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• A Big Wisconsin Welcome Awaits New Students Aug. 21, 1997 The university will welcome its approximately 5,800 new students with a wide array of get-acquainted activities during the 10th annual Wisconsin Welcome, which begins Sunday, Aug. 24, and continues through Sept. 25.
• U.S. News Ranks UW-Madison Eighth Among Public Universities Aug. 21, 1997 UW-Madison is ranked eighth in the nation among national public universities in the 11th annual 'America's Best Colleges' issue of U.S. News & World Report.
• U.S. News Ranks UW-Madison Eighth Among Public Universities Aug. 21, 1997 UW-Madison is ranked eighth in the nation among national public universities in the 11th annual 'America's Best Colleges' issue of U.S. News & World Report.
• Broadcast News: Learning Channel to Feature UW-Researchers Aug. 21, 1997 The work of several UW-Madison researchers will be featured during the 'Understanding Festival,' a series of one-hour programs to be broadcast on the Learning Channel (cable channel 46 in Madison) this coming Saturday, Aug. 23.
• Neillsville Man's Estate To Benefit UW-Madison Aug. 21, 1997 A $3 million gift from the estate of 1940 UW graduate Archie E. Stockwell, also known as Richard E. Stockwell, will establish a graduate fellowship fund, a research fund and a chair in the Department of Economics.
• Auriantal To Play in World University Games Aug. 20, 1997 Hennssy Auriantal, a junior guard on the men's basketball team, will play for Canada in the 1997 World University Games in Trapani, Italy, August 21-30.
• Rolling Stones To Play Camp Randall Aug. 19, 1997 Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones return to Camp Randall Stadium on Monday, Oct. 6.
• WALSAA Hosts Football Fire-Up And Auction Aug. 19, 1997 The 22nd annual Wisconsin Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni Association Football Fire-up and Auction will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, before the Wisconsin/Boise State football game.
• 'Economic Outlook: 1998' To Look at Balanced-Budget, Domestic Economy Aug. 15, 1997
• Alternate Traffic Routes Planned for Student Move-In Days Aug. 14, 1997
• Text of E-Mail Alert Sent to Students Aug. 14, 1997
• Campus Police Use E-Mail To Warn Students About Assaults Aug. 14, 1997 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.
• Observatory Drive traffic advisory for 8/19/97 Aug. 14, 1997
• Faculty and Staff Grade Computing Services Aug. 14, 1997 Satisfaction with computing resources on campus is high among faculty and staff, according to a recent survey.
• Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Hypertension Aug. 13, 1997 Chronic high blood pressure can be linked to sleep apnea, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have found.
• Where Fossils Fear To Tread
  Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor Aug. 13, 1997 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.
• Where Fossils Fear To Tread
  Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor Aug. 13, 1997 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.
• Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the Center's Henry Vilas Zoo Colony: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw Aug. 13, 1997
• Inventory of Monkeys Used by the Primate Center From the Center's Henry Vilas Zoo Colony: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw Aug. 13, 1997
• UW Computing Network Takes Flight With Intel Grant Aug. 11, 1997 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.