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Electronic Check Deposit Works for All
As the one-year anniversary for electronic check deposit nears, university payroll officials are heralding its success and urging more employees and students to take advantage of the program.
Mosse Receives AHA Award
Joining the circle of distinguished senior historians honored with an American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction is George Mosse, emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
New Dance Pieces Explore, Celebrate Individual Differences
The many and varied ways in which individuals differ will be examined through dance at the University of Wisconsin–Madison March 3.
Jewish Lecture Series Seeks to Understand Present, Clarify Past
The 1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series will consider Zionism at 100: Retrospect and Prospect.
Weygandt Named to FAF Board of Trustees
Accounting professor Jerry J. Weygandt has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
Four Approved for Named Professorships
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents at its February 1997 meeting approved the appointments of four UW–Madison faculty to named professorships.
Native American Law Students, Lawyers To Gather at UW
Two events at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School this week will bring together Native American law students and lawyers, judges and scholars from across the country.
Smaller, Taller Micromachines Show Commercial Promise
A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer follows an unusual parameter in the quest to make functional micro-machines. Rather than just smaller, he makes them taller.
UW Chemist Receives Major Korean Science Prize
Hyuk Yu, Eastman Kodak Professor of Chemistry at UW–Madison and an internationally recognized authority on polymer chemistry and physics, has been named the recipient of the 1997 Ho-Am Basic Science Prize by the Samsung Foundation of Seoul, Korea.
Steele Named Dean at Penn State University
Robert D. Steele has been named Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University.
The Why Files Named ‘Best of the Web’
The Why Files, a science-behind-the-news web site produced by the National Institute of Science Education (NISE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is listed among the top 100 sites on the World Wide Web by PC Magazine in its Feb 18 edition.
1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series
The Center for Jewish Studies' 1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series will consider Zionism at 100: Retrospect and Prospect.
Center for Jewish Studies Acquires Scholarly Collections
Recent gifts to the University of Wisconsin Foundation for the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have supported the acquisition of three important scholarly collections.
Academic Quadrathalon Team Wins at National Beef Bowl
The UW–Madison Academic Quadrathlon team celebrated its 20th anniversary with a win at the National Cattleman's Beef Association National Beef Bowl competition in Kansas City, Mo. on Jan. 31.
Scientific Consensus Plays Role in Debate Over Wild Salmon Recovery
Science may be pointing a way out of the gridlock over rehabilitating wild Pacific salmon in the Columbia River basin, where once-annual spawning runs of 20 million fish have greatly diminished.
School of Education gets boost from Spencer Foundation
The Spencer Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to the School of Education to support graduate students in doctoral-degree programs.
New Program Aims To Improve Written Communication
The Writing Fellows Program, to debut this fall, will train excellent undergraduate writers to help peers with the often-daunting task of writing effectively.
Fuel for Thought: UW Engineers on Trail of 80 MPG Car
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are looking under the hood for a revolution in automobile fuel efficiency.
Student Groups Benefit From Faculty Guidance
Interaction between faculty, staff and students does not have to end in the classroom.
McKay’s Anthology Nominated for Image Award
Nellie McKay, professor of Afro-American Studies and English, and her 10 co-editors last week received another honor for their recently published anthology of African American literature.