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Murray Mall plans unveiled
For more than 85 years, UW–Madison planners have envisioned an aesthetically pleasing pedestrian corridor linking Lake Mendota to the southeast part of campus. That linkage could soon begin to take shape, under plans to be unveiled to campus ...
Installation celebrates spontaneity
World-acclaimed environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty's installation at UW–Madison next month will use willow and dogwood saplings to commemorate a place, time and people, as well as celebrate the temporary.
Students write guide for students
Amid the blizzard of guidebooks for college students written by people who are not college students, a new handbook stands out - 'Choose Your Own Adventure: A Guide to UW–Madison For Students, By Students.'
Homecoming festivities extended by late game
Organizers are confident this year's Badger Homecoming celebration is going to be bigger and better than ever, largely because the Homecoming game between Wisconsin and the Purdue Boilermakers Oct.
Pulitzer winner named science writer in residence
Robert Lee Hotz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the Los Angeles Times, has been named a 1998 UW–Madison science writer in residence.
Swallowtails show how to co-opt nature’s palette
UW-Madison scientists have identified a biochemical switch that helps regulate color pattern formation in the wings of a swallowtail butterfly that sometimes takes on the appearance of an unappetizing cousin.
Affirmative action debate tonight
Affirmative action is the topic of two upcoming debates at UW–Madison. 'Should Affirmative Action Get the Axe' is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 6210 of the Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive.
Ward Connerly to speak tonight
Affirmative action foe Ward Connerly will speak Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Theater.
Team solves X-ray structure of powerful enzyme
Researchers at the UW Medical School and the National Institutes of Health have determined the three dimensional molecular structure of a powerful enzyme responsible for activating many cell functions.
Estate gift to benefit Medical School
A gift of $1.9 million from the estate of 1930 University of Wisconsin graduate Margaret Hart Larson will benefit neurosurgery at the UW–Madison.
‘Soup or Salad’ offers taste of race relations
Race relations is on the menu in 'Soup or Salad,' a satirical student-written play that runs through Oct. 4 at UW–Madison.
Courts most admired by those who use them
Complaining about the judicial system - a virtual birthright for Americans - occurs less among the people who have the most reason to castigate the courts: Those who have used them.
UW opens wallet to retain top faculty, staff
UW-Madison spent nearly $800,000 last year to increase the pay of 88 faculty and staff members courted by other universities and private companies.
Homecoming festivities extended by late game
Organizers are confident this year's Badger Homecoming celebration is going to be bigger and better than ever, largely because the Homecoming game between Wisconsin and the Purdue Boilermakers Oct.
Poet Karla Kuskin to deliver first Charlotte Zolotow lecture
Karla Kuskin will deliver the first annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Bradley report findings detailed
Some of the key findings from the year's end report on the Bradley Learning Community
Report: Bradley Learning Community making an impact
The report cards are in: Bradley Learning Community is getting high marks for enhancing the academic and social lives of UW–Madison freshmen.
Planetary scientists to align in Madison
From Oct. 11-16, Madison will be the focal point of the solar system for the community of scientists who study the planets and the menagerie of solar system objects as the American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Science meets here.
Shun the car
UW-Madison transportation officials are encouraging faculty, staff and students to walk, bike, bus or car/van pool to campus from Monday through Oct. 2 as part of Try a Different Mode Week, formerly known as Bike to Campus Week.
New York Times business reporter to visit campus
Diana Henriques, investigative reporter for the business desk of the New York Times, will serve as the fall semester's business writer in residence Sept. 28-Oct. 2.