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• New Scout Publications Uncover Internet Ground Sept. 26, 1997 The Internet Scout Project of UW-Madison's computer sciences department has announced the start of three new free electronic publications designed for the higher-education community.
• San Jose Business Editor Returns Home Sept. 24, 1997 Peter Hillan, executive business editor of the San Jose Mercury News and former UW-Madison student and Wisconsin State Journal editor, will serve as this semester's business writer in residence at UW-Madison Sept. 29-Oct. 3.
• Packed Career Fair a Boon for Graduating Engineers Sept. 23, 1997 With engineers and computer scientists in high demand, Career Connection 97 attracted 150 companies to come to campus this year.
• Chadbourne seeks to 'change the culture' of campus life Sept. 12, 1997 This semester marks the beginning of an ambitious experiment in residence hall life, the Chadbourne Residential College. The idea upon which it is built: that living is learning, and the residence hall can be a form of classroom.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• San Diego State Ecologist Is Named to Aldo Leopold Chair Aug. 26, 1997 Joy Zedler, a biologist from San Diego State University, will join the faculty in spring 1998 as the Aldo Leopold Chair in Restoration Ecology, a new position that will build on the intellectual spirit and example of Leopold.
• Latin American and Iberian Studies Receives Education Grant Aug. 25, 1997 New initiatives could result from renewal of a U.S. Department of Education grant to the UW-Madison Latin American and Iberian Studies Program.
• Follow the Women's Soccer Team Around Europe Aug. 8, 1997 The women's soccer team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 13-day training and cultural trip to Europe.
• Workshops To Assist High-Growth Companies With Financing Aug. 4, 1997
• Conference to Focus on Distance Education July 31, 1997 The 13th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will be held Aug. 6-8 at the Holiday Inn West in Madison, drawing 1,000 people from around the country.
• A+ Program Reaches Out to Low-Income Minority Children July 31, 1997 More than 50 low-income and minority kids from Madison received a fun, fast-paced introduction to UW-Madison last week, through a new program that mixes academics with athletics.
• Geology Museum and Arboretum Get $625,000 for K-12 Science Education July 11, 1997 With help from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, elementary, middle and high school science teachers from Wisconsin and beyond will have the opportunity to experience science first hand through the UW-Madison Arboretum and Geology Museum.
• Follow the Volleyball Team on their Trip to Russia June 27, 1997 The women's volleyball team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 21-day training and cultural trip to Russia.
• Follow the Volleyball Team on their Trip to Russia June 27, 1997 The women's volleyball team has a Web site where they are posting a daily digital diary and photo album of their 21-day training and cultural trip to Russia.
• Space Exploration Workshop Places Local Youths in the Role of NASA Engineers June 20, 1997 Fourteen local 12- and 13-year-olds are getting the chance to experience first-hand what it is like to engineer a remote-controlled rover craft and guide it over a foreign terrain via computer-relayed commands.
• Space Exploration Workshop Places Local Youths in the Role of NASA Engineers June 20, 1997 Fourteen local 12- and 13-year-olds are getting the chance to experience first-hand what it is like to engineer a remote-controlled rover craft and guide it over a foreign terrain via computer-relayed commands.
• 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.
• Two Receive Grants for Developing Jewish Studies Courses May 29, 1997 Two professors have received Course Incentive Grants of $4,000 each.