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Poet Karla Kuskin to deliver first Charlotte Zolotow lecture

September 28, 1998

Karla Kuskin will deliver the first annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More

Bradley report findings detailed

September 28, 1998

Some of the key findings from the year's end report on the Bradley Learning Community Read More

Report: Bradley Learning Community making an impact

September 28, 1998

The report cards are in: Bradley Learning Community is getting high marks for enhancing the academic and social lives of UW–Madison freshmen. Read More

Planetary scientists to align in Madison

September 25, 1998

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. Read More

Shun the car

September 25, 1998

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. Read More

New York Times business reporter to visit campus

September 25, 1998

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. Read More

Residence halls will go smoke-free

September 24, 1998

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. Read More

Roundtable lunch series program set for fall

September 24, 1998

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. Read More

Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,000

September 23, 1998

There are 40,109 students attending UW–Madison this fall, a 0.2 percent decrease from the 40,196 students enrolled in Fall 1997. Read More

Open house set for new Rape Crisis Center

September 23, 1998

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. Read More

UW team works to head off the ultimate deadline: 2000

September 22, 1998

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. Read More

Renovated Lathrop Hall welcomes the public

September 22, 1998

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. Read More

‘Making dance’ brings students, professors in league

September 22, 1998

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. Read More

Supply ordering goes online

September 21, 1998

UW-Madison researchers will be able to order laboratory supplies online with long-time vendor Fisher Scientific as the campus takes its next step in a major overhaul of buying practices. Read More

Cash used as a recruiting tool

September 21, 1998

Signing bonuses, once the sole province of pro athletes and corporate big shots, are suddenly finding their way into the back pockets of wet-behind-the-ears undergraduates -- at least those with computer talents. Read More

Waisman Center addition breaks ground

September 18, 1998

The Waisman Center's much-anticipated $24 million addition anremodeling, getting underway with a Sept. 18 groundbreaking, will allow a major expansion of the center's programs. Read More

Exhibits celebrate art of South Asia

September 18, 1998

UW-Madison will celebrate the art of South Asia beginning later this month with a display of artifacts from an ancient civilization first brought to light in the 20th century and a collection of historic and contemporary ... Read More

Babies fish for words in a sea of chatter

September 17, 1998

From a string of nonsense words, uttered in a synthesized monotone to curious 8-month-olds, psychologist Jenny Saffran is uncovering astonishing evidence of how infants assimilate their native language. Read More

Berkeley chemist awarded Hirschfelder prize

September 17, 1998

David Chandler, a University of California-Berkeley theoretical chemist and one of the world's leading authorities in the field of statistical mechanics, has been awarded the Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. Read More

Chemistry building addition gets underway

September 16, 1998

The UW–Madison Department of Chemistry will mark an important occasion on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when ground is broken for the construction of a new $38.9 million Chemistry building addition and renovation project. Read More