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Fluno Gift Launches Executive Education Center

September 3, 1997

Jere and Anne Fluno, Lake Forest, Ill., have made a gift of $3 million to help the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business build an executive education center in downtown Madison.

Freshman class among biggest, brightest on record

September 2, 1997

One of the biggest and brightest freshman classes ever begins its college education today.

Engineering’s Lego Model Opens Gallery of Design’s Fall Season

August 29, 1997

A vision of the UW–Madison engineering campus -- as portrayed through the medium of Lego building blocks -- will go on display in the Gallery of Design Sept. 3.

Maintaining Dayne: Steve Malchow Manages the Media Madness Surrounding the Heisman Candidate

August 27, 1997

UW-Madison's men's sports information director is charged with helping the polite but quiet Ron Dayne sift through the bevy of media queries that go hand-in-hand with the star running back's run for the Heisman Trophy.

Ferris Wins International Award for Software Program

August 27, 1997

Michael Ferris, professor of computer sciences and industrial engineering, has received an international award for co-authoring a versatile software program used in everything from traffic-flow analysis to robotics control.

Davidson Wins Top Honor From Psychological Society

August 27, 1997

Richard Davidson, the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, this summer received the highest honor given annually by the American Psychological Society, the William James Fellow Award.

Ingraham Deli Caters to Bascom Hill Appetites

August 27, 1997

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Openness Regarding Disciplinary Decisions Educates University Community and the Public

August 27, 1997

Faculty disciplinary decisions are being communicated more fully to the public and the UW–Madison community to help educate people about the process, a university official says.

Campus Parkers Can Expect More Spaces

August 27, 1997

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Budget Impasse: State Plan Funds 4 Percent Pay Raises for Faculty and Academic Staff

August 27, 1997

Faculty and academic staff would receive pay raises of 4 percent and 4.5 percent during the next two years, and classified staff would receive raises of 3 percent and 3.5 percent, under proposed state pay plans.

Grad School Reviews Animal Assignments at Primate Center

August 27, 1997

The Graduate School and the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center are taking steps to clarify and confirm the center's animal assignment process.

Review Of Primate Center Policies and Procedures: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw

August 27, 1997

“On August 11, 1997, I stopped any further assignments of UW monkeys from the Henry Vilas Zoo colony to invasive research projects. Today, I…

Chadbourne Residential College Makes Debut

August 27, 1997

Chadbourne Residential College, a new learning community debuting this fall at UW–Madison, promises to reinvent residence hall living for hundreds of students.

Denney House Opens Its Doors to Single-Parent Students

August 27, 1997

Like many undergraduates at UW–Madison, Melanie Ray is already thinking about how she can bond with her new roommates.

Nation’s First Residence Single-Parent Students Opens

August 27, 1997

Like many undergraduates at UW–Madison, Melanie Ray is already thinking about how she can bond with her new roommates.

San Diego State Ecologist Is Named to Aldo Leopold Chair

August 26, 1997

Joy Zedler, a biologist from San Diego State University, will join the faculty in spring 1998 as the Aldo Leopold Chair in Restoration Ecology, a new position that will build on the intellectual spirit and example of Leopold.

Latin American and Iberian Studies Receives Education Grant

August 25, 1997

New initiatives could result from renewal of a U.S. Department of Education grant to the UW–Madison Latin American and Iberian Studies Program.

Neillsville Man’s Estate To Benefit UW–Madison

August 21, 1997

A $3 million gift from the estate of 1940 UW graduate Archie E. Stockwell, also known as Richard E. Stockwell, will establish a graduate fellowship fund, a research fund and a chair in the Department of Economics.

Broadcast News: Learning Channel to Feature UW-Researchers

August 21, 1997

The work of several UW–Madison researchers will be featured during the 'Understanding Festival,' a series of one-hour programs to be broadcast on the Learning Channel (cable channel 46 in Madison) this coming Saturday, Aug. 23.