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Study profiles rate of autism in Wisconsin

February 8, 2007

A Wisconsin autism surveillance project reported today (Feb. 8) that approximately five out of every 1,000 Wisconsin children born in 1994 display symptoms indicative of autism. Read More

Nobelist MacDiarmid was UW–Madison graduate

February 8, 2007

Nobel laureate chemist Alan G. MacDiarmid, who died Wednesday at the age of 79, was a two-degree graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was slated to receive an honorary degree from UW–Madison at the spring 2007 commencement. Read More

Nursing professor finds true calling in ‘working upstream’

February 7, 2007

Public-health nursing is University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Susan Zahner’s passion. She gives students a real-world look at the field through her Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing project. Read More

UWPD, Housing offer safety tips, resources

February 7, 2007

In the wake of an incident Feb. 6 in Witte Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University Housing and the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) are again asking residents to take common-sense steps to help ensure their personal safety. Read More

Safety experts: Exercise caution on mopeds this winter

February 7, 2007

Although Madison experienced some uncharacteristically warm weather this season, roads have become slippery and snow-covered, and temperatures have dipped during the past few weeks. Read More

Second annual Darwin Day coming Saturday

February 7, 2007

The 198th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More

UW Athletics department celebrates Black History Month

February 7, 2007

The UW Athletics Department has created a Web site and new radio commercials by student athletes Janese Banks and Alando Tucker to celebrate Black History Month and to recognize the history of African-American athletes at UW–Madison. Read More

CALS Dean Molly Jahn: Biosciences can transform state economy

February 6, 2007

Few people have a better firsthand take on the value of university-industry collaboration than Molly Jahn, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read More

Global legal studies center approved

February 6, 2007

A joint initiative of the University of Wisconsin Law School and Division of International Studies to establish a Global Legal Studies (GLS) program has received approval to become an official UW–Madison center. Read More

Satellite leftovers to fuel weather, climate research

February 6, 2007

A spool of 1,600 gold threads, each thinner than one uncooked spaghetti noodle, formed the insides of the beer can-sized component in a space-bound refrigerator. The University of Wisconsin–Madison center responsible for this unit recently sold the leftover gold to fund remote-sensing research. Read More

UW real estate center to be named for real estate legend James A. Graaskamp

February 6, 2007

Almost 600 alumni and friends have generated nearly $11 million in donations for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Real Estate, which will be renamed in honor of the late James A. Graaskamp, a legendary figure in real estate education. Read More

February 1 application deadline

February 5, 2007

The February 1 application deadline for fall admission has passed. Read More

UW scholars included in ‘canon’ of legal thought

February 5, 2007

The writings of two faculty members and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School were chosen as being among the 20 most important works of American legal thought since 1890 in a just-published book. Read More

UW-Madison accounting students win national tax competition again

February 2, 2007

For the third time in five years, a team of accounting students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business has won a national case competition. Read More

Falling milk prices cause tough 2006 for Wisconsin farmers, report says

February 2, 2007

University of Wisconsin–Madison agricultural economists have released their Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report for 2006. Read More

Physicists find way to ‘see’ extra dimensions

February 2, 2007

Peering backward in time to an instant after the big bang, physicists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have devised an approach that may help unlock the hidden shapes of alternate dimensions of the universe. Read More

TIP/School of Music’s guest artist visits high school band

February 2, 2007

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music presents guest artists throughout the year, usually in short residencies that feature a recital and one or two master classes. In the case of current guest artist James Jenkins, who plays the tuba, the model has been expanded to include an outreach activity at one of Madison's public high schools. Read More

Undergraduate invention competitions slated for Feb 8-9

February 1, 2007

Ski bindings, a reclining wheelchair, digital window-front advertising, a page-turning machine and an online community are rarely found in the same context. But they and 15 other inventions, all conceived and built by University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students, will be the center of attention at the annual UW–Madison Innovation Days competitions, to be held Feb. 8-9 in the Mechanical Engineering Building on the College of Engineering campus. Read More

For seriously ill patients, a UW center helps navigate an emotional journey

February 1, 2007

In the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the UW Center for Patient partnerships uses the resources of the university to spread hope and give guidance to seriously patients all over the state. The center combines the knowledge of the health care, legal and social work staff and students with the determination of patients to create a synergy that can improve health care in Wisconsin. Read More

Black History Month events planned

February 1, 2007

A number of events celebrating Black History Month are scheduled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison throughout February. All events are free and open to the public. Read More