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UW improves time for admissions decisions
Decisions on admission to the university are being made at a rate far faster than last year, according to Admissions Director Rob Seltzer.
Institute to host international visiting professors
Member programs of the International Institute will host six distinguished international scholars next semester.
Bascom Hall columns to be replaced
Some of the most visible symbols at the university -- the columns at the front of Bascom Hall -- are rotting and need to be replaced. The State Building Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 20, approved a request from the university to replace the six wooden cylindrical columns and the two rectangular half-columns against the wall of the building. Cost is estimated at $207,000.
UWPD lifesaving device sees action immediately
In mid-November, the UW Police Department equipped its six marked patrol cars with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and trained all of its personnel on how to operate them. Within two weeks, officers used one of the portable units to help save the life of a Madison man.
$1 million gift establishes chair in entrepreneurism
A permanently endowed chair established with a $1 million gift will provide support for an outstanding faculty member at the School of Business.
Wireless computing catching on
Wireless computing is catching on at the university.
Finalists named for new round of strategic hiring
Interest remains strong in the university's three-year-oldstrategic hiring program, judging from the 72 proposals and two dozen finalists selected this month for further review.
Study: Business climate strong
A study by the School of Business shows that executives give Wisconsin high marks as a place to do business.
Photos capture Italy ‘in the shadow of time’
A stunning exhibition of 45 black-and-white photographs of Italy by Linda Butler will grace Mayer Gallery of the Elvehjem Museum of Art from Dec. 16 through Feb. 11.
Badgers reach NCAA title match
The Wisconsin will meet Nebraska Saturday, Dec. 16 in the title game of the NCAA Volleyball Championship Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Richmond, Va. The Badgers (33-3) coached by Pete Waite, will take on the Cornhuskers (33-0), coached by former Wisconsin Coach John Cook.
Meningitis case confirmed
A 20-year-old female student has been moved out of intensive care and upgraded to serious condition following her hospitalization with meningococcal disease.
New center links environmental science, policy
Jonathan Foley, director of the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, likens the center to an intellectual incubator.
Book maps Wisconsin history
'Mapping Wisconsin History,' the newest title from the Office of School Services, helps readers find their way to Wisconsin's past because it connects Wisconsin, as a place, to the events that have occurred here.
Law project may free inmate
The UW Law School's Innocence Project has attracted national attention for the efforts of clinical professors John Pray and Keith Findley and three students to secure the release of an imprisoned Texas murder convict.
University acts to make Web more accessible
The university will implement a policy next month to make campus Web sites more available for people with vision, hearing or other physical disabilities.
University leaders outline ideas to boost state economy
There was little doubt the UW System's three-day think tank on the New Economy would produce new ideas on kick-starting Wisconsin commerce. But it also highlighted the ways universities are already making things happen.
Internet Scout announces new weblog
The Internet Scout Project, the pioneering UW–Madison project that helps the online community surf smarter by scouring the Internet for the best of the Web, has launched a new service - the Internet Scout Weblog.
Parties spend more than candidates
Nationally, political parties spent more money on advertising than the candidates themselves for the first time in modern history, according to a report conducted by university professor Kenneth Goldstein.
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