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Welcome celebration planned for Badgers
Win or lose, rain or shine, the campus plans a welcome-home celebration Tuesday, April 4, at Camp Randall Stadium for the returning men's basketball team. Read More
Experts to discuss power outage study
A U.S. Department of Energy study on power outages that occurred in many regions of the country in the summer of 1999 will be the subject of an executive roundtable hosted by the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute. Read More
Events to celebrate Freedom Summer
The life of former UW–Madison student Andrew Goodman, who was murdered in the summer of 1964 in Mississippi while working to ensure voter registration for African Americans, will be memorialized April 10-11 on campus. Read More
Team finds cell gene that helps viruses multiply
Working with a virus introduced into a yeast, UW–Madison scientists have found a cellular gene that is commandeered by the virus to help it multiply. Read More
U.S. News ranks graduate programs
The university earned several high rankings in the 2000 rating of graduate programs scheduled for release Friday, March 31, by U.S. News & World Report. Read More
Business professor named SEC economist
Mark Ready of the business faculty has been named chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission and director of the SEC Office of Economic Analysis. Read More
Parallel Press releases new poetry chapbook
'A Visionary's Company,' by Madison author Rick Hilles, is the newest chapbook from Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison libraries. Read More
Douglas named cardiology chief at hospital
Pamela S. Douglas has joined the UW Hospital and Clinics and the UW Medical School as the new chief of cardiology in the department of medicine. Read More
Biologists focus on weed/crop competition
At one time, weeding was a tedious, backbreaking part of farm work. Today it's a tedious, backbreaking part of research. Just ask Jed Colquhoun, Shawn Conley or Mike Moechnig. Read More
Scientists take ecological approach to weeds
UW-Madison researchers have begun a new effort to understand weed-crop competition. When completed, the research will help Wisconsin growers manage weeds more efficiently and reduce their reliance on herbicides. Read More
Conference to tackle Latina issues
Issues of the workplace, sexual identity, the arts, education and more will be under discussion from the standpoint of Latina women April 1 at the university. Read More
Lilith computer fair planned Friday
Madison middle school students, most of whom are girls attending after-school computer clubs, will participate in the third annual Lilith Computer Fair on Friday, March 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at various locations on campus. Read More
Pre-game pep rally planned in Indianapolis
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will hold a pre-game pep rally for Badger basketball fans in the atrium area of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Indianapolis from 3-4:30 p.m. EST Saturday. Read More
Athletics updates Final Four ticket allocation
The university today, March 30, further outlined its travel plans and ticket distribution for this weekend's NCAA Final Four tournament. Read More
Campus hosts Final Four celebrations
Fans who can't make it to Indianapolis Saturday, April 1, or are just tired of squinting at a shoebox-sized television can watch the Final Four and join the excitement at the Memorial Union Rathskeller or Union South. Read More
Battle of the mascots rages on
In a sidelight, ESPN's online battle of the mascots is heating up. ESPN users are determining which mascots advance to the title round and which ones hang their furry heads in shame. Read More
Remember time difference, daylight switch
Fans traveling to Indiana for this weekend's Final Four should note that most of the Hoosier state, including Indianapolis, follows Eastern Standard Time all year. That means the UW-Michigan State semifinal game will tip off in Indianapolis at 5:42 p.m. Saturday, Indianapolis time. Fans watching or listening to the game in Wisconsin should tune in at 4:42 p.m. Saturday. Read More