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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.
Students write guide for students
Amid the blizzard of guidebooks for college students written by people who are not college students, a new handbook stands out - 'Choose Your Own Adventure: A Guide to UW–Madison For Students, By Students.'
Pulitzer winner named science writer in residence
Robert Lee Hotz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the Los Angeles Times, has been named a 1998 UW–Madison science writer in residence.
Report: Bradley Learning Community making an impact
The report cards are in: Bradley Learning Community is getting high marks for enhancing the academic and social lives of UW–Madison freshmen.
New York Times business reporter to visit campus
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.
Cash used as a recruiting tool
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.
Biotechnology lecture series features national experts
Nationally recognized experts on biotechnology will be featured as part of a UW–Madison Biotechnology Center lecture series on ethical and social issues in biotechnology, ranging from cloning to engineering crops.
German thinker focus of international conference
A UW–Madison conference expected to offer new insight into the relationship between language and ideas will draw participants from Portugal, France, Canada, Australia and Russia, as well as Germany and the United States.
Emeritus faculty share expertise
Representing disciplines as varied as genetics, presidential politics, music, mathematics and more, six retired UW–Madison faculty will present the sixth annual "Eloquence and Eminence" lecture series beginning Sunday.
Students offer advice to peers in book overseen by L&S professor
Undergraduate students guided by UW–Madison professor William Cronon have written a book outlining critical, but sometimes subtle, aspects of student life.
Grads: Bonus nice perk, didn’t seal the deal
Money was not the ultimate bottom line in the job choices of some recent UW–Madison engineering graduates.
UW seminars look for order in chaotic worlds
Most people try to rid their lives of chaos, whether it be in their work schedules or their sock drawers. But a growing group of UW–Madison researchers actually embrace chaos as they look for fundamental new ways to understand the natural world.
Incoming freshman class: smarter, more diverse
The 1998 freshman class appears to be the most talented ever at UW–Madison, and it includes an increase in the number of minority students, preliminary figures show.
New master’s for practicing engineers announced
A new World Wide Web-based master's degree created by the College of Engineering will allow practicing engineers to advance their careers without interrupting them.
Engineering Summer Program brings in the best, brightest
Twenty high school juniors and seniors in the Engineering Summer Program for minority students recently completed seven weeks of intensive study, touring, hands on training and eye-opening seminars from faculty, staff and industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.