UW-Madison graduate named 1999 Rhodes Scholar
UW-Madison graduate Robert M. Yablon is one of 32 Americans awarded a 1999 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most coveted academic honors available to undergraduates. Read More
Universities make strides in federal budget
For the second straight year, Congress has made a strong show of support for higher education by bolstering budgets for basic research, student financial aid and information technology. Read More
School of Music to premiere work by renowned composer
The premiere of a commissioned musical work by Scottish-born composer Thea Musgrave will help the School of Music seal the century -- and campus sesquicentennial -- at a free concert Friday, Dec. 10. Read More
Tips for Christmas-tree hunters
Before starting your quest for the perfect Christmas tree, UW–Madison forestry professor Ray Guries suggests doing a little homework on choosing and caring for this holiday centerpiece. Read More
Rose Bowl spending plans: Chancellor’s remarks
Selected remarks from the Chancellor David Ward's Dec. 3, 1999 press conference to outline planning for the upcoming Rose Bowl appearance by the Wisconsin Badgers. Read More
Fact sheet: Rose Bowl plans at a glance
Rose Bowl plans at a glance. Read More
UW limiting bowl travel parties, costs
University officials are carrying out their commitment to balance upcoming Rose Bowl spending with bowl revenues. Chancellor David Ward outlined university plans at a news conference Friday, Dec. 3. Read More
Waisman scientist tracks rare genetic disorder
An unexpected break put scientists at the Waisman Center on the trail of the genetic cause of Alexander's Disease, a rare brain disorder in children. Read More
Visiting dance duo headline faculty concert
Guest artists-in-residence Terese Freedman and Jim Coleman will make their Madison debut with two original works in the Dance Program's Faculty Concert, 'Epilogue '99.' Read More
Hospital program treats under-insured HIV patients
Using a three-year, $1.2 million grant, UW Hospital in the past year has treated 103 HIV-positive individuals who do not have adequate health insurance. Read More
Rose Bowl Information
Information about Rose Bowl tickets and tour packages. Read More
Forecast at the Biotron: Rosy climates for scientists, industry
As a place where scientists can order their own designer climates, the university's Biotron serves up frozen tundra, ocean depths, arid desert and mountaintops all on the same floor. Read More
Card sharks to swarm campus
Ready, set, shuffle! The first 'Bicycle Wild Collegiate Card Tournament' is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 11, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Union South Games Room. Read More
Hospital bridges language gap
UW Hospital and Clinics will soon add a third Spanish interpreter to help communicate with Spanish-speaking patients whose numbers have increased an estimated 100 percent in the last two years. The hospital is taking other steps to make sure staff effectively communicate important medical information in a variety of languages. Read More
Message understood: Communicating with hospital employees
Patients haven't been the only beneficiaries of the UW Hospital and Clinics' efforts to accommodate shifts in Madison's cultural make-up. UW Hospital contracted last spring with MATC to begin offering English-as-a-second-language (ESL) courses to first- and second-shift employees--at the hospital's expense. Read More
Tickets top 10,000 for Badgers vs. Tennessee
Ticket sales for the Wisconsin women's basketball match up against Tennessee Sunday, Dec. 5, have been brisk with 10,032 sold as of Nov. 30, according to athletic officials. Read More
Project aims to share health information across state
With the help of a strategic planning grant, the UW Health Sciences IAIMS Initiative is laying the groundwork for a well-coordinated and faculty-driven approach to more effective sharing of health information resources in the 21st century. Read More
New DoIT director named
Ann Stunden of Cornell University will be the new director of the Division of Information Technology and campus chief information officer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Provost John Wiley announced Monday, Nov. 29. Read More
Letters and Science reorganizes student services
A new structure for student academic services should make it easier for undergraduates in the College of Letters and Science to get the services they need. Read More
UW librarian publishes trivia book
Ray Hamel, a librarian in the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library, is the author of the newly released New York Times Trivia Quiz Book. Read More