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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.' Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Ward Connerly to speak tonight
Affirmative action foe Ward Connerly will speak Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Theater. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
‘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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Bradley report findings detailed
Some of the key findings from the year's end report on the Bradley Learning Community Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More