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• Six Will Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement May 9, 1997
• Students, Families, Friends To Celebrate Spring Commencement May 9, 1997 White House corespondent Rita Braver, Stein Drugs and Stein Optical founder Martin Stein, and business executive Oscar C. Boldt will speak to 4,000 eligible undergraduate, graduate and professional students celebrating commencement May 16-18.
• A Fat That Reduces Cancer, Heart Disease and Body Fat? May 8, 1997 Conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty acid found in dairy products and other animal fats, has many beneficial biological effects.
• Schools Get A Garden-Variety Education May 8, 1997 The children and teachers of Mendota Elementary have embarked on a pilot project in science education that promises a harvest of insight into the process and outcomes of science.
• Madison Rated 5th 'Most Enlightened Town' May 8, 1997 Madison has once again been named one of the best places to live in America.
• Two Earn Named Professorships May 7, 1997 The UW System Board of Regents approved the appointment of two faculty to named professorships at its April meeting.
• School of Education Honors Alumni, Staff May 7, 1997 A Madison school administrator will be among those receiving alumni awards from the School of Education on Saturday, May 10.
• Engineering Students Select Top Teachers May 7, 1997 Polygon Engineering Council, the engineering college council of student organizations, announced their annual teaching excellence award winners at a banquet April 27.
• Economic Impact Study Demonstrates Value of UW System to State Economy May 6, 1997 The first-ever economic impact study of the entire University of Wisconsin System details a dynamic financial and social force affecting every region of the state.
• Folster and Lundquist selected Librarians of the Year May 6, 1997 Mary Folster and Mitch Lundquist have been named the 1997 Librarians of the Year by their peers in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Librarians' Assembly.
• Spring Day Features Range of Speakers May 5, 1997 TV ratings, gender and communication, and kitty cancer treatments are just a few of the subjects that will come up when the Wisconsin Alumni Association sponsors its 37th annual Spring Day on Campus program May 9 in the Wisconsin Center.
• Radano Receives 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship May 5, 1997 Ronald M. Radano, professor of music and Afro-American Studies, has received a 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship to study the social formation of black music in America.
• Four Win Distinguished Alumni Awards May 5, 1997 The Wisconsin Alumni Association has awarded Distinguished Alumni Awards to Stephen Ambrose '57, Ph.D. '63; David Beckwith '50, LLB '52; Donald Procknow '47; and Linda Wilson Ph.D. '62.
• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues Report To Be Discussed May 2, 1997 A report from the Committee on Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues at UW-Madison will be presented to the public Monday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m.
• Senate To Hear Report on Climate Toward Gays May 2, 1997 UW-Madison should establish a gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) studies program and work harder to end discrimination against GLB faculty, staff and students, a new committee report suggests.
• Three Letters and Science Advisors Honored May 2, 1997 Expertise and effectiveness have earned two academic staff and a faculty member in the College of Letters and Science 1997 Academic Advising Awards.
• Research Points to Defect That May Yield Abnormal Heart Muscle Function May 1, 1997 A University of Wisconsin Medical School researcher and his collaborators can now explain a cellular defect that causes enlarged hearts to contract weakly.
• Antibody Omelets Improve Growth in Poultry and Livestock May 1, 1997 Some small farms in Wisconsin may soon become antibody factories, raising laying hens that produce growth-stimulating antibodies in their egg yolks.
• International Institute Wins $7 Million for Programs May 1, 1997 The newly formed International Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded grants that will bring almost $7 million to the campus over the next three years.
• Grad School Drops Mandatory Residency Rule May 1, 1997 The Graduate School will drop a long-standing residence requirement and allow graduate students to complete degrees without a full-time presence on campus.