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Student debt levels off at UW–Madison
Undergraduate student loan debt at the university is leveling off, according to the Office of Student Financial Services. Read More
Internet2 research labs planned
UW-Madison and Dartmouth College will be sites for Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure Labs meant to help develop and deploy technology to make the Internet more secure, more reliable and easier to use. Read More
WAA to host international conference in Bangkok
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will host an international conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 16-19. Read More
Best-selling European authors to speak
Four prominent European writers will appear together Wednesday, Nov. 15, to discuss their work and new trends in contemporary European literature. Ib Michael of Denmark, Sandra Petrignani of Italy, Alissa Walser of Germany and Martin Winckler of France will present "New Voices from the New Europe: An Evening of Literature, Readings and Dialogue with European Authors" at 7 p.m., Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Read More
Elvehjem Museum offers online taste of collections
Selections from the Elvehjem Museum of Art's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions now are available on the Web. Virtual visitors can access http://www.lvm.wisc.edu to see about 150 examples drawn from the museum's 16,000-piece collection. Read More
Long-time campus leader dies in Arizona
Ineva Reilly Baldwin, a longtime resident and civic leader of Madison and a former assistant dean of women at the university, died Monday, Oct. 2, in Tucson, Ariz., at age 96. Read More
Distinguished historian to present Curti lectures
The 25th annual Merle Curti Lectures will be presented by distinguished historian John Lukacs in the auditorium of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Oct. 23-25 at 4 p.m. each day. Read More
Carpenter named ecological society president
Stephen Carpenter, Halverson Professor of limnology and professor of zoology, has been elected the new president of the Ecological Society of America. Read More
Homecoming adopts Mardi Gras theme
Red Badger beads, New Orleans brass bands, confetti and Mardi Gras-style masks will be just some of the festive elements of Badger Homecoming 2000 Oct. 15-21. Read More
Social critic Williams to speak Oct. 16
Prominent social critic and Columbia University law professor Patricia Williams will discuss racial profiling in the kick-off lecture of the Center for the Humanities "Humanities Without Boundaries" Distinguished Lecture Series. Read More
FAST program to serve Hmong, Muscovites
Wisconsin Center for Education Research researcher Lynn McDonald and colleagues have been awarded grants to adapt their program Families and Schools Together to serve Russian students in Moscow and Hmong immigrant families in Wausau. Read More
Textiles’ myriad meanings to be explored
Human ecology professor Beverly Gordon will examines the myriad meanings of textiles in an upcoming presentation at the university. Read More
Two get Underkofler Awards
Two UW–Madison professors are among the four outstanding UW System teachers who have received Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards. Read More
Gene barrier could boost farming, environment
Working with teosinte, a wild cousin of maize, a university scientist has found a molecular barrier that, bred into modern hybrid corn, is capable of completely locking out foreign genes, including those from genetically modified corn. Read More
Proposal aims to enhance lakeshore path
Retaining the unpaved portion of the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path and preventing further erosion are two key recommendations to enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety along the popular campus transportation route. Read More
Chemistry alum awarded Nobel Prize
Alan Graham MacDiarmid, a chemistry masters and Ph.D graduate of UW–Madison, is co-winner of a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries of polymers that conduct electricity. Read More
Alum receives Nobel Prize in physics
Jack St. Clair Kilby, a 1950 masters degree graduate in electrical engineering, has been named a co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics. Read More
Community invited to ‘lite up the town’
Madison-area residents are being invited to decorate the exterior of their residences to express Badger pride and the 'Madtown Mardi Gras' Homecoming theme. Read More
Acting out
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