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Building earns honors
The College of Engineering's Engineering Centers Building has been recognized as a top recipient of honors from the Wisconsin chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Mabel R. Hokin dies
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry Mabel R. Hokin died Aug. 17. An internationally recognized biochemist, Hokin was most well-known for her discovery, along with Lowell Hokin, of receptor-stimulated lipid turnover in the 1950s, which led to the understanding of how hormones and neurotransmitters produce cell responses. She was also an early proponent of the biochemical basis of mental illness.
For the record
Announcements Free bus passes Transportation Services is offering bus passes to university employees again this fall, enabling them to ride free…
Recent Sightings
Sunset silhouettes All manner of watercraft, including a canoe from the Wisconsin Union Outdoor Rentals, were silhouetted by the shimmering…
Ryff receives psychology award
For her contributions to the study of human lives, Carol Ryff, a psychology professor, has received the Henry A. Murray Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, part of the American Psychological Association.
Two people, two training programs, one goal
Well before dawn on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 7, Nancy Wiegand and John Curtin will begin preparing for one of the most grueling days of their lives.
Very fine Dine
The etching "These Three Dogs are for Nina D." is part of an exhibit, Jim Dine Prints: 1985-2000, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Sept. 21. Approximately 40 lithographs, intaglios and woodcuts illustrate Dine's recent graphic production.
Employee Matters
What is the new pharmacy benefit for state group health?
Summer Roundup
Power plant agreement UW–Madison announced an agreement that addresses concerns of campus-area residents about a proposed cogeneration power plant envisioned for west campus.
Special activities will welcome new students to UW–Madison
From a hypnotist and a comedian, to Bucky Badger and the chancellor, a variety of talents will come together to make students who are new to UW–Madison feel right at home.
Bucky’s Ambassadors promote bike, pedestrian safety on UW campus
A quartet of UW–Madison students will be out and about on their bikes in the campus area through late September raising awareness about bicycle and pedestrian safety. They will also be working to familiarize moped drivers about rules of the road.
UW-Madison advises cautious use of U.S. News rankings
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW–Madison the seventh best public university and the 32nd best overall university in its "2004 America's Best Colleges" rankings, but university officials advise potential students not to use the rankings to select where they go to college.
Concerts, guest residencies fill UW Dance Program fall calendar
If you're looking for the exhilaration and excitement of live dance, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program will present a broad range of modern, cross-cultural and multimedia performances throughout the fall semester showcasing guest artists, Dance Program faculty, staff and students.
August 27-28 to be UW’s peak residence hall move-in days
Next Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 27 and 28, approximately 4,000 of the 6,700 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be living in campus residence halls this fall will be moving into their new homes away from home. The halls will open at 8 a.m. each day.
Genes that paint fly derrieres hint at convergence
Scientists have been able to document a rare example of molecular convergence, the process by which different animals use the same genes to repeatedly invent similar body patterns and structures
UW-Madison addresses computer viruses
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is experiencing serious problems with the "SoBIG" email virus and has taken multiple steps to contain the problem.
Section of University Bay Drive closed
Campus-area commuters will need to be aware of another road closure and watch for detour signs starting Monday, Aug. 18. The project primarily will affect residents of Eagle Heights and Shorewood Hills.
Arts Night Out! celebrates art on campus
UW-Madison invites the greater Madison community to experience artistic events through Arts Night Out! on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Two students drown in Adirondacks
Two UW–Madison students were among four camp counselors who drowned Tuesday in a swimming accident outside of Elizabethtown, N.Y., 110 miles north of Albany.