IceCube drillers train for final Antarctic season
The sweltering Wisconsin summer is a far cry from conditions at the South Pole, but ice drillers from around the United States will gather next week in Stoughton to prepare for the upcoming Antarctic work season.
Students size up seismic sensor sites
University of Wisconsin–Madison students Matthew Kogle and Kelly Hoehn logged thousands of miles this summer driving rural Wisconsin roads, scanning the landscape. When they found a promising spot, they knocked on the door of the nearest farmhouse and tried to interest the owners in their cause.
Knetter named new University of Wisconsin Foundation president
Michael M. Knetter, Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business and vice chancellor for advancement at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the UW Foundation.
Search planned for UW–Madison’s next business school dean
An international search will be conducted for a successor to Michael M. Knetter as dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin announced today (July 28).
Rural areas take greater brunt of Iraq War, UW–Madison research shows
The Iraq War has taken a greater toll on the nation's non-metropolitan areas because troops from rural areas experience higher rates of death in the war than those from urban parts of the United States, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin–Madison sociologist.
IceCube spies unexplained pattern of cosmic rays
Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results - including an early finding about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed to study.
UW-Madison applauds Nike response on Honduran factories
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's decision to end its licensing agreement with Nike over the treatment of Honduran factory workers has had a major, positive impact.
Curiosities: What’s the difference between dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent and dish soap? Why aren’t they interchangeable?
All detergents — whether intended for hands, hair, clothes or dishes — work on the same principles: Break up oils and dirt and wash them…
Curiosities: Why do people sometimes develop late in life an allergy that never bothered them before?
Most allergies — especially to airborne allergens associated with runny noses and itchy eyes — come on in the teenage years or early twenties, according…
UW-Madison’s joint mass communication degree ranked top in nation
Researchers studying the quality of doctoral programs in communication studies ranked the University of Wisconsin–Madison's joint doctoral program in mass communication first among 102 such programs across the nation.
Berg named UW–Madison interim CIO
University of Wisconsin–Madison Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. has appointed Joanne Berg, UW–Madison vice provost of enrollment management, interim chief information officer (CIO).
Storied events planned for Homecoming 2010: Legends of Bucky Badger
As University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and fans may know, on the eve of the very first Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe in 1948, the football trophy mysteriously went missing just like its predecessor, the Slab of Bacon.
Statement of CALS Dean Molly Jahn on the death of Rod Nilsestuen
Here is a statement from Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, regarding the death of state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Affairs Secretary Rod Nilsestuen:
Center to study community organizations’ role in infant mortality issue
The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will study the role nonprofit/community-based health and social service organizations played in reducing disparities in infant mortality. A $50,000 award provided through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research was announced this week and will make the research effort possible.