UW-Madison releases 2006 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report
The 2006 edition of the Status of Wisconsin Agriculture, which is available online this week, is produced by agricultural economists and other faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural Life Sciences. Read More
Study explains unexpected conductivity of nanoscale silicon
When graduate student Pengpeng Zhang successfully imaged a piece of silicon just 10 nanometers-or a millionth of a centimeter-in thickness, she and her UW–Madison co-researchers were puzzled. According to established thinking, the feat should be impossible because her microscopy method required samples that conduct electricity. Read More
Inc. Magazine lists UW–Madison among ‘Five Universities You Can Do Business With’
UW-Madison was among five business-friendly universities lauded in the opinion section of the February 2006 issue of Inc. magazine. Read More
Vet tech gives back healing to animals, abused kids
The role of animals in assisting the healing of physically or emotionally traumatized humans has entered the canon of medical science. Its arrival there has been long overdue, says Toni Schriver, a certified large animal veterinary technician at the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Large Animal Hospital. Read More
World’s fastest image processor aids search for elusive form of matter
How do scientists drill down to the fundamental units of nature and sample conditions that existed right after the Big Bang some 15 billion years ago Read More
Business columnist, White House correspondent to visit
Alexis Simendinger, White House correspondent for the National Journal, and Justin Lahart, author of the Wall Street Journal's "Ahead of the Tape" column, will visit UW–Madison as writers in residence. Read More
Engineering ‘Innovation Days’ set for Feb. 9-10
Throughout the fall semester, 52 UW–Madison undergraduates have learned to make their most creative ideas come to life. Read More
Darwin’s Day: Making the case for evolution
Just in time for Charles Darwin's 197th birthday, an eminent group of UW–Madison faculty have joined forces to make the case on Feb. 11 for the iconographic scientist and what they consider to be biology's prevailing central idea: Evolution. Read More
Wiley: UW–Madison supports free expression
The University of Wisconsin–Madison supports the right of individuals to express their personal and political views on university premises, as long as the manner of that expression does not impede the rights of others who feel differently. Read More
AIDS course explores ‘perfect ecology’ of a killer
A new course at UW–Madison is exploring the AIDS pandemic from all of these varied points of view. Global AIDS: Interdisciplinary Perspectives has attracted undergraduate students from biology and medicine, political science, foreign language and history who are looking for a bigger-picture understanding of the disease. Read More
Campus invited to meet provost finalists
The campus community will be able to meet the two finalists for provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at a pair of receptions scheduled this month. Read More
Second branding forum slated for Feb. 2
The second in a series of programs examining branding principles and their application to UW–Madison, its schools and its colleges will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Fluno Center. Read More
Conference to examine student-life issues
This year’s Student Personnel Association conference, “The Changing Face of Our Campuses: Recognizing the Past and Preparing for the Future.”will offer strategies, innovative thoughts and ideas for the many challenges facing higher education professionals. Read More
UW-Madison student loan repayment rates high
UW-Madison students have one of the highest loan repayment rates in the nation, according to an analysis by the Office of Student Financial Service (OSFS). Read More
Magazine nominates three for ‘Educator of the Year’
A national magazine of arts lifestyles has nominated three professors to receive the first-ever Arts Educator of the Year Award. In all, the magazine is selecting from 173 candidates for the award. Read More
UW Health program celebrates 1,000th transplant
The UW Health cardiothoracic (heart and lung) transplant program has reached a milestone that only 10 hospitals in the nation have reached. Read More
Bike Annex opens for spring
The UW Bike Annex will open its doors from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on Mondays throughout the remainder of winter to students and staff interested in fixing or maintaining their bicycles. Read More
Darwin’s Day: Evolution and the evidence for it gets an airing
An eminent group of UW–Madison faculty will present evidence for the theory of evolution at Darwin Day, a daylong public symposium on Saturday, Feb. 11 (the day before Darwin’s 197th birthday), on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
Like their pregnant mates, primate dads-to-be pack on pounds
Confirming what many have long suspected, scientists have found that male monkeys of two different species get heavier when their mates are pregnant. Read More