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UW-Madison student receives Arthur Ashe award

May 3, 1999

Shannon Brown, a Chancellor's Scholar and one of the most honored players in Badger women's soccer history, has received the 1998-99 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award from Black Issues in Higher Education. Read More

Van Hise monolith gains national historic status

May 3, 1999

Tucked away in the Baraboo River Valley gorge is the rock that made Wisconsin famous. Read More

Greenpeace founder to lecture today

May 3, 1999

Patrick Moore, a founding member of Greenpeace, will give the Roddis Lecture today at 3:30 p.m. at the State Historical Society auditorium on the UW–Madison campus. His speech is entitled "Environmentalism for the 21st Century." Read More

L&S students reap national honors

April 30, 1999

Five undergraduates in the College of Letters and Science have earned prestigious national awards. Read More

Hilldale undergraduate awards listed

April 30, 1999

A list of recipients, their faculty advisers and department or program. Read More

Hilldale recipient creates artistic spectacles

April 30, 1999

1999 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Award winner Richard Nelipovich wants people to think of their glasses as "jewelry for the face." The UW–Madison senior in the School of Art is designing eyeglass frames that are innovative, distinctive and at times wildly impractical. Read More

Campus libraries plan electronic catalog upgrade

April 30, 1999

A new electronic catalog is coming soon to libraries here and on other UW System campuses - overdue and just in the nick of time. Read More

Douthitt named interim dean of human ecology

April 30, 1999

Robin Douthitt, consumer science professor at UW–Madison, has been named interim dean of the School of Human Ecology. Read More

Pre-tax payment provision to offset parking fee hike

April 30, 1999

Most faculty and staff who drive to work will pay an extra $15 to $60 next year to park on campus, but those increases will be offset by a new pre-tax deduction program for parking fees. Read More

Economy triples Vilas Trust funds

April 30, 1999

Due to the healthy economy and a one-time capital gains increase, Vilas Trust money available for spending in 1999-2000 will be about three times larger than usual. Read More

Climate change symposium warms up geology celebration

April 30, 1999

Global warming and sustainable development will be the topic of a public symposium Saturday, May 7, as the Department of Geology and Geophysics celebrates 150 years of Wisconsin earth science. Read More

Festival for interarts and technology tonight

April 30, 1999

Art, technology and people intersect at the Festival for Interarts and Technology (FIAT), 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 30 at Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. Read More

Sesquicentennial ice cream goes on sale this weekend

April 30, 1999

The winning flavor in UW–Madison's statewide contest to create an ice cream flavor honoring the university's sesquicentennial will soon go on sale. Read More

Distinguished alumni honored for worldwide impact

April 29, 1999

The Wisconsin Alumni Association this year for the first time will present Distinguished Alumni Awards to both domestic and international alumni. Read More

Two students named Goldwater scholars

April 29, 1999

Two UW–Madison students have been named Barry M. Goldwater scholars: Pallavi P. Gopal, a senior in molecular biology from Brookfield, and Anders C. Olson, a senior in zoology from Sun Prairie. Read More

Rouse issues statement regarding death of student

April 29, 1999

UW-Madison Dean of Students Mary Rouse issued the following statement late yesterday afternoon (April 28) regarding the death of student Tyler Kelley. Read More

TAA celebrates 30 years of activism

April 29, 1999

The oldest graduate student union in the nation celebrates three decades of existence starting Thursday, April 29, with four days of events planned to highlight its storied history. Read More

Law school partners with Russian university

April 28, 1999

The UW Law School is partnering with a Russian university to strengthen international legal education. Read More

History student receives prestigious Mellon scholarship

April 28, 1999

Sarah E. Klimenko, a senior in history and political science, is one of 98 winners nationwide of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies competition, the only national humanities graduate award. Read More

Panel to consider downtown Madison film scene

April 28, 1999

The future of independent film screenings in Madison will be under consideration Sunday, May 2, as a panel convenes for the Great Wisconsin Film Festival. Read More