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Residence halls will go smoke-free
Smoking will be banned in all UW–Madison residence halls, including student rooms, beginning with the 1999-2000 academic year, University Housing officials have announced.
Roundtable lunch series program set for fall
The 1998 UW Roundtable faculty/staff luncheon series will focus on the university's past, present and future as part of the UW–Madison sesquicentennial celebration.
Final fall enrollment exceeds 40,000
There are 40,109 students attending UW–Madison this fall, a 0.2 percent decrease from the 40,196 students enrolled in Fall 1997.
Open house set for new Rape Crisis Center
The new Rape Crisis Center office at UW–Madison, located at 905 University Ave., Room 126, will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.
UW team works to head off the ultimate deadline: 2000
Robert Irons is working to minimize Year 2000 computer problems on the UW–Madison campus with a campaign to make the university's operating systems bug-free by July 1, 1999.
Renovated Lathrop Hall welcomes the public
The UW–Madison Dance Program will welcome the public to a variety of activities Sept. 24-26 in celebration of the Lathrop Hall's renovation.
‘Making dance’ brings students, professors in league
Students and faculty in the UW–Madison Dance Program will pool their talents to open the 1998-99 season with a Rededication Concert in honor of Lathrop Hall.
Supply ordering goes online
UW-Madison researchers will be able to order laboratory supplies online with long-time vendor Fisher Scientific as the campus takes its next step in a major overhaul of buying practices.
Cash used as a recruiting tool
Signing bonuses, once the sole province of pro athletes and corporate big shots, are suddenly finding their way into the back pockets of wet-behind-the-ears undergraduates -- at least those with computer talents.
Waisman Center addition breaks ground
The Waisman Center's much-anticipated $24 million addition anremodeling, getting underway with a Sept. 18 groundbreaking, will allow a major expansion of the center's programs.
Exhibits celebrate art of South Asia
UW-Madison will celebrate the art of South Asia beginning later this month with a display of artifacts from an ancient civilization first brought to light in the 20th century and a collection of historic and contemporary ...
Babies fish for words in a sea of chatter
From a string of nonsense words, uttered in a synthesized monotone to curious 8-month-olds, psychologist Jenny Saffran is uncovering astonishing evidence of how infants assimilate their native language.
Berkeley chemist awarded Hirschfelder prize
David Chandler, a University of California-Berkeley theoretical chemist and one of the world's leading authorities in the field of statistical mechanics, has been awarded the Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry.
Chemistry building addition gets underway
The UW–Madison Department of Chemistry will mark an important occasion on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when ground is broken for the construction of a new $38.9 million Chemistry building addition and renovation project.
Public/private partners support chemistry building project
A capital project years in the making will take a major step toward completion Wednesday, Sept. 16, when ground is officially broken for construction of a seven-story addition to UW–Madison's chemistry facilities.
Biotechnology lecture series features national experts
Nationally recognized experts on biotechnology will be featured as part of a UW–Madison Biotechnology Center lecture series on ethical and social issues in biotechnology, ranging from cloning to engineering crops.
Turkey influx won’t hurt grouse
The wild turkey has pulled off a stunning comeback in Wisconsin -- but has the turkey's success come at the expense of local grouse populations?
German thinker focus of international conference
A UW–Madison conference expected to offer new insight into the relationship between language and ideas will draw participants from Portugal, France, Canada, Australia and Russia, as well as Germany and the United States.
Wages decline despite economic strength
Wisconsin's strong economic growth has resulted in better news for working people, but long-term wage decline and significant economic disparities still dominate the state's economy, according to a new UW–Madison study.
Walnut Street entrance to Lot 60 closed
Starting Wednesday, September 16, there will no longer be thru traffic on Walnut Street from Observatory Drive to the university's Lot 60.