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New housing director appointed
UW-Madison has hired a new director to oversee one of the major elements of campus life: housing. Read More
Eagles, ospreys recovering from exposure to toxins
Two studies published in recent months indicate that Lake Superior bald eagles and Wisconsin River ospreys are nesting successfully despite the presence of DDE, PCBs and dioxin in their blood. Read More
Defusing the Year 2000 dilemma
How reliable will UW–Madison's computing environment be when January 1, 2000, rolls around? If computer specialist Robert Irons achieves his goals, the university's most crucial computing networks will be bug-free a full six months... Read More
Law professor to serve as justice fellow
Herman Goldstein, emeritus law professor at UW–Madison, has been named to a fellowship with the New York-based Open Society Institute, part of the Soros Foundations Network. Read More
Stumptails leaving for Texas sanctuary Aug. 24
With new living quarters completed, the colony of stumptailed monkeys owned by the UW–Madison Primate Center is headed Aug. 24 for San Antonio's Wild Animal Orphanage. Read More
Forecasting the ebb and flow of a rogue mosquito
A computer model being honed by UW–Madison scientists may help predict climate-related population booms of Aedes aegypti, a mosquito whose disease-transmitting ways already puts half the world's population at risk. Read More
Observatory Drive detour this week
Beginning this morning (Tuesday, Aug. 4), there will be another temporary closing of Observatory Drive between Elm Drive and Linden Drive (near Willow Creek) in order for workers to complete a steam pipe replacement project begun in late June. Read More
Kohl Center opens visitor desk
A new reception and information desk at the Kohl Center will assist visitors who want to get a closer look at the athletic facility. Read More
Moving crews busy at new Biochemistry Building
The first wave of more than 300 faculty and staff settled into new digs this week in UW–Madison's almost-completed, $35.6 million Biochemistry Building, which is slated for an October grand opening. Read More
MGE supports new research park expansion
Madison Gas and Electric Co. announced today (July 29) it will contribute more than $1 million toward a new and expanded innovation center at the UW–Madison Research Park. Read More
University Theatre wraps up summer with Smash
University Theatre concludes its summer season with a production of Smash, an adaptation by award-winning Minneapolis playwright Jeffrey Hatcher of George Bernard Shaw's novel An Unsocial Socialist. Read More
Dissecting a cocoon of stardust: Scientists begin to tease out a hidden star’s secrets
Peering deep inside obscuring cocoons of stardust, astronomers are beginning to witness the birthing secrets of an unusual star. Read More
UW hires new trademark licensing director
From sweatshirts and jackets to mugs and license plates, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's name and logos can be found on thousands of items. Pamela Holt's job is to ensure that the images of Bucky Badger, the motion... Read More
Afternoon sleepiness linked to lighting conditions
The biological clock reminds us to go to sleep every 24 hours, but under certain lighting conditions another internal regulator may be telling us to take a nap. Read More
Five new cooperative projects initiated
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives and Cooperative Development Services of Madison have selected five innovative cooperative development projects for special technical assistance. Read More
New name reflects department’s breadth of expertise
To better acknowledge the breadth of faculty expertise, UW–Madison's Department of South Asian Studies, Languages and Literature has changed its name to the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia. The change is effective immediately. Read More
Rennebohm gift boosts UW multiple sclerosis research
A $600,000 gift from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help UW–Madison researcher Ian Duncan accelerate work on a promising treatment for multiple sclerosis and other myelin disorders. Read More
Expert: U.S. dairies need to crack export markets
Today's lackadaisical attitude toward exporting dairy products could cost the U.S dairy industry dearly in years to come, according to a UW–Madison dairy policy analyst. Read More
Cancer research units’ merger set for 2001
As the new millennium approaches, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is poised for a consolidation with the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read More
Wisconsin names first women’s ice hockey coach
Julie Sasner (formerly Andeberhan), the head women's ice hockey coach at Cornell University, was today (July 9) named the first varsity women's ice hockey coach at UW–Madison according to UW Associate Athletic Director Mike Moss. Read More