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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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Calendar highlights
Does God Play Dice The next production in the Open Stage series, “Does God Play Dice,” is an original drama from writer-director Chris… Read More
Events bulletin
Learning Special or guest students People not working toward a UW degree but interested in taking university credit classes this spring… Read More
For the record
Policies and procedures Policy Governing World Wide Web Accessibility From: Office of the ADA Coordinator PURPOSE: The World… Read More
Milestones
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
GOVERNANCE Judge rules student fees unconstitutional UW System officials are deciding whether to appeal a decision by a federal judge… Read More
Recent sightings
Quacks in the ice Open water is becoming a rarer commodity in these days of high winds and low temperatures,… Read More
From dark night to bright white
The landscape of campus can transform in just a few hours, as these photos from the past few days illustrate starkly. Read More
Mohs seeks end to use of race in admissions
UW System Regent Frederic E. Mohs of Madison wants to ban the use of racial preferences in the admissions process at Wisconsin's public universities, especially UW–Madison. Read More
Judge rules student fees unconstitutional
UW System officials are deciding whether to appeal a decision by a federal judge that the university's student fee system is unconstitutional. Read More
Faculty say pay plan would keep campus competitive
Faculty leaders say 4.2-percent salary increases in each of the next two years would sustain the 'momentum' created by the 1999-2001 state budget. Read More
Semiconductor work may spur new electronics advances
A new research project in the College of Engineering to integrate semiconductor materials may lead to new applications in sensing, computing and wireless communication. Read More
Fractals images reveal complex dynamics
Fractals are the offspring of the marriage of art, science and technology. They are generated by a computer to graphically represent solutions to mathematical equations. And in physics professor Clint Sprott's case, not just any solutions, but "chaotic" solutions. Read More