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Guide to Midwestern Trees and Shrubs Now on CD-ROM
Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest, a CD-ROM featuring color photos and information on more than 600 species and varieties of trees, shrubs, vines and ground covers that grow in the region is now available. Read More
Largest-Ever Women’s Health Study Heads Into Final Year of Recruitment
For anyone who has struggled with the lure of a bratwurst in July, that's a tall order. But it's exactly the regimen one group of women is testing as part of the Women's Health Initiative, the largest U.S. clinical study ever conducted on women's health. Read More
Students To Get Prizes for High-Tech Business Plans
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will team up to create a business plan for a technology-based business venture as part of a new campus competition. Read More
Study Suggests Purple Grape Juice Is Good for the Heart
There appears to be something special about the fruits of the vine when it comes to preventing heart disease. Read More
Upcoming Lectures in the Library Colloquia
Upcoming lectures in the School of Library and Information Studies colloquium will cover the subject gamut from the virtual library to a history of children and reading. Read More
UW Libraries Help Make Historian’s Job More ‘Pleasant’
Borkowski will lecture March 19 on the intricacies of her job, as well as the integral role university resources play in insuring the historical accuracy on which Pleasant Company prides itself. Read More
New Greenhouses Light Up WALSAA’s 25th
The new D. C. Smith Instructional Greenhouse will be dedicated during WALSAA's 25th anniversary celebration. Read More
Reggie Torian Featured in Sports Illustrated
Senior Reggie Torian recently won the 60-meter hurdles final at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, has been recognized by Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd section. Read More
UW Regents Approve Five Named Professorships
The appointment of five faculty to named professorships was approved by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents at its March meeting. Read More
Cambridge Expert Delivers Computing Lecture
An internationally renowned expert on concurrent and mobile computing will discuss the theories that underlie computation and communication during a lecture on Monday, March 17, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Ward: Governance Process Deserves Respect
The governance process does not deserve criticism just because someone does not agree with the outcome, Chancellor David Ward told the Faculty Senate March 3. Read More
Kluender Awarded Top Experimental Psychology Honor
University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologist Keith R. Kluender has earned a top experimental psychology award from the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to understanding speech perception. Read More
New Native American Recruiter Joins UW Admissions
Michelle Ortiz sees herself as more than a student recruiter. She considers herself a role model. Read More
Regents Adopt Investment Policy
Balancing maximum returns with social justice is the goal of the updated investment policy adopted by the UW System Board of Regents at its meeting last week in Madison. Read More
Washington Post, CNN Commentator To Speak at UW–Madison
David Broder, author of a syndicated column for The Washington Post and a regular contributor to the Cable News Network, will consider 'Approaching a New Century.' Read More
Performance Artist Meredith Monk Planning UW Residency
MacArthur Fellow Meredith Monk, a choreographer, composer and musician, will be in town March 12-15 to start to plan a strategy for a longer residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1998-99. Read More
TAA Tuition Waiver Proposal Faces Tax Issue
Tax concerns could hamstring a proposal by the Teaching Assistants' Association to permanently waive in-state fees for graduate employees. Read More
Marx Photo Credit
Groucho Marx — publicity still © 1930 Courtesy of Richman Agency, Los Angeles. All Rights Reserved. Read More
Jewish Humor Featured in Chicago Exhibit
Jewish humor and American culture are as interlocked as lox and bagels. That's overwhelmingly evident right now at the Spertus Museum in Chicago, where an exhibition called 'Let There Be Laughter! Jewish Humor in America' has opened. Read More
Panel To Discuss Role of Internet in Society
'The Internet: A Revolution in the Making' is a panel discussion created by the UW–Madison History Organization and co-sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Pi Sigma Alpha, the Pre Law Society and the State Historical Society. Read More