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Kimberly-Clark to sponsor 15 scholarships
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has pledged $462,000 over the next five years to sponsor 15 annual scholarships and fellowships at the university that are geared primarily towards building a more diverse and better-educated work force.
Brain structure acclimates more quickly to same-race pictures
People's brains respond differently to pictures of faces representing their own race compared with those of another race, according to an initial study appearing in the current issue (Aug. 3, 2000) of the journal NeuroReport.
Report: Wisconsin family income up, growing inequality
Where do Wisconsin workers and families stand in the decade-long economic expansion? That heady question is tackled in a new report - "The State of Working Wisconsin 2000" - released Sunday, Sept. 3, by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy at UW–Madison.
Superconductor group to receive collaboration award
Engineering professor David C. Larbalestier and fellow members of the Wire Development Group will receive the Council for Chemical Research's Collaboration Success Award for this year.
Business social planned for Fluno Center
The School of Business and its Women in Business Council are inviting area business women and alumnae to an evening social, 6-8 p.m., Sept. 19 at the Fluno Center for Executive Education, 601 University Ave.
Conserve the cool, officials ask
Expecting another day of high temperatures, Physical Plant officials are asking employees to shut down equipment that generates heat as a way of maintaining comfortable building temperatures.
Athletes to serve suspensions
The university suspended 26 football players Aug. 31 for receiving extra benefits from the Shoe Box, a discount shoe store in Black Earth, Wis.
Statement from UW Athletic Board Chairman David McDonald
Statement from UW Athletic Board Chairman David McDonald regarding the suspensions and other sanctions levied by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. McDonald delivered the statement Aug. 31 at a news conference at the Kohl Center.
List of suspended athletes
Benefits of more than $500 (Three-game suspension and repayment of open accounts and the extra benefit) Chris Chambers Nick Davis…
Scholar society to hold dinner-lectures
Innovations of academic pursuit ranging from music as dialogue to Greek poetry are on the menu of the UW Literary and Philosophical Society Dinner Lecture series this fall.
Study shows gains for voucher students
A study by a new political scientist at the university, William Howell, has found that test-score performance went up among black students who switched from public to private schools under voucher programs in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dayton, Ohio.
Debit card options expand on campus
With the addition of residence hall food service facilities, the WisCard debit card now can be used for a wide variety of purchases on campus.
Growth accelerates in study-abroad programs
After two decades of slow growth, study-abroad blasted off from a 1981-82 plateau of fewer than 200 students to nearly 700 for last year.
New student insurance contract announced
Students will get a better deal on health insurance this semester, now that a new Student Health Insurance Plan contract is in effect.
Library reduces fines, unifies loan periods
There will be a lot fewer library fines levied against UW–Madison library patrons this fall.
Dean of students on the job
Alicia Fedelina Chávez of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, started July 1 as dean of students at UW–Madison.
No tuition increase for in-state undergrads
Tuition will not increase this fall for in-state undergraduates as part of the 2000-01 UW System budget approved by the Board of Regents.
Imprisoned writers help students learn about life
A new class this fall will acquaint students with the insight of incarcerated Africans and African Americans around the world.
Class of 2000: Academically talented, well-rounded
The fall 2000 freshman class is the most academically talented in campus history, but don't be fooled: these students do more than just study.
Lake scientist drowns
Thomas Frost, one of the university's prominent lake researchers, drowned in Lake Superior Aug. 25 after saving his son from a strong current.