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- Publication Features Biology Education at UW-Madison June 2, 1997 Beyond Bio 101 -- a report from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)on innovation in undergraduate biology education -- features two initiatives from UW-Madison.
- DoIT Hosts Instructional Technology Open House June 2, 1997 Faculty and instructional staff are invited to attend 'Going online -- with a little help from your friends,' an informal, drop-in forum June 2-4 that gives attendees a chance to learn about and test various teaching and learning technology.
- Campus Energy Reduction Plan To Be Discussed May 30, 1997
- Two Receive Grants for Developing Jewish Studies Courses May 29, 1997 Two professors have received Course Incentive Grants of $4,000 each.
- Study Links Automobile Accidents and Sleep Apnea May 28, 1997 People with undiagnosed sleep apnea may be at greater risk for automobile accidents, researchers at UW Medical School have found.
- Seven Earn Named Professorships May 28, 1997 Seven faculty were appointed last week to named professorships following university wide competition and approval by the UW System Board of Regents.
- Can Trout and Cows Coexist? May 27, 1997 Researchers from UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working together to try to determine how fishing and cattle grazing can coexist around trout streams.
- Former Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany To Visit Campus May 27, 1997
- PLATO Program Celebrates Decade of Enlightenment May 23, 1997 Nearly a decade ago, a new idea for educating retired and semi-retired adults occurred to Madison resident Bob Elsas while visiting family in California.
- Elizabeth Waters Renovation Forces Sidewalk Closures May 23, 1997 Elizabeth Waters residence hall will spend summer vacation undergoing several renovations.
- Continuing Studies Faculty and Staff Honored May 23, 1997 Several Division of Continuing Studies faculty and staff members have been recognized for their work recently.
- Business Faculty Receive Awards May 23, 1997 The School of Business presented several awards to faculty at a banquet held May 3.
- Synchrotron Facility Named for Its Inventor May 22, 1997 The Synchroton Radiation Center on May 3 formally named its Stoughton facility for the man behind its creation, the late Ednor M. Rowe.
- Darden Named State's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year May 22, 1997 On May 21, the 30-year-old UW-Madison police officer was honored as Wisconsin's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by Attorney General James Doyle Jr.
- UW Press Unveils Web Site May 21, 1997 Nearly 1,000 titles are now available through the University of Wisconsin Press's new online catalog. Find books and journals on hundreds of subjects from Wisconsin history to Grecian urns.
- Ahlquist Appointed Howard Hughes Investigator May 21, 1997 Paul G. Ahlquist, professor of molecular virology and plant pathology and chair of the Institute for Molecular Virology, has been named an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- 'Teaching and Learning with Technology' To Be Presented at University-Wide Symposium May 20, 1997 Fifteen workshops on using technology to enhance teaching will be presented during a symposium for faculty next month.
- Grants Awarded For Instructional Technology Projects May 20, 1997 The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has announced six instructional technology grant winners chosen from 30 proposals.
- 'Teaching and Learning with Technology' To Be Presented at Universitywide Symposium May 20, 1997 Fifteen workshops on using technology to enhance teaching will be presented during 'Teaching and Learning with Technology: Why? When? How?' -- a symposium for faculty May 22-23 at Grainger Hall.
- Fulbright, International Predissertation Award Winners Named May 20, 1997 A Ph.D. candidate and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received federal Fulbright-Hays Scholarships to support research and teaching plans abroad.