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December 7, 1998

With 110 faculty affiliates across more than 40 departments, UW–Madison’s Institute on Aging is developing a composite picture of aging in America. A…

Sesquicentennial breakfast series features Soglin

December 7, 1998

The next UW–Madison sesquicentennial breakfast features Paul Soglin, former mayor of Madison and UW alum, who will discuss town-gown relations.

Art, technology join forces in UW student festival

December 6, 1998

Students in UW–Madison's Interarts and Technology (IATECH) program will take over Lathrop Hall Monday, Dec. 7 for a festival of their original works.

Researchers to test methods for helping smokers quit

December 4, 1998

The UW Medical School is launching two large new studies aimed particularly at those cigaratte smokers who have tried -- and perhaps tried again -- to quit.

Two named to National Academy of Education

December 4, 1998

Two members of the UW–Madison faculty, Thomas Romberg in curriculum and instruction and Robert Hauser in sociology, have been elected to the National Academy of Education.

Public forum on reaccreditation

December 4, 1998

Interested citizens and members of the UW–Madison campus community are invited to comment on the university's reaccreditation process during a public forum Tuesday (Dec. 8).

Volleyball hosts NCAA first-round tonight

December 4, 1998

The Badger volleyball team will play host to first and second-round matches of the NCAA tournament on Friday and Saturday in the UW Field House.

UW students laud teacher education reform

December 4, 1998

As a new curriculum in the School of Education's secondary teacher education nears its two-year anniversary, payoffs are proceeding from a decision made long ago by UW–Madison planners: To transform, instead of tinker.

UW researcher reports kidney transplant finding

December 3, 1998

Kidney transplants between siblings with slightly different tissue types are as much as 28 percent more likely to survive long-term when maternal tissue types are used to determine the donor, a new study from the UW Medical School suggests.

Arboretum announces plans for council ring

December 3, 1998

Thanks to a generous gift, a beautiful stone council ring will offer a restful place for reflection and a centralized site for groups to gather at the edge of the Arboretum's Curtis Prairie.

Black Inventions Museum visits campus

December 3, 1998

The contributions of two centuries of African-American inventors, whose ideas range from labor-saving to life-saving innovations, are on display today and Friday, Dec. 4 at the College of Engineering.

Student-led fusion project wows scientific community

December 3, 1998

A unique student-staffed fusion project in UW–Madison's College of Engineering is generating excitement in the physics community.

Senate panel seeks word on human embryonic stem cells

December 2, 1998

Developmental biologist James A. Thomson, whose successful isolation and culturing of human embryonic stem cells made headlines around the world last month, testified today (Dec. 2) before the Senate appropriations committee in Washington.

UW, guest choreographers to premiere works

December 2, 1998

New dances created by faculty and a visiting artist at UW–Madison will debut in "Steps and Landings," a choreographers' showcase Dec. 3-5.

Religious studies offers undergrad certificate

December 2, 1998

A new certificate for undergraduate students interested in the Religious Studies Program at the UW–Madison caps a complete renovation of the program started three years ago.

Pediatrician nurtures growth of ethics program

December 1, 1998

Thanks in no small measure to Norman Fost's continuing leadership, medical ethics is widely appreciated as a highly relevant field with the potential to profoundly affect individual lives as well as national policy.

CCAS names Certain president-elect

December 1, 1998

The next president of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) will be Phillip R. Certain, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UW–Madison.

Tips for Christmas-tree hunters

December 1, 1998

Before starting the quest for the 'perfect' Christmas tree, UW–Madison forestry professor Raymond Guries suggests a little homework on choosing and caring for this holiday centerpiece.

Frazier elected president-elect of national association

November 30, 1998

Ken Frazier, director of the General Library System for UW–Madison, is now president-elect of the Association of Research Libraries.

UW opera director recognized his calling early

November 30, 1998

It was a century ago that pioneer American psychologist William James urged his readers to live fully in the now. William Farlow, newly arrived artistic director of UW–Madison's Opera, recommends opera as a means of capturing that ...