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Tuition rates set
Resident undergraduate tuition will increase $143 per semester, the smallest hike of any Big Ten school. Read More
Students conduct experiments aboard ‘weightless wonder’
Adding a new spin to the challenges of engineering, a group of students were literally "in over their heads" this past spring when they took part in the NASA-sponsored Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program. Read More
Researcher keeps tabs on bats
Counting a few hundred thousand bats sounds about as easy as herding a few thousand cats, but a university researcher is successfully tallying the winter residents at one of the largest bat hibernation sites in the Midwest. Read More
Pedestrian bridge closed for repairs
The bridge that links Bascom Hill and the Humanities Building will be closed for concrete deck repairs through August. Read More
Space Place hosts Antarctic talk
Matthew Lazzara of the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center plans to give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Space Place, 1605 South Park St. Read More
Nichols named to head La Follette school
Economist Donald A. Nichols has been named director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
Elvehjem highlights donated works
A selection of artwork donated to the Elvehjem Museum of Art will be displayed July 6-Aug. 25. Read More
Image scanner to enhance cancer treatment
A new device at the Comprehensive Cancer Center will help radiation oncologists better diagnose and more precisely treat certain cancers. Read More
Budget agreement near
A conference committee deal to address Wisconsin's $1 billion budget deficit includes some cuts to the UW System budget. Read More
Cancer surgeon Mohs dies at 93
Frederic E. Mohs, a researcher who developed a surgical technique for skin cancer that bears his name, died July 1 at age 93. Read More
Poll: Spirits are high
How are things going in the views of Wisconsin residents? Pretty well, and economic and personal fortunes are expected to improve, according to the most recent Badger Poll. Read More
FDA approves bone graft
The newly approved INFUSE Bone Graft promises to reduce pain and recovery time for the more than 190,000 Americans who undergo lumbar spinal fusion surgery each year. Read More
Early music concerts planned
The Madison Early Music Festival adopts a French accent for its third season, devoting a significant portion of its offerings to Medieval and Renaissance France. Read More
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