Although scientists have had access to human embryonic stem cells for a decade, precisely how the all-purpose cell gives rise to all other cells in the body and why others do not remains a fundamental mystery of biology.
This week marks the annual “Driller and Deployer Workshop” for research staff who will work at the South Pole as part of the well-known IceCube Neutrino Observatory project.
Today (Aug. 4), the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the first identification of emerald ash borer in the state of Wisconsin. The following are experts in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension who can provide expert commentary on what the identification means and the implications for Wisconsin’s trees.
Photos: Jeff Miller A New Student Leader tour guide leads incoming first-year undergraduates and their parents across Bascom Hill while on a campus tour during a Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) session on July 22. Sponsored by the Center for the First-Year Experience, the two-day SOAR sessions provide new students and their parents an …
University Theatre (UT) takes the concept of teamwork to new heights in its 2008-09 season, partnering with three different Madison producing organizations to offer new and varied learning experiences for the students that UT serves.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate one of its most important diversity “pipeline” programs Friday, Aug. 1.
There’s a whole industry of books and seminars that hinge on the premise that women somehow need to be “fixed” when it comes to communication and must change the way they talk and behave to advance their career.
“What are the major benefits of using cellulosic ethanol to fuel our cars? We reduce spending on importing energy, have the potential to do this with less harm to our environment, and have the ability to turn agricultural or other waste products into fuel.” Tim Donohue Today, ethanol is a fuel additive used to replace …
That depends on conditions. “Today’s cars are designed to be very aerodynamic,” says Glenn Bower, a senior scientist at the Engine Research Center at UW-Madison. “They ‘cut’ through the air at moderate speeds. At lower speed, stopping and starting dominate the vehicle’s energy consumption, while at highway speed (45 to 65 mph) most of the …
The campus is now engaged in an ongoing effort to review and update information technology policies, and faculty and staff input can help to make that effort a success.
Hundreds of spoken-word performers will be in Madison Aug. 3-9 for National Poetry Slam 2008.
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are airing more advertisements in more media markets than their counterparts did during a comparable period in the 2004 election campaign, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study.
A privately funded renovation of Olin House, the official residence of the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor, preserves the 97-year-old home for future generations and provides 21st century energy efficiency and improved access for those with disabilities.
Twenty-eight years ago, Lee Kemp, a young wrestler who had just graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was preparing to fight the enemy on the mat.
Two new exhibits offer a first look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s extensive collection of college humor magazines and celebrate the work of an artist who got his start drawing covers for UW-Madison’s Octopus.
A UW-Madison soil scientist may have found a solution to a pesky mineral that plagues wastewater engineers all over the country.
George C. Becker’s “Fishes of Wisconsin” is the first comprehensive survey of the state’s fish species and the environmental challenges they face. Published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 1983, it remains the seminal reference to 157 fish species found in Wisconsin, many which are also found throughout much of the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River basins.
UW Hospital is preparing to introduce an around-the-clock monitoring system called e-Care that will provide additional support to bedside caregivers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s legacy of service and outreach to the state of Wisconsin will be celebrated at the Wisconsin State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in 20 U.S. cities are greeting new UW students this summer to celebrate the start of the students’ college experience.