World War II will deliver a guest lecture Thursday (Oct. 8) at the Law School.