Engineer to chair nuclear board
President George W. Bush has asked Engineering Physics Professor Michael L. Corradini to chair the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Read More
Health fee faces review
Continuing students who are not enrolled in Summer Session remain eligible for care at University Health Services at no cost. Read More
Regents approve power plant
UW-Madison will soon finalize negotiations for a natural gas-fired co-generation plant on campus. Read More
Fire seen from on high
Even from space, wildfires raging near Show Low, Ariz., are standout features of the landscape, as satellite images show. Read More
Poll: Residents back school pledge
Wisconsin residents surveyed in a recent Badger Poll back the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Read More
Employees to get free bus pass
The city has approved a plan to provide free city bus passes to university and hospital employees. Read More
Sapiro named associate vice chancellor
Provost Peter Spear has chosen Virginia Sapiro, an award-winning scholar with broad administrative experience, to become the new associate vice chancellor for teaching and learning. Read More
Poll: Wisconsin likes Bush
President George W. Bush enjoys wide backing in the Badger state, says a new poll conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center. Read More
Eat your vegetables, take your medicine
As a plant geneticist and breeder who has long been interested in the link between human health and agriculture, Irwin Goldman is working to understand and apply such links in the modern diet. Read More
Alumna to blast off
University alumna Laurel B. Clark ('83, M.D. '87) is scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on Friday, July 19, as payload specialist on a 16-day research mission. Read More
Music Hall clock to be fixed
Weather permitting, Physical Plant workers will replace storm-damaged Music Hall clock faces Tuesday, June 25. Read More
Grad school dean finalists named
The university has narrowed the field of candidates for Graduate School dean to three finalists. Read More
UW students win FutureTruck competition
A sport-utility vehicle modified by engineering students has won this year's FutureTruck challenge. Read More
Tintypes offers pure entertainment
The University Theatre's summer season kicks off this June with Mary Kyte's "Tintypes," a Tony-nominated musical that charts the course of America's history at the tumultuous turn-of-the-century. Read More
Poll: Residents happy, but skeptical
Wisconsin residents are generally happy to live here but do not express pride in government, says the second in the University of Wisconsin Survey Center's series of Badger Polls. Read More
Poll: Campaign at early stage
Public viewpoints on the incumbent Wisconsin governor remain lukewarm, says the most recent Badger Poll. Read More
Microbe eats formaldehyde
In a world where dangerous chemicals abound, a small microbe may have a big future. Read More
Fun with concrete and bad water
More than 1,000 civil engineering students plan to gather this weekend at the university for concrete canoe races, high-speed bridge building and polluted water purification using only common kitchen items. Read More
Folklife Festival scheduled this weekend
The Midwest Folklife Festival this weekend, June 22-23, at Folklore Village in Dodgeville features music , art and performances by Wisconsin ethnic and traditional artists. Read More
Carillon recitals set for Sundays
University carillonneur Lyle Anderson plans to perform free public recitals weekly on Sundays at 3 p.m., June 23-Aug. 11. Read More