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Faculty and Staff Grade Computing Services
Satisfaction with computing resources on campus is high among faculty and staff, according to a recent survey.
Observatory Drive traffic advisory for 8/19/97
Commuters to the UW–Madison campus should be aware there will be no thru traffic on Observatory Drive between Park Street and Charter Street from…
Campus Police Use E-Mail To Warn Students About Assaults
As they arrive on campus over the next two weeks, 34,605 UW–Madison students with e-mail addresses will find an important message from campus police waiting for them when they log on to their computers.
Text of E-Mail Alert Sent to Students
To: Registered Undergraduates and Graduate, Professional & Special Students Eligible to Register Since early April, there have been a number of burglaries…
Alternate Traffic Routes Planned for Student Move-In Days
The majority of students who will be living in university residence halls this year will move in on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Aug.
Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the Center’s Henry Vilas Zoo Colony: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw
(To better follow this issue, view the first statement from Hinshaw regarding the Primate Center policy.) “An inventory conducted August 11-12,…
Where Fossils Fear To Tread
Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor
Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.
Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Hypertension
Chronic high blood pressure can be linked to sleep apnea, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have found.
Statement On Primate Center Policy By UW–Madison Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw
“I called a meeting this morning with Primate Center officials to obtain information about all exceptions that were made to the June 15, 1989…
UW Computing Network Takes Flight With Intel Grant
A $4.8 million equipment grant from Intel Corp. to the University of Wisconsin–Madison will help expand the arc of 'Condor,' a UW-inspired program that turns idle desktop computers into powerful research tools.
Follow the Women’s Soccer Team Around Europe
The women's soccer team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 13-day training and cultural trip to Europe.
UW-Madison’s TTY Service Earns State Award
UW-Madison is easing the telecommunications challenge for people who cannot use a standard telephone - and its efforts have earned it a state award.
Workshops To Assist High-Growth Companies With Financing
High-growth companies that expect they will need financing in the near future can receive expert assistance at one-day workshops being presented throughout the state…
Jacobsen Wins Top National Service Award
The head of library services at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, Larry Jacobsen, has won the 1997 American Society of Primatologists Distinguished Service Award.
Still with no new budget, regents set fall tuition
After saying it delayed the decision as long as it could, the UW System Board of Regents approved fall semester tuition rates at its July 25 meeting.
Luker Leaving DoIT To Join Educom
Mark Luker, director of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and chief information officer at UW–Madison, has accepted a position as vice president of Educom, a nonprofit consortium of 600 colleges and universities.
Campus Parking Meter Rates Increase
Starting Aug. 1, parking meter rates on campus will increase to 75 cents per hour, the same as downtown rates in the City of Madison.
Conference to Focus on Distance Education
The 13th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will be held Aug. 6-8 at the Holiday Inn West in Madison, drawing 1,000 people from around the country.
A+ Program Reaches Out to Low-Income Minority Children
More than 50 low-income and minority kids from Madison received a fun, fast-paced introduction to UW–Madison last week, through a new program that mixes academics with athletics.
‘Virtual Design’ Has Real Potential for New Products
Rajit Gadh wants to unshackle design engineers from the mouse and the keyboard, giving them an approach to computer design as natural as chatting with a colleague.