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UW team asks how well NASA communicates during crises

March 19, 1998

How well do mission control crews communicate during a crisis? Itâs an important question that two UW–Madison faculty members will explore on behalf of NASA. Read More

School of Music instrument sale Mar. 20-21

March 19, 1998

There's that empty space in the den just begging for a harpsichord. You know you want one. And the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music will make it a reality for you at its first instrument surplus sale March 20 and 21. Read More

Park-and-ride option available for WIAA boys’ tourney

March 18, 1998

Fans planning to attend the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's State Boys' Basketball Tournament at the Kohl Center this week will be able to 'park and ride' from the Dane County Coliseum to the games and back. Read More

Midwest educators gather to discuss AIDS prevention

March 17, 1998

UW-Madison will host the third in a series of regional conferences on HIV/AIDS and college learning April 2-4 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. Read More

Anthropologist collaborates with study’s subjects

March 16, 1998

In a new book titled Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Folktales, cultural anthropologist Kirin Narayan contributes to a growing movement in anthropology to work out more equitable and collaborative relations with the people being studied. Read More

UW students earn ride on NASA’s zero-gravity plane

March 16, 1998

Four UW–Madison students have earned a research trip to NASA this spring to experience life in the queasy world of zero gravity. Read More

Dalai Lama to speak at UW–Madison

March 13, 1998

Nobel laureate Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, will present a free public lecture at UW–Madison's Kohl Center May 13. Read More

Happy birthday to me

March 13, 1998

Next month, printmaker and small-press owner Bud Shark will help Tandem Press, the UW–Madison's fine-arts press, celebrate its 10th anniversary by taking part in a symposium on the current state of printmaking in America. Read More

Conference examines welfare’s new deals, new hopes

March 13, 1998

Keith Bradley, a leader of Britain's Labour Party and its spokesperson on welfare reform, will be the featured speaker at a UW–Madison conference March 19-20. Read More

Research zeros in on molecular destination of antidepressants

March 12, 1998

Side effects or not, Prozac and similar medications are helping millions of people live more satisfying lives. But scientists still aren't sure exactly how the drugs work at the most basic molecular levels. With a grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, UW Medical School researchers are aiming to find the answers. Read More

Leukemia society supports UW Medical School researcher

March 11, 1998

The Leukemia Society of America has put its money on a UW Medical School researcher whose studies show promise for understanding genetic abnormalities associated with leukemia. Read More

Two pharmacy faculty awarded named professorships

March 11, 1998

Two UW School of Pharmacy professors have been awarded named professorships. Bonnie Svarstad is now the William S. Apple Professor and George Zografi is the Edward Kremers Professor. Read More

Professor assists national effort to curb Hispanic dropout rate

March 10, 1998

National attention is often the prelude to a national solution, and the high dropout rate among Hispanic students got a lot of attention at a recent Washington press conference. Read More

Business leaders take look ahead at economic conference

March 9, 1998

With reports from the Federal Reserve that the impact of Asia's turmoil on the U.S. economy should be measurable but not overwhelming, Wisconsin business leaders may be slightly relieved, but still wondering what's ahead. Read More

Science House to open its doors

March 9, 1998

Science House, a new center for faculty-based science outreach, will open its doors for the first time to the campus community and the public with an open house Wednesday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More

Visiting artist series: Art with words, paint, lens

March 6, 1998

Visiting artists working in words, with paint and through the camera lens will complete the UW–Madison Department of Art's 1998 spring guest artist series. Read More

Study of microbes may hone predictions of mining impact

March 5, 1998

By tracing the abundance and distribution of bacteria in an abandoned California mine, UW–Madison scientists may have found a better way to predict the potential environmental consequences of mining metal ores. Read More

Asian economic crisis to impact Wisconsin agriculture

March 4, 1998

Shock waves from the Asian economic crisis will ripple through Wisconsin's farm economy, with corn and soybean producers feeling the worst effects during 1998 and 1999, according to a UW–Madison economist. Read More

Proposal for sanctuary not viable; Tulane plans continue

March 4, 1998

A reported offer Wednesday morning that an animal sanctuary would accept University of Wisconsin–Madison monkey colonies for $15,000 turned out to only be a… Read More

Library resources help students find careers

March 4, 1998

A passel of powerful information lies waiting for you to retrieve it in College Library - a force field focused on something nearly everyone needs: a career. Read More