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Law project may free inmate

December 13, 2000

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

December 13, 2000

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

December 13, 2000

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

December 13, 2000

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

December 12, 2000

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

Advances

December 12, 2000

(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)… Read More

Almanac

December 12, 2000

(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)… Read More

Calendar highlights

December 12, 2000

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

December 12, 2000

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

December 12, 2000

Policies and procedures Policy Governing World Wide Web Accessibility From: Office of the ADA Coordinator PURPOSE: The World… Read More

Milestones

December 12, 2000

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

December 12, 2000

GOVERNANCE Judge rules student fees unconstitutional UW System officials are deciding whether to appeal a decision by a federal judge… Read More

Recent sightings

December 12, 2000

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

December 12, 2000

The landscape of campus can transform in just a few hours, as these photos from the past few days illustrate starkly. Read More

Who knew?

December 12, 2000

Q. Why does Bascom Hill have a gradual eastern slope and steep western slope? A. Bascom Hill’s form is a result of… Read More

Mohs seeks end to use of race in admissions

December 11, 2000

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

December 11, 2000

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

December 11, 2000

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

December 11, 2000

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

December 11, 2000

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