School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog
Making a difference in the lives of homeless animals is the aim of the 2-mile Dog Jog benefit race set for Sunday, Sept. 20. Read More
Convocations planned for undergraduate, transfer students
Two keynote speeches with international flavor, along with Chancellor Biddy Martin, will welcome students to the University of Wisconsin–Madison at a pair of convocations for new students. Read More
UW-Madison experts on Sen. Edward Kennedy’s life and legacy
The death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, marks the passing of an era in national politics. The following political science experts are available to comment on the career, life and influence of the Massachusetts Democrat. Read More
UW-Madison named military-friendly school
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been named to the first-ever list of military-friendly schools. Read More
Limnologist casts the human factor into lake study
For well more than 100 years, a succession of eminent biologists and ecologists have used Wisconsin lakes as their laboratory, dissecting their physical attributes as well as the complex interplay of the plants and animals that live in them. A lake, after all, is a busy place, filled with aquatic vegetation, mollusks, microbial communities of all kinds and, of course, fish and the stuff they eat. Read More
Milestones
Rachel Brenner, Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, was named the Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor, effective July 1. R. Alta Charo, Law School, will… Read More
WAA seeks nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) welcomes nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award, the association’s top honor. Read More
UW-Madison’s ‘good ideas’ get lift from stimulus funds
The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts. Read More
School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog
At 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, hundreds of animal lovers and their dogs will run (or walk) the two-mile Dog Jog benefit race, sponsored by the School of Veterinary Medicine. Whether participants finish doesn’t matter nearly as much as the amount of money they raise. Read More
Population health sciences honors 50th anniversary with symposium
Against the drama of the national debate on health care reform, a two-day symposium at UW–Madison will bring experts in evidence-based medicine and public health to shed light on some of the pressing issues in health care. Read More
St. Jude CEO to deliver 2009 Rennebohm lecture
William E. Evans, chief executive officer of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and an expert on the treatment of pediatric cancer, and a research leader in the effect of genetics to the response to drugs, will deliver the 2009 Rennebohm Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 10. Read More
Cinematheque opens with classic musical treat
Whether setting the stage for action or enfolding a tender moment, music has always enhanced the filmmaker’s art. For its first offerings of the 2009–10 school year, Cinematheque offers two gems with timeless musical charm. Read More
Fearful symmetry: an artist and her insects
Jennifer Angus’s work walks a fine line between beautiful and horrifying. In her hands, insects are not just bugs on the wall. She arranges them in precise patterns of colors and shapes. the result is disarming beauty. Read More
Snaring bigger bugs gave flytraps evolutionary edge
Carnivorous plants defy our expectations of how plants should behave, with Venus flytraps employing nerve-like reflexes and powerful digestive enzymes to capture and consume fresh meat. The evolutionary history of these botanical oddities is now a bit clearer, thanks to new work. Read More
UW-Madison students set trends in information technology
Students continue to embrace technologies for personal use, including, more than ever, in the classroom. Well-versed before entering college, university students use a variety of new technologies to help them with their coursework. Read More
Aova moves feed additive invented at UW–Madison into Asian markets
Aova Technologies Inc., a startup company that produces animal feed additives based on University of Wisconsin–Madison technology and licensed through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), has completed two key goals in its efforts to capture part of the $70 billion global aquaculture market. Read More
WARF and Echometrix sign license agreement on ultrasound technology
Echometrix, a developer of proprietary ultrasound technology, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, non-profit patent and licensing organization for… Read More
Curiosities: Are there more food recalls now? Why?
2009 has been a big year for food recalls, largely because salmonella-contaminated dried milk, pistachio nuts and peanut products affected thousands of items in a… Read More
Wisconsin team grows retina cells from skin-derived stem cells
A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells - suggesting a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient's own skin. Read More