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Prof to join vice president, Mrs. Gore at family issues conference
A member of the UW–Madison and UW Extension faculty and about 1,000 other invited guests will help Vice President Al Gore and Mrs. Gore investigate the possibility of whole-family health care in this country.
SOAR acquaints new undergraduates, parents with campus life
Its acronym is SOAR -- Student Orientation, Advising and Registration -- and that's exactly what the UW–Madison program aims to help incoming undergraduates do as they begin their new lives as colleges students
Outreach program features Mesoamerican culture
This summer marks the inauguration of 'Sin Fronteras: Building Bridges Between Wisconsin and Mesoamerica,' a cross-cultural arts and educational outreach program.
UW engineer a catalyst for new business Forward Award
UW-Madison Engineering Professor Donald Ermer is helping nurture a new state awards program designed to help Wisconsin companies make tangible gains in quality and performance.
‘Crunchy critter clusters’ land food science students in national competition
A concoction of beneficial bacteria in crunchy clusters of cookie bits has earned a team of UW–Madison food science students an invitation to a national product-development competition.
Majority of Dane County’s best, brightest choose UW–Madison
A special section highlighting Dane County high school graduates, published with the May 20 editions of the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times, indicates that the majority of those top students intend to study at the UW–Madison.
Summer program for teachers to cover lessons of Chernobyl
A UW–Madison summer course will examine the impact of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, a medical and environmental catastrophe that still smolders in Eastern Europe.
Distance Learning ’98 set for Aug. 5-7
Nearly 1,000 colleagues from around the world will come together to exchange information and explore new developments at Distance Learning '98.
Six win instructional technology grants for teaching
The Division of Information Technology has announced the recipients of Instructional Technology Grants. Six recipients were chosen from 18 proposals submitted by campus units.
Playing to win: Student explores competition at boy’s basketball camp
Competition may be the common fabric of American life, but UW–Madison senior Brigette Wusterbarth finds something lacking in the winner-take-all game.
Let the crosswiring begin
Five proposals have been approved for Chancellor David Ward's new strategic hiring initiative, which promotes creative intellectual links between departments.
UW examines paperless theses
Are we about to enter the era of the paperless thesis at UW–Madison?
Student radio a step closer to air
UW-Madison student radio station WSUM hopes to make the leap from the Internet to the airwaves by early 1999, pending construction of its radio tower in southern Dane County.
Constitution center takes its research on the road
UW-Madison's Center for the Study of the American Constitution will help 25 judges from across Wisconsin fortify their understanding of the relationship between ...
New network increases computing speed on campus
The campus computer network was recently upgraded to improve speed and capacity and now features the latest Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology.
Space Place inaugurates amateur radio center
Space Place, UW–Madison's hub for astronomy and space science outreach, is embarking on a new educational project with the help of the Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club and area schools.
UW Technology Enterprise Competition winners announced
Engineering student Eric Iverson and business student Brian Weiss are the first-place $10,000 winners for best technology based business plan in the 1998 UW–Madison Technology Enterprise Competition.
Colloquium explores new frontiers of aging and health
The Institute on Aging, celebrating its 25th year on campus, will hold a symposium and two public lectures April 23-24 exploring new research insights into successful aging.
Star Tribune reporter named science writer in residence
Jim Dawson, a science journalist with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, has been named a 1998 Science Writer in Residence by the UW–Madison.
Consumer credit seminar this evening
A public seminar on consumer credit will be held this evening in Morgridge Auditorium on the first floor of Grainger Hall. The session, free and open to the public, will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m.