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The other red meats: UW to study alternatives
A team of researchers will study ways to improve marketing and processing of alternative red-meat animals including ratites, such as ostriches, emu and rhea; farm-raised red deer and fallow deer; and bison. Read More
Reed music conference gets underway
About 1,000 participants from all over the world converge on campus starting today for the annual meeting of the International Double Reed Society through Saturday, Aug. 14. Read More
Celebration offers plenty for nature lovers
The Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration Aug. 21-22 at the university will feature several tours, open houses and other activities that may be of interest to gardeners and other nature lovers. Read More
New gateway to campus one step closer to completion
Two brand-new southbound lanes of Park Street between Regent and West Dayton streets opened to traffic Monday, Aug. 9, after being closed since May. Read More
UW advises students on ways to stay safe
Because several sexual assaults have occurred over the last month in or near downtown Madison, city and university police urge students to take measures that will reduce the chances of becoming a victim. Read More
Everyday furnishings reveal cultural clues
They say every picture tells a story. But chairs, jugs and other vestiges of day-to-day life also have important cultural tales to tell, according to Ann Smart Martin, Chipstone Professor of Decorative Arts. Read More
Fitness fair features fun run/walk
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to campus Sunday, Aug. 22, to take part in a Family Fun Run/Walk and other events during the Sesquicentennial Celebration's Recreational Fitness Fair. Read More
New book explores what workers want
What do workers want? University professor Joel Rogers answers that question in a new book based on the most extensive workplace survey of the last 20 years. Read More
Psychologists study new way to treat depression
The standard treatments for depression do not work for millions of people who suffer from the condition. But Medical School psychologists are studying a promising new approach that may greatly improve the odds. Read More
Mark your calendars for sesquicentennial weekend
A youth soccer clinic, do-it-yourself DNA experiments, samba lessons, dinosaur discoveries and Duck rides along the Lake Mendota shoreline are just some of the many activities planned Aug. 21-22 at Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration Read More
Support offered for campus lectures
The University Lectures Committee is seeking applications from campus groups that need financing for public lectures to be held during the 1999-2000 academic year. Read More
New technique can create flu viruses
A research team has perfected a method for creating designer influenza viruses, which can be tailor-made to solve mysteries about how flu strains mutate, spread and cause illness. Read More
Mushrooms cripple herpes, other viruses
Rainforests and other remote, undeveloped spots on the planet arenât the sole source of medically useful plants. Researchers at the Medical School have discovered a mushroom that grows in their own "backyard" can cripple certain viruses. Read More
Reading expert to speak Aug. 6
"What Scientific Research Tells Us About Reading and Reading Instruction" will be the topic of a talk Friday, Aug. 6, by Reid Lyon of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Read More
Energy cuts made a difference
Campus workers made a difference last week with their efforts to cut energy use to help cope with power demands created by soaring temperatures. Read More
Marketing director named for business studies
Tammy Thayer-Ali has been named vice president and director of marketing for the Center for Advanced Studies in Business, Inc. at the School of Business. Read More
After 40 years, staff secretary retires
Stephen A. Myrah knows the steps of Bascom Hall quite well. "Iâve been trotting up and down those stairs since 1956 as an undergraduate," he says. Read More
Students’ smoothie pies earn honorable mention
University food science students have earned an honorable mention in a national competition for inventing a healthy taste treat, "smoothie pies." Read More
Affirmative action plan unaffected by court ruling
A recent federal court decision that UW-La Crosse officials improperly applied the UW System's affirmative action plan does not affect use of the plan on other campuses, system officials say. Read More
Cells show capacity for mending nervous system
Using stem cells grown in the laboratory, scientists have successfully transplanted those cells into the nervous systems of ailing rats and arrested the course of a debilitating congenital disease. Read More