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• The Why Files Named 'Best of the Web' Feb. 18, 1997 The Why Files, a science-behind-the-news web site produced by the National Institute of Science Education (NISE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is listed among the top 100 sites on the World Wide Web by PC Magazine in its Feb 18 edition.
• Scientific Consensus Plays Role in Debate Over Wild Salmon Recovery Feb. 17, 1997 Science may be pointing a way out of the gridlock over rehabilitating wild Pacific salmon in the Columbia River basin, where once-annual spawning runs of 20 million fish have greatly diminished.
• Academic Quadrathalon Team Wins at National Beef Bowl Feb. 17, 1997 The UW-Madison Academic Quadrathlon team celebrated its 20th anniversary with a win at the National Cattleman's Beef Association National Beef Bowl competition in Kansas City, Mo. on Jan. 31.
• New Program Aims To Improve Written Communication Feb. 14, 1997 The Writing Fellows Program, to debut this fall, will train excellent undergraduate writers to help peers with the often-daunting task of writing effectively.
• School of Education gets boost from Spencer Foundation Feb. 14, 1997 The Spencer Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to the School of Education to support graduate students in doctoral-degree programs.
• Fuel for Thought: UW Engineers on Trail of 80 MPG Car Feb. 13, 1997 Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are looking under the hood for a revolution in automobile fuel efficiency.
• Student Groups Benefit From Faculty Guidance Feb. 12, 1997 Interaction between faculty, staff and students does not have to end in the classroom.
• MBA Curriculum Receives Tune-Up for 21st Century Feb. 11, 1997
• UT King Lear Gets Back to Shakespearean Basics Feb. 11, 1997 The UT version of Lear will offer high-octane Shakespeare for the students working on the production and the audiences that eventually will see it.
• Latino Realities Topic of Latino Lecture Series Feb. 11, 1997 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will sponsor a semester-long Latino lecture series featuring distinguished guest scholars.
• McKay's Anthology Nominated for Image Award Feb. 11, 1997 Nellie McKay, professor of Afro-American Studies and English, and her 10 co-editors last week received another honor for their recently published anthology of African American literature.
• 'Slop' Artists to Tackle America's Consumer Culture Feb. 7, 1997 'Slop's Supermarket', a juried art exhibition opening in Madison Feb. 22, will provide a meeting ground for University of Wisconsin-Madison art students, faculty and members of an international art community.
• Danish bestow knighthood on Ingwersen Feb. 7, 1997 On February 1 Brent Killerich, consul general of Denmark, visited campus on behalf of Danish Queen Margrethe II to bestow a knighthood on Neils Ingwersen, professor of Scandinavian Studies, for his promotion of Danish literature in the United States.
• UW-Madison Rated Third Best Value in Country Feb. 7, 1997 Weighing both cost and academic quality, the March issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranks UW-Madison the third best value among 51 major public universities.
• Fitzpatrick Named Letters and Science Associate Dean Feb. 6, 1997 Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, an expert in family communication, has assumed the position of associate dean for the social sciences in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science.
• Henry Barschall, Pioneering Nuclear Physicist, Dies Feb. 6, 1997 Professor Henry H. Barschall, one of the world's preeminent nuclear physicists, died February 4 after a brief illness. He was 81.
• UW-Madison Economist Appointed to the U.S. Treasury Department Feb. 6, 1997 Economist John Karl Scholz has been named by the U.S. Treasury Department as deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis.
• Cell Transplant Therapy May Have Applications for Treating Multiple Sclerosis Feb. 3, 1997 In a hopeful new development for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers have shown in studies with dogs that they can repair diseased areas of the spinal cord by transplanting nervous system cells into the animals.
• UW Pro Arte to Perform Beethoven String Quartets Feb. 3, 1997 UW-Madison's renowned Pro Arte will present the third and fourth cycles, including Op. 59, Feb. 7 and 8. Violist Sally Chisholm promises the ensemble will display much better behavior than the misguided Romberg.
• Hong Kong Film Director Ann Hui to Visit UW-Madison Feb. 3, 1997 Asia's most celebrated female film director will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus next month as part of the university's year-long celebration of contemporary Asian film.