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Law Students Launch First Immigration Clinic in Wisconsin

September 19, 2012

After working as a bilingual case manager for Spanish-speaking immigrants at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, Kathryn Finley decided to study law so she could advocate on behalf of Wisconsin's immigrants. Read More

UW team studies the mechanics of stronger bones

September 19, 2012

As human bones age, they undergo geometric changes and also lose minerals such as calcium that give them density and strength. Read More

“Share the Wonderful” aims to generate broad-based support

September 19, 2012

It's about to get wonderful. A concentrated new multimedia annual giving campaign, called "Share the Wonderful," has begun and runs through October. Read More

UW Law School celebrates alumnus William Shernoff

September 18, 2012

The University of Wisconsin Law School will recognize the achievements of William Shernoff this September as he's presented the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. Read More

Pacifiers may have emotional consequences for boys

September 18, 2012

Pacifiers may stunt the emotional development of baby boys by robbing them of the opportunity to try on facial expressions during infancy. Read More

Surprising demographic shifts in endangered monkey population challenge conservation expectations

September 18, 2012

At first glance, the northern muriqui monkey is a prime conservation success story. Read More

Greene named to UC San Diego diversity post

September 18, 2012

Linda S. Greene, Evjue Bascom Professor of Law at University of Wisconsin–Madison, will become the University of California at San Diego’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion (VC-EDI), a position created by the University of California Board of Regents and filled after a nationwide search. Read More

Aldo Leopold’s field notes score a lost “soundscape”

September 18, 2012

Among his many qualities, the pioneering wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold was a meticulous taker of field notes. Read More

Campus police replace older vehicles with SUVs, new look

September 18, 2012

There are some brand new UW Police Department vehicles traveling around campus after the department aded seven new 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs to its fleet to replace some of its older vehicles. Read More

Police replace vehicles with new model, new look

September 18, 2012

The UW Police Department is adding seven new 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs to its fleet to replace some of its older vehicles. Read More

University Health Services receives national accreditation

September 17, 2012

University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has once again been reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). UHS was reaccredited for three years, the maximum level offered. Read More

Response to latest PETA allegations

September 17, 2012

Wisconsin Science Festival brings wonders of science to life for all ages

September 17, 2012

After a rousing debut last fall, the Wisconsin Science Festival returns for its second year this Sept. 27-30 with an even bigger and bolder schedule of people, music, art and explosions bringing the wonders of science to life for all ages. Read More

Cervical cancer and pre-cancer cervical growths require single HPV protein

September 14, 2012

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has long been implicated in cervical cancer, but details of how it happens have remained a mystery. Now researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that a single HPV protein is required for cervical cancer and even pre-cancer growths in the cervix to survive. Read More

UW-Madison Dance brings science to the stage with “PULSE” 

September 14, 2012

During this Year of Innovation at UW–Madison, the Dance Department brings science to the stage with "PULSE: Intersections of Dance and Science," a Wisconsin Science Festival event, Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space of Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. Read More

Career and Internship Fair set for Sept. 20

September 14, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison career services units will host the fall Career and Internship Fair, which will bring more than 275 organizations to campus on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Kohl Center. Read More

Constitution Day celebrated at UW with panel discussion on elections

September 14, 2012

To mark Constitution Day in the United States, the American Democracy Forum, housed in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Political Science, will hold a faculty panel discussion on constitutional issues in U.S. elections. Read More

Growth field: Environmental studies a “college major with a future”

September 14, 2012

For the second year in a row, a leading magazine has named environmental studies a "hot" college major and singled out UW–Madison for its undergraduate programs in this growing field. Read More

Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together

September 13, 2012

Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial damage to working memory - the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive. Read More

Campus flu shot clinics start Sept. 17

September 13, 2012

University Health Services (UHS) will again offer seasonal influenza immunizations (flu shots) for all registered students, faculty and staff. Just like last year, student flu shot clinics will be held at separate locations and dates from UW-employee clinics. Read More