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Auriantal To Play in World University Games
Hennssy Auriantal, a junior guard on the men's basketball team, will play for Canada in the 1997 World University Games in Trapani, Italy, August 21-30. Read More
WALSAA Hosts Football Fire-Up And Auction
The 22nd annual Wisconsin Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni Association Football Fire-up and Auction will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, before the Wisconsin/Boise State football game. Read More
Rolling Stones To Play Camp Randall
Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones return to Camp Randall Stadium on Monday, Oct. 6. Read More
‘Economic Outlook: 1998’ To Look at Balanced-Budget, Domestic Economy
The impact of the balanced-budget legislation on the domestic economy will be examined next month by a panel of economic and political authorities. The… Read More
Faculty and Staff Grade Computing Services
Satisfaction with computing resources on campus is high among faculty and staff, according to a recent survey. Read More
Observatory Drive traffic advisory for 8/19/97
Commuters to the UW–Madison campus should be aware there will be no thru traffic on Observatory Drive between Park Street and Charter Street from… Read More
Campus Police Use E-Mail To Warn Students About Assaults
As they arrive on campus over the next two weeks, 34,605 UW–Madison students with e-mail addresses will find an important message from campus police waiting for them when they log on to their computers. Read More
Text of E-Mail Alert Sent to Students
To: Registered Undergraduates and Graduate, Professional & Special Students Eligible to Register Since early April, there have been a number of burglaries… Read More
Alternate Traffic Routes Planned for Student Move-In Days
The majority of students who will be living in university residence halls this year will move in on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Aug. Read More
Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the Center’s Henry Vilas Zoo Colony: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw
(To better follow this issue, view the first statement from Hinshaw regarding the Primate Center policy.) “An inventory conducted August 11-12,… Read More
Where Fossils Fear To Tread
Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor
Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible. Read More
Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Hypertension
Chronic high blood pressure can be linked to sleep apnea, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have found. Read More
Statement On Primate Center Policy By UW–Madison Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw
“I called a meeting this morning with Primate Center officials to obtain information about all exceptions that were made to the June 15, 1989… Read More
UW Computing Network Takes Flight With Intel Grant
A $4.8 million equipment grant from Intel Corp. to the University of Wisconsin–Madison will help expand the arc of 'Condor,' a UW-inspired program that turns idle desktop computers into powerful research tools. Read More
Follow the Women’s Soccer Team Around Europe
The women's soccer team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 13-day training and cultural trip to Europe. Read More
UW-Madison’s TTY Service Earns State Award
UW-Madison is easing the telecommunications challenge for people who cannot use a standard telephone - and its efforts have earned it a state award. Read More
Workshops To Assist High-Growth Companies With Financing
High-growth companies that expect they will need financing in the near future can receive expert assistance at one-day workshops being presented throughout the state… Read More
Jacobsen Wins Top National Service Award
The head of library services at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, Larry Jacobsen, has won the 1997 American Society of Primatologists Distinguished Service Award. Read More
Still with no new budget, regents set fall tuition
After saying it delayed the decision as long as it could, the UW System Board of Regents approved fall semester tuition rates at its July 25 meeting. Read More
Luker Leaving DoIT To Join Educom
Mark Luker, director of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and chief information officer at UW–Madison, has accepted a position as vice president of Educom, a nonprofit consortium of 600 colleges and universities. Read More