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‘Food as culture’ conference planned

June 27, 2000

Internationally known chefs, food producers, writers and scientists will gather this September at the university for an all-day conference Friday, Sept. 8, that will focus on the cultural importance of food and about questions concerning genetically modified organisms. Read More

UW-Madison accessibility accomplishments, resources

June 26, 2000

The university has a significant record of commitment to serving people with disabilities. Here's a list of UW–Madison accomplishments and resources. Read More

UW to celebrate 10th anniversary of ADA

June 26, 2000

The university will highlight its accomplishments as a leader in providing access to disabled students, employees and visitors next month as part of the Spirit of ADA Torch Relay: Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act 10th Anniversary. Read More

Spirit of ADA Torch Relay events schedule

June 26, 2000

The university will highlight its accomplishments and sponsor several activities next month as part of the Spirit of ADA Torch Relay: Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act 10th Anniversary. The following is a list of dates, times and locations for specific activities. Read More

Eating less linked to healthier brain in old age

June 26, 2000

Eating less may be good for the health of your brain, and may help keep debilitating ailments such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases at bay. That is the message derived from a pathbreaking study that employed a powerful new gene-scanning technique to analyze activity in thousands of genes to create a molecular portrait of the aging brain in mice. Read More

Finding sheds light on addiction relapse

June 23, 2000

UW Medical School researchers have found that the memory of drug use can alter an area of the brain not traditionally implicated in addiction. Read More

Students pleased with computing

June 23, 2000

A survey conducted by the university finds that nearly 90 percent of students are satisfied or very satisfied with university computing resources. Read More

Katharyn May named nursing dean

June 22, 2000

Katharyn May, a leader of Canada's academic nursing profession, has been named dean of the School of Nursing. Read More

UW acts to curb binge drinking

June 21, 2000

Researchers' new recommendations for curbing binge drinking among students lend support to efforts already under way through the six-year RWJ Project at the university. Read More

Hoofers to offer sailboat rides for disabled

June 20, 2000

Hoofers Club will hold an 'Adaptive Sail Free Day,' Saturday, July 8, from 12:30-6 p.m. on the lakefront behind Memorial Union. The event is to help commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More

Concert to benefit campus child care

June 19, 2000

The third annual 'Jazzin' at the Gym,' a benefit for the Office of Campus Child Care and Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin, will be held Thursday, June 22, on campus. Read More

Memorial planned for engineer Henry Guckel

June 16, 2000

A memorial service planned Saturday, July 22, for microelectronics pioneer Henry Guckel will showcase the engineer's far-reaching impact on industry and the careers of his students. Read More

New student orientation gets underway

June 16, 2000

More than 7,000 new and transferring students plan to visit UW–Madison between now and mid-August during continuous two-day orientation sessions. Read More

UW Hospital launches allergy alert Web site

June 16, 2000

UW Hospital and Clinics has launched a new Web page designed to inform people of the presence of specific pollens in the air, their severity, and how badly they may effect people allergic to those pollens. Read More

A month’s rain: Record for a century

June 16, 2000

Madison's 30-day rain total ending June 15 has broken all records in the past century, university researchers say. Read More

Future truck places fifth

June 16, 2000

The university Future Truck team steered its revamped Chevy Suburban to a fifth place overall finish in the national contest completed June 15 in the Arizona desert. Read More

Dictionary editor Cassidy dies at 92

June 15, 2000

Frederic Cassidy, 92, who worked more than a half-century on the university faculty, died Wednesday. Cassidy was best known for his work as chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Read More

Romancing the word: The unfinished adventure of a dictionary maker’s life

June 15, 2000

This feature on Cassidy was written in fall of 1999 by Michael Penn for On Wisconsin, the university alumni magazine. Read More

Gardening program open to K-2 children

June 14, 2000

'People to Plants: Living Communities,' a kids gardening program at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, is open this summer to area children who have finished kindergarten through 2nd grades. Read More

Engineering Centers groundbreaking set

June 14, 2000

The College of Engineering will break ground Tuesday, June 20, at 3:30 p.m. on the new Engineering Centers Building. Read More