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Smaller, Taller Micromachines Show Commercial Promise

February 20, 1997

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. Read More

UW Chemist Receives Major Korean Science Prize

February 19, 1997

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. Read More

Steele Named Dean at Penn State University

February 19, 1997

Robert D. Steele has been named Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University. Read More

The Why Files Named ‘Best of the Web’

February 18, 1997

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. Read More

1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series

February 18, 1997

The Center for Jewish Studies' 1997 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series will consider Zionism at 100: Retrospect and Prospect. Read More

Center for Jewish Studies Acquires Scholarly Collections

February 18, 1997

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. Read More

Academic Quadrathalon Team Wins at National Beef Bowl

February 17, 1997

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. Read More

Scientific Consensus Plays Role in Debate Over Wild Salmon Recovery

February 17, 1997

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. Read More

School of Education gets boost from Spencer Foundation

February 14, 1997

The Spencer Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to the School of Education to support graduate students in doctoral-degree programs. Read More

New Program Aims To Improve Written Communication

February 14, 1997

The Writing Fellows Program, to debut this fall, will train excellent undergraduate writers to help peers with the often-daunting task of writing effectively. Read More

Fuel for Thought: UW Engineers on Trail of 80 MPG Car

February 13, 1997

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are looking under the hood for a revolution in automobile fuel efficiency. Read More

Student Groups Benefit From Faculty Guidance

February 12, 1997

Interaction between faculty, staff and students does not have to end in the classroom. Read More

McKay’s Anthology Nominated for Image Award

February 11, 1997

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. Read More

Latino Realities Topic of Latino Lecture Series

February 11, 1997

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will sponsor a semester-long Latino lecture series featuring distinguished guest scholars. Read More

UT King Lear Gets Back to Shakespearean Basics

February 11, 1997

The UT version of Lear will offer high-octane Shakespeare for the students working on the production and the audiences that eventually will see it. Read More

MBA Curriculum Receives Tune-Up for 21st Century

February 11, 1997

The School of Business has opened the hood of its M.B.A. curriculum, gone in with wrenches blazing, and come out with a… Read More

UW-Madison Rated Third Best Value in Country

February 7, 1997

Weighing both cost and academic quality, the March issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranks UW–Madison the third best value among 51 major public universities. Read More

Danish bestow knighthood on Ingwersen

February 7, 1997

On February 1 Brent Killerich, consul general of Denmark, visited campus on behalf of Danish Queen Margrethe II to bestow a knighthood on Neils Ingwersen, professor of Scandinavian Studies, for his promotion of Danish literature in the United States. Read More

‘Slop’ Artists to Tackle America’s Consumer Culture

February 7, 1997

'Slop's Supermarket', a juried art exhibition opening in Madison Feb. 22, will provide a meeting ground for University of Wisconsin–Madison art students, faculty and members of an international art community. Read More

UW-Madison Economist Appointed to the U.S. Treasury Department

February 6, 1997

Economist John Karl Scholz has been named by the U.S. Treasury Department as deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis. Read More