This weekend marked the 30th anniversary celebration of women�s sports at the University of Wisconsin. While the athletic department has been busy writing articles, conducting interviews and setting up celebrations in honor of the moment all season, Sunday afternoon was culmination of their hard work.
Two officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department will be traveling to New Orleans on vacation next week to observe the Mardi Gras celebration and bring strategies back to Madison for Halloween.
Sharon K. Ziesch, age 53, passed away after a short and courageous battle with brain cancer on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. She worked for the UW-Extension.
… Merri Lindgren is a librarian at the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, a noncirculating library of the School of Education at the UW- Madison. …
It’s getting harder to keep Wisconsin hospitals staffed with qualified workers, from nurses to lab technicians, a report said Monday.
The three bread-winning sports at the University of Wisconsin are going to sell a combined 1 million tickets during the 2004-05 school year.
The University of Wisconsin football team returns only one starter in the defensive backfield next season, but now the Badgers could be without him.
University of Wisconsin men�s basketball has one of the smallest student sections in the Big Ten, despite a high demand for student tickets.
University of Wisconsin scientists are the first researchers to coax human embryonic stem cells into spinal motor neurons, a feat that could eventually lead to treatment of individuals with damaged nervous systems, causing disorders such as Lou Gehrig�s disease or muscular dystrophy.
On one level, campus reconstruction-the demolition of Van Hise, the reconstruction of Ogg and the development of Lakeshore-is positive. Van Hise is so dangerous it is cheaper to demolish than refurbish. Ogg is a reputably filthy tower riddled with tiny, garret-like rooms. Lakeshore needs some new pizzazz. In short, new buildings will make this campus both more attractive and safer.
Eleven UW-Madison coaches incurred charges of more than $3,000 each on their cell phones, causing the UW-Athletic Department to spend $180,000 on cell phone bills for the 2003-’04 school year.
Associated Students of Madison members advocating a larger student section on behalf of their peers were unfairly silenced at the Tuesday night University of Wisconsin men�s basketball game against Illinois. Security guards confiscated fliers distributed by ASM members who were attempting to protest the size of the Kohl Center student section.
Not only does the incident
There�s been a lot of noise about expanding student seating at basketball games, but there haven�t been many numbers.
The United States Peace Corps declared University of Wisconsin the No. 1 producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the 18th-straight year.
A $5 million Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph (PFIS), capable of viewing distant galaxies and stars, was presented Friday by the University of Wisconsin�s Space Astronomy Laboratory.
Although universities struggle with the issue of increasing diversity on their campuses, Texas A&M University (TAMU) challenged itself to recreate its student population through several initiatives not driven by race-based-only practices.
As plans develop on a master plan for developing and improving the campus, the University of Wisconsin will hold a series of meetings for students and staff to contribute ideas to the future of the Madison college grounds.
Beulah G. Fowell, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. She worked for the University of Wisconsin, retiring in 1975.
While a rise in Advanced Placement exam test-takers in 2004 among high school students is a welcome improvement to the U.S. Department of Education, other results point to what many call the under-representation of minority groups.
Leaving in 1996 as the career leading scorer in the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball history, Barb Franke scored more points in her return to Madison Sunday afternoon.
As part of the festivities celebrating the 30th year of UW women’s athletics, Franke was celebrated as the team’s honorary captain
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Subject: Tuition gift certificates to attend the University of Wisconsin.
Dan County is experimenting with selling surplus equipment online.
During the last month an article appeared titled “Only UW won’t offer same-sex benefits,” stating that if UW-Madison is the only Big Ten university with no health insurance for the partners of its gay and lesbian staff, it will hurt the univeristy’s ability to recruit employees.
UW-Madison researchers have grown human motor neurons in the lab for the first time using embryonic stem cells.
The breakthrough could let researchers more easily and quickly test drugs to treat neurological diseases. And researchers hope that in the future, these cells might replace dead motor neurons – which carry messages from the brain directing the body to move – in patients with spinal cord injuries or neurological diseases.
The percentage of men’s basketball tickets reserved for UW-Madison students is the lowest in the Big Ten, a check of the other universities in the conference shows.
When a building has poor ventilation, heating and air-conditioning and is in danger of violating fire codes, something needs to be done, no matter how much of a landmark the building happens to be.
Watching UW football go 1-0 next fall may cost students a few more dollars.
Deputy Athletic Director Jamie Pollard told the Wisconsin State Journal preliminary budget estimates for 2005-’06 show ticket prices for the general public may bump up $2 to $4 per game. Ticket revenue supplies much of the Athletic Department’s budget.
Many regard regenerative medicine as the string theory of life sciences ââ?¬â? elegant, global and controversial. Born in 1998, on the hands of Dr. James Thomson, the now world-renowned University of Wisconsin researcher, the science of stem cells already has scientists and economists gushing over its seemingly endless applications.
In a contentious verdict, the Ohio State University administration allowed a campus Christian organization to bar homosexuals. The decision permitted the Christian Legal Society (CLS) chapter at OSU to deny admittance to two students who wanted to join the group last fall.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee, a group that acts as a liaison between the west campus and all the neighborhoods surrounding it, discussed the University of Wisconsin campus master plan Wednesday night.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton visited the Pyle Center Thursday night to speak about her statewide initiative for women�s economic equality in front of an audience of University of Wisconsin students, faculty and other interested parties.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The perception that children seem to grow taller overnight is likely true, researchers say.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison placed sensors on the leg bones of lambs to monitor bone growth in the animals. Ninety percent of bone growth occurred when the animals were sleeping or otherwise at rest, according to the study published in the Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics on Thursday.
