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• Wisconsin's Economy Outshines Nation's, Study Finds Sept. 9, 1997 Real personal income growth in Wisconsin in the 1990s surpassed the rate of growth in the nation by 24 percent, according to a study by Jon Udell, the Irwin Maier Professor of Business at the UW-Madison School of Business.
• Lecture Series Considers How To 'Go Beyond Violence' Sept. 8, 1997
• E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone of Modern Biology Emerges From Laboratory of Genetics Sept. 5, 1997 A team of scientists headed by Frederick Blattner of the E. coli Genome Project in the Laboratory of Genetics at UW-Madison has determined the complete genome sequence of the E. coli bacterium, it was reported in the Sept. 5 issue of the journal Science.
• French Prints Make American Debut at Elvehjem Sept. 4, 1997 More than 170 booklets, broadsheets, pamphlets and other materials bearing the prints of Epinal of the French printer Pellerin will make their American debut Sept. 6-Nov. 30 at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
• Fluno Gift Launches Executive Education Center Sept. 3, 1997 Jere and Anne Fluno, Lake Forest, Ill., have made a gift of $3 million to help the School of Business build an executive education center in downtown Madison.
• Fluno Gift Launches Executive Education Center Sept. 3, 1997 Jere and Anne Fluno, Lake Forest, Ill., have made a gift of $3 million to help the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business build an executive education center in downtown Madison.
• Freshman class among biggest, brightest on record Sept. 2, 1997 One of the biggest and brightest freshman classes ever begins its college education today.
• Engineering's Lego Model Opens Gallery of Design's Fall Season Aug. 29, 1997 A vision of the UW-Madison engineering campus -- as portrayed through the medium of Lego building blocks -- will go on display in the Gallery of Design Sept. 3.
• Nation's First Residence Single-Parent Students Opens Aug. 27, 1997 Like many undergraduates at UW-Madison, Melanie Ray is already thinking about how she can bond with her new roommates.
• Denney House Opens Its Doors to Single-Parent Students Aug. 27, 1997 Like many undergraduates at UW-Madison, Melanie Ray is already thinking about how she can bond with her new roommates.
• Chadbourne Residential College Makes Debut Aug. 27, 1997 Chadbourne Residential College, a new learning community debuting this fall at UW-Madison, promises to reinvent residence hall living for hundreds of students.
• UW Voice Mail Service Offers Expanded Features Aug. 27, 1997 DESCRIPTION
• Review Of Primate Center Policies and Procedures: Statement by Graduate School Dean Virginia S. Hinshaw Aug. 27, 1997
• Grad School Reviews Animal Assignments at Primate Center Aug. 27, 1997 The Graduate School and the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center are taking steps to clarify and confirm the center's animal assignment process.
• Budget Impasse: State Plan Funds 4 Percent Pay Raises for Faculty and Academic Staff Aug. 27, 1997 Faculty and academic staff would receive pay raises of 4 percent and 4.5 percent during the next two years, and classified staff would receive raises of 3 percent and 3.5 percent, under proposed state pay plans.
• Campus Parkers Can Expect More Spaces Aug. 27, 1997 DESCRIPTION
• Openness Regarding Disciplinary Decisions Educates University Community and the Public Aug. 27, 1997 Faculty disciplinary decisions are being communicated more fully to the public and the UW-Madison community to help educate people about the process, a university official says.
• Ingraham Deli Caters to Bascom Hill Appetites Aug. 27, 1997 DESCRIPTION
• Davidson Wins Top Honor From Psychological Society Aug. 27, 1997 Richard Davidson, the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, this summer received the highest honor given annually by the American Psychological Society, the William James Fellow Award.
• Ferris Wins International Award for Software Program Aug. 27, 1997 Michael Ferris, professor of computer sciences and industrial engineering, has received an international award for co-authoring a versatile software program used in everything from traffic-flow analysis to robotics control.