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Non-mainstream Groups Find
Community Through Films at UW
Organizers of several film series say an important function of their programs is building community, forging important ties to the external community, as well as strengthening bonds among members of a particular group. Read More
Canine Design: Students Create Tools for Service Dogs
With a $300 budget and abundant creativity, freshman engineering students have created two clever products that have clients smiling and tails wagging at the Wisconsin Academy for Graduate Service Dogs (WAGS). Read More
Nine Faculty Honored for Mid-Career Promise
Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have received a financial boost to their research at mid-career, a time when years of carefully cultivated scholarship can yield great returns. Read More
Ten Faculty Receive Awards for Early Excellence
Ten recently tenured University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have been rewarded for early excellence in their fields by receiving prestigious 1997 Romnes Fellowships. Read More
Several Graduate Programs Fare Well in U.S. News Rankings
Several academic programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have earned high ratings in U.S. News and World Report's 1997 ranking of graduate programs. Read More
Smith to Head 150th Celebration
Peyton Smith has been named coordinator of the UW–Madison's Sesquicentennial activities by Chancellor David Ward, it was announced last week. Read More
Three Awarded Sloan Fellowships
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are among 100 scholars nationwide who have been awarded Sloan Research Fellowships, which are intended to help promising young scientists establish laboratories and programs of research. Read More
Borgerding Leaving UW
Eric Borgerding, special assistant to the chancellor for state relations, has accepted a position as director of legislative relations at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. Read More
Initial Reaction To Budget Is Optimistic
UW-Madison officials are still sifting and winnowing through Gov. Tommy Thompson's 2,100-page budget for 1997-99, but their initial reaction is: Better than last time. Read More
Pay Raise, Tuition Issues Unanswered in Budget
The biggest budget question for UW–Madison this biennium is faculty and academic staff pay raises -- but Gov. Tommy Thompson's proposed 1997-99 budget does not give an immediate answer. Read More
TAs Rally for Tuition Waiver
Members of the Teaching Assistants' Association at UW–Madison rallied Thursday for a permanent tuition waiver in their next union contract. Read More
Humanities Conference to Consider ‘Contact and Power’
Contact and Power: Transgressions in the Borderlands of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Encounter, March 7-9. Read More
UW System Alumni Satisfied With Their Education
Recent University of Wisconsin alumni are highly satisfied with the quality of their UW undergraduate education, according to results of an independent survey. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Jewish Lecture Series Seeks to Understand Present, Clarify Past
The 1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series will consider Zionism at 100: Retrospect and Prospect. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More