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Seg fees case has national implications
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the university's segregated fee lawsuit Tuesday, Nov. 9. The lawsuit, which challenges the constitutionality of the university's mandatory student fee system, could force public colleges and universities nationwide to re-examine their student fee systems. Read More
Smoking relapse targeted in $9.9 million study
Using an array of technology that will include hand-held computers and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, research teams at the UW Medical School will launch a comprehensive assault on one of the most persistent problems in smoking cessation: relapse. Read More
Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,600
The university has enrolled 40,610 students this fall, a 1.2 percent increase from the 40,109 students enrolled in fall 1998. Read More
Conference to draw legion of retiree learners
Some university retirees still in the teaching business will be among those comparing notes at the first-ever statewide meeting of retiree learning groups sponsored by UW–Madison. Read More
Visiting artists ‘weave harmony’ Oct. 24-31
Renowned classical guitarist Robert Bluestone and weaver/tapestry artist Rebecca Bluestone want to change the way you see and hear the arts. During a residency Oct. 24-31, the Bluestones will conduct concerts, lectures and demonstrations. Read More
UW System honors two UW–Madison teachers
The teaching of both science and art at UW–Madison has earned the applause of the UW System, via two 1999 Alliant Energy/Wisconsin Power and Light Underkofler Awards for Teaching Excellence. Read More
Prolific author, science writer to be in residence
Robin Marantz Henig, a prolific author, columnist, essayist and writer of articles about science and medicine, has been named a 1999 Science Writer in Residence. Read More
Parallel Press releases third book, poetry collection
Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison General Library System, released "Apparition," a collection of poems from award-winning Wisconsin author Max Garland. Read More
At 75, nursing ranks among top schools in research
As alumni arrive in Madison to observe the School of Nursing's 75th anniversary this weekend, they'll be toasting not simply an occasion, but the school's national leadership role in what may be the profession's best-kept secret: the growing importance of nurse researchers. Read More
Past Nobel winners from UW–Madison
Counting GŸnter Blobel, 15 UW–Madison faculty or alumni have received Nobel Prizes. Read More
UW alumnus donates $3.5 million to entrepreneurship
UW-Madison business students will receive first-hand experience in being entrepreneurs thanks to a gift of nearly $3.5 million from business school alumnus James Weinert. Read More
SECC kicks off with reception Thursday
A campus reception Thursday, Oct. 14, kicks off the fall charity fund-raising campaign by state and university employees. Read More
Biodiversity as insurance in the face of change
A group of scientists from UW–Madison, writing in the Friday, Oct. 15, edition of the journal Science, suggests that biological diversity may be less important for an ecosystem's health than how individual animals, plants or microbes respond to environmental change. Read More
Barbara Ehrenreich to lecture Oct. 18 and 21
Noted writer, essayist and wit Barbara Ehrenreich will lecture on campus Oct. 18 and 21. Read More
Alumni donate $3.6 million to applied security analysis center
The finance alumni of the School of Business have raised more than $3.6 million to name a center in honor of a former professor. The Stephen L. Hawk Center for Applied Security Analysis, being dedicated on Friday, Oct. 15, will include the business school's nationally known applied security analysis program. Read More
Washburn Observatory closed for repairs
Due to a mechanical problem, Washburn Observatory will be closed indefinitely for repairs. Read More
Campus library sale offers thousands of books, records
Nearly 15,000 books on a wide range of subjects and thousands of LP records will be on sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries scheduled October 20-23. Read More
Donna Sollenberger named CEO of UW Hospital and Clinics
Donna K. Sollenberger, executive vice president and chief operating officer of City of Hope since 1997, has been named president and chief executive officer of UW Hospital and Clinics. Read More
UW doctoral recipient wins Nobel Prize
A university professor who was advisor to Nobel Prize winning cell biologist GŸnter Blobel while he studied oncology here says he's not surprised the one-time doctoral candidate has received the international honor. Read More