A popular Hollywood star may be helping researchers come close to curing a degenerative neurological disease, UW-Madison researchers said Thursday in anticipation of a visit by Michael J. Fox.
The 30th anniversary celebration of women’s athletics at the University of Wisconsin this week gives me the ideal opportunity to right a wrong.
For UW-Madison physicist Cary Forest, a daily journey to the center of the Earth begins with a drive to Stoughton.
I just bought a used, soft cover textbook on eBay for $16. It’s a good thing I didn’t go to the University Bookstore because they sell the same used, soft cover textbook for $51. I decided to check the same book at the Underground Textbook Exchange. $51 again.
A handful of UW-Madison students met in the Red Gym Wednesday night to discuss their concerns with continual tuition increases. Members from the MultiCultural Student Coalition and the Student Labor Action Coalition are trying to organize students to demand that the state do something about tuition costs, which are rising every two years.
UW-Madison’s new e-Grading system, implemented in December, allows faculty to enter grades more efficiently and students to view highly anticipated final grades sooner, according to the Office of the Registrar.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee announced dramatic changes for some of west campus’ most familiar landmarks Wednesday. The destruction of Van Hise and Union South, as well as the redevelopment of Eagle Heights and the Lakeshore dormitories are among reconstruction plans for the next 20 years.
As the second week of classes comes to a close, many University of Wisconsin students are working diligently toward the goal of graduating college and gaining a number of advantages in life, including economic advantage.
This spring, the University of Wisconsin�s new West Campus Cogeneration Facility plans to launch a gas-can-exchange program to reduce pollutants in Dane County. The initiative is part of an agreement with several West Side neighborhood associations to offset emissions from the power facility.
Terese A. Wilimovsky, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005. Terese worked for a while at the State Crime Laboratory and then for 30 years at the University of Wisconsin Law School as a secretary for deans.
University of Wisconsin Health Services is encouraging student groups to collaborate with one another on charity and outreach programs by offering mini grants to organizations.
Leslie George Sutcliffe, age 92, of Black Earth, passed away on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005. He worked for UW-Madison in the physical plant (mason department) for 19 1/2 years, retiring in March 1977.
Kohl Center officials silenced an organized attempt by the Associated Students of Madison to protest limited student seating Tuesday night during the highly anticipated University of Wisconsin men�s basketball game versus Illinois.
Security staff at Tuesday night’s ESPN-broadcast basketball game at the Kohl Center stopped a peaceful demonstration for a larger student section, angering student government leaders but earning a quick defense from UW-Madison Officials.
An attitude problem? With teenagers? Where could they get that from?
Their answers informally confirmed the results of a Madison pediatrician’s survey: “Overall, negative attitudes, more than lack of knowledge, may weaken compliance with Wisconsin’s Graduated Driver Licensing law, and in turn, limit the reduction of teen crashes.”
That’s what Dr. Gwen McIntosh, a pediatrician and assistant professor at UW-Madison, found.
Hysteria — A functional disturbance of the nervous system, characterized by such disorders as anaesthesia, hyperaesthesia, convulsions, etc., and ususally attended with emotional disturbances and enfeeblement or perversion of the moral and intellectual faculties. — Oxford English Dictionary
An on-campus practice rink for hockey is No. 1 on the list of future capital projects for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department.
Hold the 16-game record of the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team up to a mirror and it will reflect exactly as it did last season:
An overall mark of 7-9, including 1-5 in the Big Ten Conference.
Season ticket-holders for University of Wisconsin football games should brace themselves for another price hike in 2005.
A rule of thumb for those of you who can’t resist watching ESPN’s squawking heads debate college basketball before, during and after games: Unless Jay Bilas is doing the talking, ignore anything that is said.
Harry Paul Zimmerman, UW professor emeritus, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005. Harry began his career at the university in 1958, in the history of the relationship between the School of Education, Extension Division and Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
More Wisconsin high school students – including a significant increase in minority students – are taking Advanced Placement courses, increasing their opportunities for success in college and in the work force.
A study by researchers at the University of California-San Diego found that human embryonic stem cells used for research are contaminated by animal cells they’re grown in.
When young blacks or Latinos think about careers, insurance or health care often don’t rise to the top the list.
It should be easy to tell today which UW-Madison students were at the Kohl Center Tuesday night.
In an effort to better showcase the artistic and literary talents of UW-Madison undergraduates, a group of students is compiling pieces that will eventually form “The Symposium-The Undergraduate Journal of the Humanities.”
“The Symposium,” which will be published once every semester, is the brainchild of UW-Madison senior Adam Blackbourn, who is the editor-in-chief of the journal
Recruiting of UW-Madison engineering students is up 25 percent from last fall and looks to increase even more this spring.
Engineering Career Services Associate Director Susan Piacenza said its spring career fair, which started yesterday, is the biggest in UW-Madison engineering history.
The investigation of former University of Wisconsin student Meng-Ju ââ?¬Å?Markââ?¬Â Wuââ?¬â?¢s suicide in the Dane County Jail continues as the families of the triple-homicide victims and the investigation team continue to search for answers to an occurrence that is not uncommon throughout the Wisconsin jail system.
