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Initiative raises profile of ‘Wisconsin Idea’
A new university initiative will provide a forward-looking boost to one of the university's most cherished principles, the century-old Wisconsin Idea. Read More
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ audition workshop set
Community members and UW–Madison students are invited to a free workshop to prepare for auditions for University Theatre's fall production of "A Raisin in the Sun." Read More
New tech program targets students of color
Teaching computer and information technology skills to high school students of color is the focus of a new pre-college program at the university. Read More
Library grad student wins national scholarship
Library science graduate student Megan Phillips has won the 2000 Special Libraries Association Affirmative Action Scholarship for graduate studies. Read More
UW Hospital ranks high in U.S. News survey
UW Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top three percent of the nation's major medical centers in eleven medical specialties, according to this year's edition of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" guide. Read More
UW System asks Circuit Court to reconsider June 23 Southworth ruling
The Wisconsin Department of Justice, representing the University of Wisconsin System, filed a petition July 7 in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, questioning the Court's June 23 ruling in the Southworth case on the use of student fees to fund student organizations. Read More
Reproductive biologists to meet here
Nearly 1,200 scientists from around the world will convene at the university July 15-18 to present the latest research in reproductive biology at the Society for the Study of Reproduction's 33rd annual meeting. Read More
Society for the Study of Reproduction program highlights
2000 ANNUAL MEETING – July 15-18, 2000 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (sponsored by the Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program, the Department of Animal… Read More
New round of strategic hiring begins
The university plans to hire 25 new faculty in its latest round of strategic hiring as part of the Madison Initiative, Provost John Wiley says. Read More
UW technology enhances Smithsonian exhibit
Technology pioneered at UW–Madison will play a major role in a national exhibit on the American disability rights movement that opens today, July 6, in Washington, D.C. Read More
African languages institute to open
The country's first institute dedicated to preparing teachers of African languages will culminate Friday, July 7, at the university with a celebration at 5 p.m. in 260 Bascom Hall. Read More
Scientists report how a gene can ‘jump’
Nearly fifty years after a landmark paper proposed the existence of what later came to be called jumping genes, scientists are getting their first clear snapshot of one caught in midair. Read More
Schematic depicting the mechanism of transposition catalyzed by the Tn5 transposase
This schematic diagram illustrates the mechanism of transposition catalyzed by the Tn5 transposase. In the first step, individual molecules of transposase (blue… Read More
Arboretum effigy mounds project to begin
The university is working with the Ho-Chunk Nation and the State Historical Society to protect an important grouping of effigy mounds in the UW Arboretum. Read More
Health service director finalists announced
Three finalists have been named for executive director of University Health Services at the university. Read More
Milwaukee, Racine students come to campus
Minority students from southeastern Wisconsin will travel to the university this weekend for a three-week stay as part of the Milwaukee PEOPLE program. Read More
Memorial Union Deli to be remodeled
The Memorial Union Deli will serve limited items during remodeling that begins Monday, July 10 -- but the ice cream counter will still be open. Read More
UW organizes fall economic summit
A UW System statewide economic summit will help create a strategic plan for Wisconsin in the 'New Economy,' organizers say. Read More
‘Esperanza’ to premiere Aug. 25
Opera and labor have linked forces to create a powerful musical and theatrical show, 'Esperanza,' which will premiere Friday, Aug. 25, at Music Hall. Read More
Study projects steady state growth
A UW–Madison study entitled "Wisconsin's Economy in the Year 2010" shows Wisconsin is in a solid position to move forward in the first decade of the 21st century. Read More