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Sunstad Resigns as Director of University Housing

January 14, 1998

Norm Sunstad has resigned as director of University Housing effective this month and will soon strap on a new job - and a pair of skis - in Gunnison, Colo.

UW-Owned Zoo Monkeys Headed To Tulane Primate Center

January 14, 1998

UW-Madison Primate Center officials announced Friday that the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center in Covington, La., will be providing a new home for 100 UW-owned rhesus monkeys at the Henry Vilas Zoo.

Three Events Give Public Initimate View of Kohl Center

January 14, 1998

Jane Albright-Dieterle, women’s basketball coach, described this as a red-letter week in Wisconsin’s athletic history Monday during her first Kohl Center press conference.

Kohl Center Makes Debut This Weekend

January 14, 1998

The final bolts are just about in place, the courtside wiring for the media is being hooked up, the cleanup of the lingering construction dust is nearly completed.

University Committee Rejects Duke Grading Study

January 14, 1998

The University Committee agreed Monday not to participate in a Duke University study of alternative grading.

State, UW Officials Challenge Education Week Study

January 13, 1998

State Superintendent of Schools John Benson and UW–Madison School of Education Dean Charles Read expressed dismay today (Friday, Jan. 9 ) over a study placing the quality of Wisconsin's teaching force last in the nation.

Spuds Redux

January 12, 1998

The folks who brought us spuds in space have a new crop to tend this January, when they attempt to grow an amber wave of weightless grain.

Hubble finds one more oddity on an already strange moon

January 9, 1998

Jupiter's moon Io, whose strange surface is defined by active volcanoes, lakes of molten sulfur and vast fields of sulfur dioxide snow, has revealed another oddity to scientists: caps of glowing hydrogen gas at the moon's poles.

Smoked Meats Are Safe, Task Force Concludes

January 8, 1998

An interdisciplinary task force of scientists concluded in a recently issued report that there is virtually no scientific rationale for this conclusion.

CALS Dean Finalists Named

January 8, 1998

Chancellor David Ward will consider four finalists for dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences recommended Jan. 6 by a college search committee.

With space telescope and model, star’s birth pains revealed

January 7, 1998

With Space Telescope and Model, Star's Birth Pains Revealed" #description "Using a potent combination of observation and theory, astronomers are peeling away layers of cosmic dust to see the birth pains of sun-like stars.

Colon Cancer Linked To Genes, Not Lifestyle

January 6, 1998

Colon cancer and many other geriatric diseases in primates appear to be natural outcomes of aging, rather than being caused by outside factors, a scientist at UW–Madison has found.

Kohl Center To Establish Itself As ‘Work of Art’

January 6, 1998

A special arts fund-raiser Jan 17 will offer a 'first-look' at UW–Madison alumnus Dale Chihuly's new glass installation at the Kohl Center. The deadline for reserving tickets is this Friday.

Robert Seltzer Named New Admissions Director

January 5, 1998

Robert Seltzer, a 20-year veteran of undergraduate admissions with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, has been selected to lead the admissions office at UW–Madison.

Robert Seltzer Named New Admissions Director

December 29, 1997

Robert Seltzer, a 20-year veteran of undergraduate admissions with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, has been selected to lead the admissions office at UW–Madison.

Colon Cancer Linked To Genes, Not Lifestyle

December 22, 1997

Colon cancer and many other geriatric diseases in primates appear to be natural outcomes of aging, rather than being caused by outside factors, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found.

UW Virologists Track New Influenza Threat

December 22, 1997

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NCR Purchases UW Computer Sciences Technology

December 19, 1997

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New Bacterium May Aid War on Insect Pests

December 18, 1997

Scientists have discovered a bacterium with the same insect-thwarting properties as the widely-used Bacillus thurengensis.

The Whys of the Why Files

December 17, 1997

A new multi-method study of The Why Files, a popular science Web site produced on campus, is helping to put flesh on the bones of Web demographics and use.