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Five new cooperative projects initiated
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives and Cooperative Development Services of Madison have selected five innovative cooperative development projects for special technical assistance.
New name reflects department’s breadth of expertise
To better acknowledge the breadth of faculty expertise, UW–Madison's Department of South Asian Studies, Languages and Literature has changed its name to the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia. The change is effective immediately.
Rennebohm gift boosts UW multiple sclerosis research
A $600,000 gift from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help UW–Madison researcher Ian Duncan accelerate work on a promising treatment for multiple sclerosis and other myelin disorders.
Expert: U.S. dairies need to crack export markets
Today's lackadaisical attitude toward exporting dairy products could cost the U.S dairy industry dearly in years to come, according to a UW–Madison dairy policy analyst.
Cancer research units’ merger set for 2001
As the new millennium approaches, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is poised for a consolidation with the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Wisconsin names first women’s ice hockey coach
Julie Sasner (formerly Andeberhan), the head women's ice hockey coach at Cornell University, was today (July 9) named the first varsity women's ice hockey coach at UW–Madison according to UW Associate Athletic Director Mike Moss.
UW, county reach agreement on men’s hockey contract at Coliseum
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Dane County reached an agreement today (July 10) ending the UW's obligation to play men's home hockey games at the Dane County Coliseum.
Author, columnist Mitch Albom to address new UW freshmen
Author and sportswriter Mitch Albom, whose 1997-98 best-seller "Tuesdays With Morrie" chronicled Albom's life-changing friendship with his college mentor, will share lessons for life Sept. 1 with the UW–Madison's new freshman class.
Conference probes the brains behind ‘artificial intelligence’
The 15th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence is set for July 26-30 at Madison's Monona Terrace Convention Center.
Busse named director of General Clinical Research Center
Professor of Medicine William W. Busse has been studying and treating asthma for nearly 25 years. Now, in what he calls a 'natural stepping stone' in his medical career, Busse will head up one of the university's premier clinical research centers.
Lectures examine Union Theater’s ties to African American artists
From the moment it opened its doors, the Wisconsin Union Theater has been a very democratic place.
The Web’s Why Files become a permanent UW fixture
Beginning July 1, The Why Files will be a part of the UW–Madison Graduate School, spinning off from the National Institute for Science Education, where it was founded and that has been its home for the past two-and-a-half years.
A ride for life
A dozen UW–Madison employees are dedicating themselves to the AIDS ride, a six-day, 500-mile trip that begins July 6 in Minneapolis and ends July 11 in Chicago. About 2,000 riders are expected for the event, which could raise as much as $6 million.
Research explains lithium’s dual anti-manic/ anti-depressive effect
Researchers at the UW Medical School have solved the puzzle of how one drug -- lithium -- can effectively stabilize both the wild euphoria and the crushing melancholy that are the hallmark of manic depression, or bipolar disorder.
Marching band takes ‘Fifth Quarter’ to nation’s capital
The throngs of visitors attending the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 3, will have a chance to experience a popular modern-day Wisconsin tradition - the UW Marching Band's Fifth Quarter.
Observatory Drive traffic detoured
Observatory Drive between Elm Drive and Willow Creek will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1, as part of the West Campus Utility Project.
Students and alumni satisfied with technology
Two surveys conducted by UW–Madison's Division of Information Technology (DoIT) find both students and recent alumni quite satisfied with the information technology services the university provides.
Was Declaration of Independence inspired by Dutch?
When he wrote the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned words that would live forever in history. But was he the first to write them? A UW–Madison expert says that Jefferson may have modeled the Declaration after a 16th-century Dutch document.
School for beginning dairy farmers calls for 1998-99 applicants
Young people interested in dairy farming have until Aug. 3 to apply for an innovative program, now in its fourth year, to help them establish their own grass-based dairy farms in Wisconsin.
New microbial insecticide as potent as Bt
By isolating and characterizing the biochemical properties of a new-found natural insecticide, scientists have taken an important step toward augmenting the sparse armamentarium of biological pest control.