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Graduate School Applications Now Just a Click Away
Anyone interested in pursuing graduate studies at UW–Madison now can apply by way of the World Wide Web, saving themselves - and the university - time, money and angst. Read More
Homecoming: Mad Time for a Mad Town
'Masterpiece in Madtown' is the theme of the 1997 Badger Homecoming celebration, which begins Nov. 2 and concludes with the Wisconsin-Iowa football game Nov. 8. Read More
Sun Microsystems Donation Aids UW Computing Research
A donation of high-performance computing equipment from Sun Microsystems to UW–Madison will aid projects to make parallel computing a more powerful research tool. Read More
Think You Know Lawyers? Think Again
The common image of come-one, come-all contingency-fee lawyers (who charge no fee unless they get you some money) is flat-out wrong, says Herbert Kritzer, professor of political science and law. Read More
UW Theatre Opens Season With ‘Waiting for the Parade’
Opening the University Theatre’s 1997-98 season is Waiting for the Parade, a touching modern drama by Canadian playwright John Murrell. Five of UW’s best… Read More
Grant Funds Center For Pediatric Occupational Therapy Education
UW-Madison's occupational therapy program has received a five-year, $900,000 grant to establish a Center for Leadership in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Education. Read More
Gov. Thompson Proclaims ‘Sea Grant College Day’
Gov. Tommy G. Thompson has proclaimed Wednesday, Oct. 15, as 'Sea Grant College Day' in the State of Wisconsin in recognition of the University of Wisconsin's 25th anniversary as a Sea Grant College. Read More
Smoke and mirros?
Health, legal and political experts from around the country will discuss implications of the proposed national settlement with tobacco companies Oct. 15-17 at the UW–Madison Law School. Read More
Making a New Grade
Duke University has asked 15 to 20 universities, including UW–Madison, to participate in a study of a new method of ranking grades, called the achievement index. Read More
More than two years after Chancellor David Ward outlined a vision that challenged the university community to embrace change and innovation, the enthusiasm for doing things differently continues to grow. Read More
Fall Lecture Series Looks at Human Costs of Drinking
A colloquium series this fall, put together by Child and Family Studies, will focus attention on drinking and its implications for human development and family relationships. Read More
Hilldale Lectures Explore Art and Culture, Chemistry and Education
An internationally acclaimed artist and writer, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, will open the 1997 Hilldale Lecture series Oct. 14. Read More
Seeing science
Illustrations by Joan Kozel and other professional scientific illustrators will be on display in 'Seeing Science,' a new exhibition in the School of Human Ecology's Gallery of Design. Read More
Finding the Best Way To Produce Microchips
Through powerful computer models that actually simulate the making of computer chips, UW–Madison engineers are helping lead manufacturers to a new generation of smaller, faster and better electronics. Read More
Ward To Lead Development of the Next Internet
Chancellor David Ward will chair the board of trustees for a nonprofit corporation created this month to continue developing Internet2, a new family of advanced internet applications in research and education. Read More
A Tour through the Trees
The most striking and historic trees that grace UW–Madison's central campus provide the roots of a new educational experience, courtesy of two walking tours that showcase 70 trees. Read More
Real Estate Experts Praise Campus Vision, But Urge Better Process For Achieving It
UW-Madison should create a non-profit real estate corporation, foster better communication with city and state officials and nearby residents, and seriously review transportation needs -- especially parking. Read More
UW Geology Museum Hosts Special Mineral Exhibit
The famed mineral collection of William W. Jefferis, 19th-century banker and prominent amateur mineralogist, will be the focus of a special exhibit this month at the UW–Madison Geology Museum. Read More
Jorgensen Named Dean for the Interim, Rather Than Interim Dean
Neal A. Jorgensen’s extraordinary contributions to Wisconsin agriculture and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences received further recognition this week when Chancellor… Read More
UW Chemist Receives Cope Scholar Award
Samuel Gellman, an organic chemist and an authority on protein molecules and their function in the body, has been given a 1997 Cope Scholar Award by the American Chemical Society. Read More