Phi Beta Kappa inductees
Here are the students inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society for spring 2001. Read More
Recent sightings
Reflecting on her reading Sophomore Marci Martens’s book is reflected in her specs as she studies recently on sunny Bascom… Read More
Sociologist chronicles the streets of Greenwich Village
For seven years, sociologist Mitchell Duneier spent nearly every summer and semester break living and working among the mostly homeless men who sell second-hand goods around Greenwich Village. His quest: to understand the dynamics of class, race and economics in America's inner cities. Read More
UW Symphony to tour Spain later this month
The Symphony Orchestra is preparing for a 13-day tour of Spain, departing Monday, May 21, and returning Saturday, June 2. The orchestra, under the direction of professor David E. Becker, will perform in Madrid, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Valencia/Liria, Barcelona and San Feliu de Guixols. Read More
Faculty salaries: Better, but not for all
Favorable compensation packages for faculty in the past biennium has allowed UW–Madison to improve its relative position among peer institutions at the assistant and associate professor levels. Read More
Study suggests new options for treating breast cancer
Close to half the women in the world diagnosed with breast cancer each year stand to gain from a combined additional treatment begun at the time of breast cancer surgery. Oophorectomy (removal of both ovaries) plus tamoxifen tablets taken for five years reduce the chance of cancer recurrence by almost 20 percent and increases the likelihood of survival by 11 percent in premenopausal Vietnamese and Chinese women. Read More
Students re-imagine UW, city landmarks
Possible ways to enhance our interactions with our physical surroundings will be put forward by three students, via a exhibition opening May 16 in the Gallery of Design. Read More
Light-sensitive sculpture set for pharmacy building
A light-sensitive sculpture will be a highlight of the new pharmacy building's dedication this August. Commissioned for the building through Wisconsin's Percent for Art program, which since 1980 has set aside two-tenths of one percent of the cost of selected new state buildings for works of arts created expressly for them. Read More
Veterinary cancer specialist dies suddenly
E. Gregory MacEwen, an internationally known veterinary oncologist, died of a heart attack May 12. He was 57. Read More
Renowned wildlife specialist Schaller to speak May 18
George Schaller, the acclaimed wildlife biologist whose studies and writings about mountain gorillas, pandas, tigers, lions and leopards, has placed him in the pantheon of 20th century naturalists, will give a free public lecture at the university. Read More
Graduating students pledge social responsibility
Graduating students will be able to pledge their commitment to social and environmental responsibility Wednesday, May 16, through the Graduation Pledge Initiative Read More
Conference to focus on low-income tax credit program
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program will be the focus of this year's Wisconsin Housing Conference May 23-24 at the university. Read More
Prof’s solar home feeds into local power grid
When it comes to living lightly on the planet, Jean Bahr practices what she preaches. Bahr, a professor of geology and environmental studies and an international authority on ground water, has become the first Madison home owner to generate electricity from the sun and feed it directly into a local electrical grid. Read More
Parallel Press releases ‘Eat & Remember’
Poet Carl Lindner engages readers with wordplay and witty fun in "Eat & Remember," the 13th chapbook of the Parallel Press. Read More
Exhibit opens a door to Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands, a naturalist's paradise and the crucible for "the most enduring and important episode in evolutionary science," are revealed in all of their historical and scientific splendor in a new exhibit at the Zoological Museum. Read More
Undergrads learn human relations from the ancients
The undergraduate students in Nick Cahill's seminar on ancient Greece and his freshman survey of ancient and medieval art have received a rare glimpse into day-to-day life in the ancient and medieval world. They also are getting a primer on human relations. Read More
Nichols to deliver Carlson lecture May 11
An award-winning writer for The Capital Times will deliver the annual Laurie Carlson lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, May 11, in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin auditorium, 816 State St. Read More
Study: Early intervention cuts crime, dropout rates
One of the nation's largest studies of public early-childhood education is tracking a "snowball effect" of positive outcomes, including new data showing significant declines in juvenile crime and dropout rates. Read More
Study finds therapist is key to mental health
The drive by HMOs to "medicalize" psychotherapy - insisting that practitioners look for a medical disorder such as clinical depression and then dispense a prescribed treatment - will ultimately suffocate psychotherapy through ignorance of how it works. Read More
Saffman receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Mark Saffman, a physics professor, has been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship, a highly competitive award for young scholars. Read More