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Nine faculty receive Mid-Career Awards
Nine professors have received prestigious Mid-Career Awards designed to provide a financial boost to faculty during what is often the most productive phase of their careers.
Frautschi Point work meant to restore oak savanna
When you're in the business of restoring lost landscapes, sometimes a chain saw is your best friend.
Prescription medication boosts success in quitting smoking
Smokers taking the medication bupropion were nearly twice as likely to have quit smoking one year later than those receiving patches alone or a placebo, according to a new national study published by UW Medical School researchers.
UW expert makes sense of weird weather
La Niña may get the attention, but if forecasts of unusually wild weather this spring come true, lesser-known forces like "zonal" jet streams and "Bermuda highs" will be responsible.
High court: UW not liable for injuries in ’93 stadium surge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday, March 3 that UW–Madison officials are not liable for the injuries suffered by students who rushed the football field after a Badger victory at Camp Randall Stadium in 1993.
Local poet’s collection published by UW library press
The newly created Parallel Press, an imprint of the UW–Madison General Library System, is publishing its second book, a collection of poetry by award-winning local poet Katherine Whitcomb titled "Hosannas."
Satellite laser to take the pulse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
By shining a laser from space onto the Antarctic and Greenland, scientists may soon peel away some of the mystery surrounding the fate of the massive ice sheets that, through natural fluctuation or human-induced climate change, could drastically alter the levels of the world's oceans.
Medical school prepares doctors for practice in managed care settings
Most of tomorrow's physicians will find themselves working in some type of managed care setting, and the Medical School plans to ensure that doctors of the future are prepared to work in new practice environments.
Coalition seeks to prepare a new generation of engineers
The university has joined six other academic institutions in the National Science Foundation Coalition, a program designed to better prepare future engineers.
Student registration system advances another step
UW-Madison is making a major investment in information with a new $12 million student records system that organizers say will increase the access to and processing of information for students and staff.
Faculty Senate limits speech code
In a move that could be followed by universities and colleges nationwide, the Faculty Senate voted Monday to essentially eliminate a controversial faculty speech code.
Top economists offer insights at Economic Outlook: 1999-2000
Four top economists will present their insights and forecasts for the rest of 1999 and first quarter of 2000 at an executive briefing sponsored by the School of Business.
UW research fuels growth in spin-off, startup companies
Research at the university has fueled a swift rise in new technology-based business ventures in Wisconsin over the past five years, according to a recent study of spin-off and startup companies.
Education tutoring program expands in Madison
The SHAPE tutoring program in the School of Education has more than doubled its enrollment and expanded to an additional site in Madison's schools.
Whys and wows
Amid the recreated rain forests, ancient city streets and Egyptian temples of the Milwaukee Public Museum, nearly two dozen people brought another exotic world to life: UW–Madison research.
Two Badgers garner Big Ten awards
Sophomore LaTonya Sims and freshman Jessie Stomski of the women's basketball team have been voted all-Big Ten by both the coaching and media panels according to an announcement Friday at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
Spotlight on UW budget
Gov. Tommy Thompson's 1999-2001 biennial budget recommendations include a plan to boost UW–Madison funding over four years through a public-private funding effort.
Other budget recommendations for UW
The state's 1999-2001 budget plan contains a number of other recommendations that would affect UW–Madison faculty, staff and students.
University to take tough stance on sweatshop labor
The university will push for a tougher code of conduct for companies that produce university-licensed products as a result of an agreement between Chancellor David Ward and students.
Thompson touts ‘bold investment’ in UW
Here is what Gov. Tommy Thompson had to say about higher education in his budget speech Tuesday, Feb. 16.