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LEADERSHIP New university calendar captures memorable campus images This photo of a UW–Madison commencement is among 14 full-color images of… Read More
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Holiday dishes Trimmed with holiday lights, the two big satellite dishes atop the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building transmit holiday cheer. Read More
Academic Staff Assembly to review instructional job title proposal
The Academic Staff Assembly on Monday, Dec. 13, will consider a proposal to create professor titles for instructional and research academic staff. Read More
Globetrotting networker uses Madison as home port
Profile: Kim Santiago is a globe-circling networker who helped organize this year's international alumni convocation on campus and recently has been planning a UW–Madison alumni conference in Southeast Asia. Read More
‘Living wages’ discussed at La Follette symposium
The focus of "living wage" activists may have moved to Seattle and the World Trade Organization last week, but the issue still sits heavily in the lap of professor John Witte here in Madison. Read More
Statewide outreach trip becomes annual campaign
The university is updating its public service tradition by taking its show on the road. A series of event-filled visits to Wisconsin cities dubbed 'UW-Madison On The Road,' first created for UW–Madison's 150th anniversary celebration, is becoming a regular part of the university's outreach campaign. Read More
UW underground: A subterranean campus snakes beneath your feet
A dark, labyrinthine world concealed below campus shares at least one thing in common with hell: heat. A century-old system of tunnels supplies steam to heat most campus buildings, snaking along for several miles beneath campus buildings, roads and open spaces Read More
Veterinary program readies abandoned pets for homes �
Third- and fourth-year veterinary medicine students get essential hands-on training in a program that offers free pet care to aniamls from southern Wisconsin humane societies. Read More
Psychologist works in the mysterious realm of human memory
For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals or stymied by instructions for assembly, university psychologist Art Glenberg has a reassuring theory. Read More
UW-Madison graduate named 1999 Rhodes Scholar
UW-Madison graduate Robert M. Yablon is one of 32 Americans awarded a 1999 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most coveted academic honors available to undergraduates. Read More
Universities make strides in federal budget
For the second straight year, Congress has made a strong show of support for higher education by bolstering budgets for basic research, student financial aid and information technology. Read More
School of Music to premiere work by renowned composer
The premiere of a commissioned musical work by Scottish-born composer Thea Musgrave will help the School of Music seal the century -- and campus sesquicentennial -- at a free concert Friday, Dec. 10. Read More
Tips for Christmas-tree hunters
Before starting your quest for the perfect Christmas tree, UW–Madison forestry professor Ray Guries suggests doing a little homework on choosing and caring for this holiday centerpiece. Read More
Rose Bowl spending plans: Chancellor’s remarks
Selected remarks from the Chancellor David Ward's Dec. 3, 1999 press conference to outline planning for the upcoming Rose Bowl appearance by the Wisconsin Badgers. Read More
Fact sheet: Rose Bowl plans at a glance
Rose Bowl plans at a glance. Read More
UW limiting bowl travel parties, costs
University officials are carrying out their commitment to balance upcoming Rose Bowl spending with bowl revenues. Chancellor David Ward outlined university plans at a news conference Friday, Dec. 3. Read More
Waisman scientist tracks rare genetic disorder
An unexpected break put scientists at the Waisman Center on the trail of the genetic cause of Alexander's Disease, a rare brain disorder in children. Read More
Visiting dance duo headline faculty concert
Guest artists-in-residence Terese Freedman and Jim Coleman will make their Madison debut with two original works in the Dance Program's Faculty Concert, 'Epilogue '99.' Read More