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George Mosse estate to benefit UW–Madison programs
Famed historian George Mosse, who died Jan. 22, has named the College of Letters and Science as the major beneficiary of his estate.
Symposium examines future of agricultural biotechnology
What does the future hold for food safety, animal health, plant genomics and crop management? What role will biotechnology play in these changes? A symposium at Memorial Union Thursday, April 1 will explore these and related topics.
L&S career advising program slated for major upgrade
UW-Madison's College of Letters and Science is upgrading its career services program to better serve the needs of the university's largest and most diverse group of students.
Students to present ecology research findings
Students from eight UW–Madison departments will discuss their ecology research at the second annual Graduate Student Ecology Symposium 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, in Tripp Commons at Memorial Union.
Service initiatives: A key in future UW learning
Mary Rouse's appointment to lead service initiatives highlights a growing priority in undergraduate education at UW–Madison.
Scholarship earmarked for staff
The School of Business has earmarked a partial scholarship for the fall 1999 Executive MBA program for a UW–Madison employee, says Andrew J. Policano, dean of the School of Business.
Staffer uses arts to introduce the academic experience
Larry Edgerton, a senior developmental skills specialist and writing instructor in the College of Letters and Science, uses music and other arts to give wing to the thoughts of the students he teaches in the Summer Collegiate Experience.
Emeritus professor collects images of university history
You can take quite a trip through UW–Madison history by looking at the postcard collection of Herbert Kliebard, professor emeritus in the School of Education.
Medical school prepares doctors for practice in managed care settings
Most of tomorrow's physicians will find themselves working in some type of managed care setting, and the Medical School plans to ensure that doctors of the future are prepared to work in new practice environments.
Coalition seeks to prepare a new generation of engineers
The university has joined six other academic institutions in the National Science Foundation Coalition, a program designed to better prepare future engineers.
Top economists offer insights at Economic Outlook: 1999-2000
Four top economists will present their insights and forecasts for the rest of 1999 and first quarter of 2000 at an executive briefing sponsored by the School of Business.
Education tutoring program expands in Madison
The SHAPE tutoring program in the School of Education has more than doubled its enrollment and expanded to an additional site in Madison's schools.
Wisconsin shipwrecks easy to explore
Armchair adventurers and divers alike can now easily explore seven Lake Superior shipwrecks thanks to a web site and a set of dive guides produced by the UW Sea Grant Institute and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Improved solar energy system wins top honor in annual student contest
A proposal for an improved solar energy system made a UW–Madison freshman $10,000 richer last Thursday at the Schoofs Prize for Creativity competition.
Oscar Mayer creates business scholarships for students of color
The Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Foods Inc., has given the School of Business $40,000 to help recruit, retain and educate students of color.
Professor, students take on death row appeal
At Holman Correctional Facility, just north of the Florida panhandle in Atmore, Ala., Jeffrey Day Rieber waits to die - and some Madison lawyers, UW–Madison law students and a law professor are laboring to prevent his death.
American Family endows scholarships at Business School
American Family Insurance has created an endowed scholarship fund for students majoring in insurance-related disciplines at the School of Business.
Chancellor approves plan to add 32 faculty
Twelve faculty hiring proposals spanning the biological, physical and social sciences and humanities have been approved by Chancellor David Ward in the first round of the Sesquicentennial Hires program.
List of proposals accepted
Twelve faculty hiring proposals spanning the biological, physical and social sciences and humanities have been approved by Chancellor David Ward in the first round of the Sesquicentennial Hires program.
$12 million raised to support distinguished graduate fellowships
Individuals and companies donated more than $12 million this past year to a new program, Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships, that will help UW–Madison gain a significant advantage in the heated competition for the nation's best and brightest graduate students.