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Tuition rates set

July 8, 2002

Resident undergraduate tuition will increase $143 per semester, the smallest hike of any Big Ten school. Read More

Students conduct experiments aboard ‘weightless wonder’

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

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

July 5, 2002

Economist Donald A. Nichols has been named director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More

Elvehjem highlights donated works

July 4, 2002

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

July 3, 2002

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

July 3, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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

July 2, 2002

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

July 1, 2002

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

July 1, 2002

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

July 1, 2002

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

June 27, 2002

UW-Madison will soon finalize negotiations for a natural gas-fired co-generation plant on campus. Read More

Fire seen from on high

June 27, 2002

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

June 27, 2002

Wisconsin residents surveyed in a recent Badger Poll back the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Read More

Employees to get free bus pass

June 26, 2002

The city has approved a plan to provide free city bus passes to university and hospital employees. Read More

Sapiro named associate vice chancellor

June 26, 2002

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