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Distinguished Alumni Awards
Four UW alumni, including one of the key individuals behind the renowned Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., have been honored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association as Distinguished Alumni.
Real estate alums give building to UW–Madison
A unique gift from TOLD Development Co., Minneapolis, has created the Robert E. Wangard Chair in Real Estate at the UW–Madison School of Business.
Stumptailed monkeys headed to Texas sanctuary
UW-Madison's colony of 54 stumptailed macaques housed at the Henry Vilas Zoo is headed to a wildlife sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas, UW–Madison officials announced today (May 6).
Distinguished Teaching Awards
UW-Madison celebrated a deep bench of teaching excellence April 28 as it presented its 1998 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Engineering undergraduate writing winners announced
Winners of the College of Engineering's 1998 Steuber Writing Prize have been announced.
Constitution center takes its research on the road
UW-Madison's Center for the Study of the American Constitution will help 25 judges from across Wisconsin fortify their understanding of the relationship between ...
Herbicide applications to begin
To control garlic mustard and invasive woody plants in the campus natural areas, chemical herbicides Roundup and Garlon 4 will be applied to areas in the western end of campus starting May 6.
Interarts and technology sponsors interactive computer dance performance
Guest artists Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello will demonstrate their use of interactive computer technology in dance and perform three works from their repertoire on Monday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall.
New network increases computing speed on campus
The campus computer network was recently upgraded to improve speed and capacity and now features the latest Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology.
Space Place inaugurates amateur radio center
Space Place, UW–Madison's hub for astronomy and space science outreach, is embarking on a new educational project with the help of the Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club and area schools.
Prof’s work marries two intellectual passions
Mark Suchman's research and teaching has positioned him as an emerging figure in the growing academic field of law and society.
Hilldale faculty award recipients named
Four faculty members have been chosen to receive this year's Hilldale Awards for major achievements in teaching, research and service.
Two Madison campus faculty win System teaching awards
Breaking news as we go to press: The UW System has announced that Jan B. Heide and Donald Passman are winners of Wisconsin Power and Light Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Back in the heartland
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds a place for Madison in his heart. And he will renew his connections May 13-15 as he makes his third visit here in the past two decades.
UW Technology Enterprise Competition winners announced
Engineering student Eric Iverson and business student Brian Weiss are the first-place $10,000 winners for best technology based business plan in the 1998 UW–Madison Technology Enterprise Competition.
Education research group joins Milwaukee schools study
A new project at UW–Madison's Wisconsin Center for Education Research will collaborate with the Milwaukee Public Schools to study systemic school reform aimed at improving student achievement in the district.
Geology museum open house set for May 2
Dinosaur masks, a free rock pile for kids and a special exhibit of mineral and fossil stamps are a few of the highlights of this year's UW–Madison Geology Museum open house Saturday, May 2 from 1-5 p.m.
Researchers track cause of energy loss in superconducting
High-temperature superconducting materials have almost limitless potential but are often less 'super' in real performance. A UW–Madison experiment has found a surprising contributor to this energy sink.
Five faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced April 28 that five UW–Madison faculty were among those elected to membership in the prestigious organization.
Dalai Lama’s address to be televised
As a public service, the Television Wisconsin Network and Wisconsin Public Television will broadcast the Dalai Lama's speech from the Kohl Center Wednesday evening, May 13.