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‘Feeling Good’ Author To Speak on Campus

September 15, 1997

Best-selling author and mental health scholar David D. Burns will give a free lecture at the Memorial Union Tuesday, Sept. 16 on 'feeling good about yourself.'

Pioneers of Physics To Meet in Madison Next Week

September 12, 1997

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Chadbourne seeks to ‘change the culture’ of campus life

September 12, 1997

This semester marks the beginning of an ambitious experiment in residence hall life, the Chadbourne Residential College. The idea upon which it is built: that living is learning, and the residence hall can be a form of classroom.

UW Community to Particpate in ‘Day of Caring’

September 11, 1997

More than 300 UW–Madison students, faculty, staff and administrators have volunteered their services during a 'Day of Caring' Sept. 13.

Sharks Without Bites: Loan Advisers Find Cooperative Approach Keeps Default Rate Low

September 11, 1997

Lueck and his team of eight student-loan advisors work with former students and graduates who have trouble paying back the student loans they took out from UW–Madison.

Plants in Space: Wisconsin Seeds First To Sprout From Stock Grown on Mir

September 10, 1997

The seeds of a tiny, rapidly growing mustard plant, born in space aboard the troubled space station Mir, have sprouted in space, completing a critical first step toward the goal of raising multiple generations of plants in space.

Wisconsin’s Economy Outshines Nation’s, Study Finds

September 9, 1997

Real personal income growth in Wisconsin in the 1990s surpassed the rate of growth in the nation by 24 percent, according to a study by Jon Udell, the Irwin Maier Professor of Business at the UW–Madison School of Business.

Lecture Series Considers How To ‘Go Beyond Violence’

September 8, 1997

The need to “go beyond violence” has become an international rallying cry … but how exactly might we do that? Seven UW–Madison faculty members…

E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone of Modern Biology Emerges From Laboratory of Genetics

September 5, 1997

A team of scientists headed by Frederick Blattner of the E. coli Genome Project in the Laboratory of Genetics at UW–Madison has determined the complete genome sequence of the E. coli bacterium, it was reported in the Sept. 5 issue of the journal Science.

French Prints Make American Debut at Elvehjem

September 4, 1997

More than 170 booklets, broadsheets, pamphlets and other materials bearing the prints of Epinal of the French printer Pellerin will make their American debut Sept. 6-Nov. 30 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

Fluno Gift Launches Executive Education Center

September 3, 1997

Jere and Anne Fluno, Lake Forest, Ill., have made a gift of $3 million to help the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business build an executive education center in downtown Madison.

Freshman class among biggest, brightest on record

September 2, 1997

One of the biggest and brightest freshman classes ever begins its college education today.

Engineering’s Lego Model Opens Gallery of Design’s Fall Season

August 29, 1997

A vision of the UW–Madison engineering campus -- as portrayed through the medium of Lego building blocks -- will go on display in the Gallery of Design Sept. 3.

Maintaining Dayne: Steve Malchow Manages the Media Madness Surrounding the Heisman Candidate

August 27, 1997

UW-Madison's men's sports information director is charged with helping the polite but quiet Ron Dayne sift through the bevy of media queries that go hand-in-hand with the star running back's run for the Heisman Trophy.

Ferris Wins International Award for Software Program

August 27, 1997

Michael Ferris, professor of computer sciences and industrial engineering, has received an international award for co-authoring a versatile software program used in everything from traffic-flow analysis to robotics control.

Davidson Wins Top Honor From Psychological Society

August 27, 1997

Richard Davidson, the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, this summer received the highest honor given annually by the American Psychological Society, the William James Fellow Award.

Ingraham Deli Caters to Bascom Hill Appetites

August 27, 1997

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Openness Regarding Disciplinary Decisions Educates University Community and the Public

August 27, 1997

Faculty disciplinary decisions are being communicated more fully to the public and the UW–Madison community to help educate people about the process, a university official says.

Campus Parkers Can Expect More Spaces

August 27, 1997

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Budget Impasse: State Plan Funds 4 Percent Pay Raises for Faculty and Academic Staff

August 27, 1997

Faculty and academic staff would receive pay raises of 4 percent and 4.5 percent during the next two years, and classified staff would receive raises of 3 percent and 3.5 percent, under proposed state pay plans.