Vista installation not recommended
Although its use is permitted, the campus has identified numerous critical issues regarding Vista, including software compatibility with campus systems, hardware requirements and installation challenges. Read More
University’s annual report now available online
The Wisconsin Idea: Setting the Agenda, UW–Madison's annual report for fiscal year 2005-06, is now available online. Read More
For seriously ill patients, a UW center helps navigate an emotional journey
Since 2001, Meg Gaines and the center Center for Patient Partnerships have given more than 900 patients from all across the state hope through what the center calls “patient advocacy,” or the support of patients in their medical, financial and emotional journey through disease. Read More
Finding may unshackle the potential of composite materials
In an advance that could lead to composite materials with virtually limitless performance capabilities, a University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist has dispelled a 50-year-old theoretical notion that composite materials must be made only of "stable" individual materials to be stable overall. Read More
University Roundtable spring lineup kicks off Feb. 14
The University Roundtable, a traditional semester lecture series at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will kick off on February 14 with a lecture by Alan Fish, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Management, about the future of the University Master Plan. Read More
McKenna selected to head veterinary diagnostic lab
Thomas McKenna, an animal disease expert with 12 years experience dealing with the implications of livestock diseases at the national and international level, has been chosen to head the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Read More
Regents consider admissions policy proposal
The UW System Board of Regents is considering an updated freshman admissions policy that would ensure a comprehensive review of each applicant — a policy that is consistent with longstanding practices at UW–Madison. Read More
Associate dean will coordinate graduate education
In a move to unify campuswide leadership of graduate education, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader named Judith Kornblatt senior associate dean for graduate education on Jan. 12. In the newly created position, Kornblatt is responsible for identifying and addressing issues that affect graduate education across disciplines. Read More
Partners in Giving surpasses goal
More than 9,600 employees collectively pushed the annual Partners in Giving charitable campaign well past the $2.82 million goal this month. Read More
Nutrition researchers provide the skinny on trans fats
This past holiday season, University of Wisconsin–Madison nutritionist Sherry Tanumihardjo made brownies with butter, not margarine. Like a lot of us, she wanted to avoid artificial trans fats. Read More
DoIT reminds computer users to change passwords
Computer hackers prey on weak or easy passwords. Once they acquire your password, they can masquerade as you, getting access to files, e-mail, research, finances, personal information and more. Read More
Nursing professor finds true calling in ‘working upstream’
A few years into her nursing career, Susan Zahner realized that her professional future lay in “working upstream from where people generally see nurses,” she says. “I wanted my career to be about prevention and about helping people where they live, in their communities and homes.” Read More
Enzyme plays dual role in cancer spread
Before cancer cells can migrate, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, they first have to disconnect from their neighbors in the tumor. A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison and Canadian scientists has made a surprising discovery: The same enzyme that controls the ability of cancer cells to move also governs a process that binds them tightly in place. Read More
WARF’s director named to national patent advisory committee
The leader of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has become the first person from a university patent management office to serve on a committee that helps guide the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Read More