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Let the crosswiring begin
Five proposals have been approved for Chancellor David Ward's new strategic hiring initiative, which promotes creative intellectual links between departments.
UW examines paperless theses
Are we about to enter the era of the paperless thesis at UW–Madison?
Student radio a step closer to air
UW-Madison student radio station WSUM hopes to make the leap from the Internet to the airwaves by early 1999, pending construction of its radio tower in southern Dane County.
Constitution center takes its research on the road
UW-Madison's Center for the Study of the American Constitution will help 25 judges from across Wisconsin fortify their understanding of the relationship between ...
New network increases computing speed on campus
The campus computer network was recently upgraded to improve speed and capacity and now features the latest Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology.
Space Place inaugurates amateur radio center
Space Place, UW–Madison's hub for astronomy and space science outreach, is embarking on a new educational project with the help of the Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club and area schools.
UW Technology Enterprise Competition winners announced
Engineering student Eric Iverson and business student Brian Weiss are the first-place $10,000 winners for best technology based business plan in the 1998 UW–Madison Technology Enterprise Competition.
Colloquium explores new frontiers of aging and health
The Institute on Aging, celebrating its 25th year on campus, will hold a symposium and two public lectures April 23-24 exploring new research insights into successful aging.
Star Tribune reporter named science writer in residence
Jim Dawson, a science journalist with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, has been named a 1998 Science Writer in Residence by the UW–Madison.
Consumer credit seminar this evening
A public seminar on consumer credit will be held this evening in Morgridge Auditorium on the first floor of Grainger Hall. The session, free and open to the public, will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Adopt an expert
UW-Madison students enrolled in a graduate-level psychology seminar on the neuroscience of emotion will be coming face-to-face with seven giants in the field, who will be gathering in town for an international symposium.
Conference examines value of parenting
'Parenthood in America,' a conference to be held April 19-21 in Madison, will provide an energizing forum for leading scholars and practitioners to share perspectives on the importance of parenthood.
Public utility forum set April 22
Dramatic shifts in policies and attitudes toward competition in the public utility industries will be explored at a public utility forum on April 22 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.
Survey: Undergraduates satisfied with UW–Madison experience
Eighty-eight percent of undergraduates at UW–Madison say they are satisfied (42 percent) or extremely satisfied (46 percent) with their overall university experience to date.
Jewish lecture series promises eclectic fare
Around the world and through time, the 1998 Jewish Heritage Lecture Series will explore the Jewish experience from a variety of perspectives.
Business Week senior news editor to visit
Owen Ullmann, senior news editor for the Washington bureau of Business Week and a UW–Madison alumnus, will serve as this semester's business writer in residence March 30-April 3.
Student-organized conference looks at sexual violence
A student-organized conference at UW–Madison March 27-29 will help participants take 'The First Step to Ending Sexual Violence.'
Students hone tutoring skills in Madison classrooms
Twenty-five students enrolled in the School of Education course Curriculum and Instruction 375: Tutoring in the Schools mix lessons on how to tutor with experience tutoring minority students in Lincoln and Midvale elementary schools.
Ghosts in the machine
At age 60, George Cramer, professor in UW–Madison's art department, is working to create a new academic tradition on campus with a marriage of art and technology.
Minority program reaches milestone
From its meek beginning as a pilot project with just six students enrolled in 1984, the Chancellor's Scholarship Program, a privately funded scholarship to attract and support talented minority and disadvantaged undergraduates, is now prospering.