Ideas and Discoveries http://www.news.wisc.edu/ News stories from the University of Wisconsin-Madison en-us Bring out your badger with The Red Shirt Badger alumni, students and fans are kicking off the season with style and substance by wearing The Red Shirt, created to reflect the University of Wisconsin-Madison tradition of spirit and giving back. Kate Dixon kdixon@uwalumni.com 2008-08-28 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15537 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15537 Great ideas sought for WID competition To chart the direction of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the committee and campus leaders charged with formulating the vision for the new interdisciplinary institute have issued a call for research theme proposals from UW–Madison faculty. Terry Devitt trdevitt@wisc.edu 2008-08-28 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15521 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15521 UW-Madison responds to student deaths The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus community is mourning the deaths of three of its students in a Midvale Boulevard car accident early today (Aug. 27). John Lucas jplucas@wisc.edu 2008-08-27 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15534 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15534 Big Ten Network, Charter come to agreement Charter Communications, Inc. and the Big Ten Network have reached an agreement-in-principle on terms of a multi-year distribution agreement in which Charter will carry the Big Ten Network and related programming throughout the Big Ten territory, including its systems in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Northern Illinois. 2008-08-27 http://uwbadgers.com/sport_news/gs/headlines/story.html?sportid=200&storyid=14798 http://uwbadgers.com/sport_news/gs/headlines/story.html?sportid=200&storyid=14798 New initiative launches to provide students with timely textbook information A cooperative textbook project between the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) was launched on Aug. 18. 2008-08-27 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15531 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15531 Patterns in changing ecological landscapes inspire professor Thirty years after visiting Yellowstone National Park for the first time, Monica Turner has established herself as a leader in the field of ecology and made Yellowstone one of the most well-studied ecological landscapes in the country. Jill Sakai jasakai@wisc.edu 2008-08-27 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15527 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15527 Science News writer will be in residence in September Nathan Seppa, Science News biomedical writer, will be the biomedical and public health writer in residence on campus from Monday–Friday, Sept. 8–12, will give a public talk, “Evolutionary Medicine: What Happens When We Are Hard-Wired for the Stone Age but Live in the Modern World,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for room). 2008-08-27 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15526 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15526 Bus routes change as service resumes Campus bus riders will encounter some changes next week on Route 80 and a new late afternoon express Route 84 to Lot 60 and Eagle Heights has been added. 2008-08-27 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15524 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15524 Athletes, interpreters discuss international experiences, use of languages It's not just Olympic athletes who travel the world. The internationalization of sports has led to opportunities for many athletes - professionals and amateurs alike - to cross national, cultural and linguistic borders to play and compete. 2008-08-26 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15520 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15520 Recent sighting: Picturing Friends 2008-08-26 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15517 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15517