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Professor donates collection of Italian history �

February 27, 2001

Jack Fry, Hilldale Professor of Physics emeritus at UW–Madison, is donating to the university more than 26,000 documents he has collected during his lifelong interest in Italian history. Read More

Milestones

February 27, 2001

Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:… Read More

News in brief

February 27, 2001

ON CAMPUS Jeffery Wigand to speak March 7 Former tobacco industry scientist Jeffery Wigand will speak at the Union Theater… Read More

Kabuki and the bagpipes: Finding cultural connections

February 27, 2001

Have you ever met a Japanese-American bagpiper? Then let us introduce to you to kilt-clad David Furumoto, who's taken to the bagpipes like a Scotsman to tweeds. Read More

Recent sightings

February 27, 2001

Junior geology student Anne Skatvold helps children with some activities at the new exhibit on dinosaurs at the Madison Children’s Museum. Read More

Renovation renaissance underway

February 27, 2001

The construction boom continues at a steady pace on the UW–Madison campus. Read More

Water gun, infrared control are top student inventions

February 27, 2001

The Automatically Pressurizing Water Gun, a new twist on such popular water guns as the Super Soaker, received first prize and $10,000 in the annual College of Engineering's "Brainstorm: The Schoofs Prize for Creativity" competition. Read More

Law program to examine sentencing

February 27, 2001

The Law School's 2001 Kastenmeier Colloquium will address the topic "Sentencing Criminals: After a Quarter Century of Reform, Where Are We?" Friday, March 23, in Godfrey & Kahn Hall (Room 2260), from 3-5:30 p.m. Read More

Summer classes offered to high school teachers

February 26, 2001

New and experienced high school teachers of Advanced Placement and upper-level courses are invited to the ninth Summer Advanced Placement Institute June 25-29. Read More

Hong Kong cinema highlighted at festival

February 26, 2001

The Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Film and Theater Research will spotlight the vibrant filmmaking and popular culture of Hong Kong in events scheduled March 1-3. Read More

Tongue seen as portal to the brain

February 26, 2001

The tongue, asserts Paul Bach-y-Rita, is a terrific portal to the brain. The UW–Madison physician and inventor says the tongue might serve as the ideal tactile environment to help blind people navigate, give Navy Seals directions in dim underwater environments and guide urban search-and-rescue teams as they comb the confusion of smoke-filled buildings for people to rescue. Read More

UW surgeons test computer-assisted surgical equipment

February 23, 2001

For years, medical experts have anticipated that computer and robotics technology would revolutionize the hospital operating room. At UW Hospital and Clinics, that prediction is taking a giant step forward. Read More

Spring enrollment finalized

February 22, 2001

There are 38,576 students enrolled for the spring 2001 semester, according to the Office of the Registrar. Read More

Judy Shepard to speak at Union Theater

February 22, 2001

Gay rights activist Judy Shepard will speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Memorial Union Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. Read More

Single-parent scholarships deadline is March 1

February 22, 2001

Thursday, March 1 is the deadline for the Single-Parent Undergraduate Student Scholarships. Read More

Cold researchers seek study participants

February 22, 2001

That achy, sneezy, itchy, stuffy and simply miserable feeling that is the result of having a common cold may not have to be so miserable in the future. A new cold treatment being studied at the UW Medical School, if proven effective, may revolutionize how we treat the common cold. Read More

Zepeda to head ag center

February 20, 2001

Lydia Zepeda, an associate professor of consumer science, has been named director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. Read More

UW pledges to work with lawmakers on budget plan

February 20, 2001

Gov. Scott McCallum's blueprint for the next state budget pares back the university's funding request, but officials are hopeful that lawmakers will recognize that full funding of the Madison Initiative is a long-term investment for both the university and state. Read More

Labeling GM food may benefit farmers

February 19, 2001

As the rest of the world continues to reject genetically modified (GM) foods, American farmers might look to government-mandated labels as their ticket back into the global market. Read More

Genomics portends next revolution in agriculture

February 19, 2001

As science begins to accumulate and explore plant and animal genomes - the entire set of genetic instructions for a particular organism - a new revolution in agriculture is in the offing and, according to university biologist Robert Goodman, promises a long-lasting and favorable impact on agriculture worldwide. Read More