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Knapp House is an intellectual and social haven
Drawn from all corners of the world and various academic departments, the 12 scholars who comprise the Knapp House graduate student learning community have created a community that combines the cohabitation challenges of MTV's "The Real World" with the culinary antics of the "Iron Chef" and academic inquiries much deeper than Regis' $1-million-dollar question.
Today’s student: Savvy achievers under a lot of pressure, Chávez says
Today's UW–Madison student is technologically savvy, involved in community service and a very high achiever, Dean of Students Alicia Fedelina Chávez told the Faculty Senate Feb. 5.
Traveling course to examine Freedom Rides
In a class to be offered during the three-week summer intersession, UW–Madison students will explore the historical meanings of the Civil Rights Movement on a bus tour through the south.
Campus highlights international opportunities
The university is hosting special events in February to highlight many opportunities for international study, travel, service and employment generated from the campus.
Economic outlook conference set for March 16
Financial market projections, international economic trends, and the growth of business in Wisconsin and the Midwest will be topics at an executive briefing Friday, March 16, at the Fluno Center for Executive Education.
NetLibrary arrives at university
Instead of walking to a campus library, now you can use your computer to retrieve and search the full texts of about 6,000 books and check them out.
Instructor: Do as I say – and as I do
Whether it's building her own home, teaching about science or diving out of a plane, Kathy Blomker has a passion for the power of doing.
Research park sponsors student recruitment fair
Companies at the rapidly expanding University Research Park hope to better recruit the talent available at their doorstep with a first-ever student job fair on Monday, Jan. 29, at the Memorial Union's Great Hall.
Institute to host international visiting professors
Member programs of the International Institute will host six distinguished international scholars next semester.
Law project may free inmate
The UW Law School's Innocence Project has attracted national attention for the efforts of clinical professors John Pray and Keith Findley and three students to secure the release of an imprisoned Texas murder convict.
Regents approve two new undergraduate majors
The UW System Board of Regents approved two new undergraduate majors for UW–Madison at the board's Dec. 8 meeting.
International study continues growth
The university hosted 4,154 international students in 1999-2000, and awarded credit to 1,204 U.S. students who studied abroad in 1998-99, according to a recent report.
Campus seeks diversity through the arts
Artists working in all media regularly bring less-heard voices onto mainstream radar, and Tino Balio says presenting these views always has been a charter of the Arts Institute at UW–Madison.
Asia conference invites thoughtful dialogue
Michael Penn, associate editor of On Wisconsin magazine, reported on the groundbreaking Asia 2000 conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The international gathering aimed to promote closer relationships among Asian friends of UW–Madison and to increase awareness of the vision for the future of the university.
Election, shmelection — can’t we do it better?
A report posted today, Nov. 16, on The Why Files, a popular and critically acclaimed Web site at UW–Madison that explores the science behind the news, outlines alternative voting systems that could be fairer or more accurate than plurality voting.
Scholarship honors memory of Capital Times staffers
A gift from the estate of Ethel M. Parker will establish a scholarship fund to benefit UW–Madison journalism students.
New course focuses on biotechnology ethics
A new course, to be taught for the first time next spring, promises an in-depth examination of the issues and controversies that surround modern biotechnology.
Helping students link living and learning
Helping undergraduates better fuse their in- and out-of-classroom lives occupies Peter Quimby's attention as he assumes his new position as the Chadbourne Residential College's assistant dean. Chadbourne seeks to create the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college.
Barnard Hall to join Chadbourne Residential College
Barnard Hall, a residence hall in continuous operation since its doors opened in 1913, will join Chadbourne Hall next door as part of the Chadbourne Residential College.
Washington Post writer to visit
John Berry, who has covered the economy and the Federal Reserve for the Post since 1978, will serve as this semester's business writer-in-residence at the university.