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  • Animation of hot gas being blasted from plane of Milky Way Jan. 11, 2000
  • Study: Businesses can benefit from failure Jan. 11, 2000 A new study by Anne Miner of the School of Business suggests that businesses often ignore a strategic tool that can yield surprisingly good lessons on success: failure.
  • Researcher finds way to raise chickens with fewer antibiotics Jan. 3, 2000 UW-Madison animal scientist Mark Cook is finding ways producers can raise chickens economically with fewer antibiotics. "I believe that our new tools and strategies will increase both animal and human health," he says.
  • Faculty's interests go beyond Y2K Dec. 30, 1999 As the year 2000 draws near, we thought about asking various faculty members about its significance. But we decided that the landscape where they tread is far more fascinating. So join us on an impossible journey through time, as we visit a few of our faculty and their favorite years.
  • Book blazes path through Internet jungle Dec. 23, 1999 Finding the best, most accurate digitized information on the Net can still be a hit or miss proposition. A new book from Internet Scout may help.
  • SSEC to develop next-generation weather satellites Dec. 16, 1999 Building on a tradition that dates back 35 years to the first geostationary weather satellite, the Space Science and Engineering Center has been selected to help NASA develop a new generation of satellite technology that promises to greatly improve weather forecasting and the monitoring of atmospheric pollutants.
  • 'I Have a Dream' leads top 100 speeches of the century Dec. 15, 1999 The mastery and magic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech earned it top honors in a new list of the 100 best political speeches of the 20th century. Compiled by researchers at UW-Madison and Texas A&M University, the list reflects the opinions of 137 leading scholars.
  • Scientists identify gene that detects DNA damage Dec. 13, 1999 Researchers at the UW Medical School have found that mutations in a gene they've been studying for several years can cause ataxia-telangiectasia. The affected gene appears to play a crucial role in controlling the way cells respond to DNA damage that can lead to cancer.
  • UW Arts Institute names film festival director Dec. 13, 1999 Mary Carbine, veteran of film and arts organizations in California, Chicago and Madison, has been named director of the Wisconsin Film Festival. The festival, a project of the UW-Madison Arts Institute, will be held March 30-April 2, 2000 in Madison.
  • Patent growth strengthens UW future Dec. 13, 1999 Over the past five years, WARF has seen a dramatic increase in the number of university faculty disclosing potentially valuable inventions from the laboratory. And leaders believe that diverse portfolio will allow WARF to make even greater contributions to the university's 'margin of excellence.'
  • Governor sees 'biotech revolution' in the making Dec. 9, 1999 Gov. Tommy Thompson's fast-paced tour Nov. 30 through the biotechnology landscape at UW-Madison, from computer-packed genetics labs to nascent startup companies, was a showcase of great expectations.
  • New map depicts state's land cover Dec. 7, 1999 A new map showing Wisconsin's land cover in extraordinary detail is available from the State Cartographer's Office at UW-Madison.
  • Advances Dec. 7, 1999
  • Recent Sightings Dec. 7, 1999
  • 'Living wages' discussed at La Follette symposium Dec. 7, 1999 The focus of "living wage" activists may have moved to Seattle and the World Trade Organization last week, but the issue still sits heavily in the lap of professor John Witte here in Madison.
  • Psychologist works in the mysterious realm of human memory Dec. 6, 1999 For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals or stymied by instructions for assembly, university psychologist Art Glenberg has a reassuring theory.
  • Universities make strides in federal budget Dec. 6, 1999 For the second straight year, Congress has made a strong show of support for higher education by bolstering budgets for basic research, student financial aid and information technology.
  • Waisman scientist tracks rare genetic disorder Dec. 1, 1999 An unexpected break put scientists at the Waisman Center on the trail of the genetic cause of Alexander's Disease, a rare brain disorder in children.
  • Forecast at the Biotron: Rosy climates for scientists, industry Nov. 30, 1999 As a place where scientists can order their own designer climates, the university's Biotron serves up frozen tundra, ocean depths, arid desert and mountaintops all on the same floor.
  • Project aims to share health information across state Nov. 29, 1999 With the help of a strategic planning grant, the UW Health Sciences IAIMS Initiative is laying the groundwork for a well-coordinated and faculty-driven approach to more effective sharing of health information resources in the 21st century.