Eating less linked to healthier brain in old age
Eating less may be good for the health of your brain, and may help keep debilitating ailments such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases at bay. That is the message derived from a pathbreaking study that employed a powerful new gene-scanning technique to analyze activity in thousands of genes to create a molecular portrait of the aging brain in mice. Read More
Finding sheds light on addiction relapse
UW Medical School researchers have found that the memory of drug use can alter an area of the brain not traditionally implicated in addiction. Read More
Students pleased with computing
A survey conducted by the university finds that nearly 90 percent of students are satisfied or very satisfied with university computing resources. Read More
Katharyn May named nursing dean
Katharyn May, a leader of Canada's academic nursing profession, has been named dean of the School of Nursing. Read More
UW acts to curb binge drinking
Researchers' new recommendations for curbing binge drinking among students lend support to efforts already under way through the six-year RWJ Project at the university. Read More
Hoofers to offer sailboat rides for disabled
Hoofers Club will hold an 'Adaptive Sail Free Day,' Saturday, July 8, from 12:30-6 p.m. on the lakefront behind Memorial Union. The event is to help commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More
Concert to benefit campus child care
The third annual 'Jazzin' at the Gym,' a benefit for the Office of Campus Child Care and Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin, will be held Thursday, June 22, on campus. Read More
Memorial planned for engineer Henry Guckel
A memorial service planned Saturday, July 22, for microelectronics pioneer Henry Guckel will showcase the engineer's far-reaching impact on industry and the careers of his students. Read More
New student orientation gets underway
More than 7,000 new and transferring students plan to visit UW–Madison between now and mid-August during continuous two-day orientation sessions. Read More
UW Hospital launches allergy alert Web site
UW Hospital and Clinics has launched a new Web page designed to inform people of the presence of specific pollens in the air, their severity, and how badly they may effect people allergic to those pollens. Read More
A month’s rain: Record for a century
Madison's 30-day rain total ending June 15 has broken all records in the past century, university researchers say. Read More
Future truck places fifth
The university Future Truck team steered its revamped Chevy Suburban to a fifth place overall finish in the national contest completed June 15 in the Arizona desert. Read More
Dictionary editor Cassidy dies at 92
Frederic Cassidy, 92, who worked more than a half-century on the university faculty, died Wednesday. Cassidy was best known for his work as chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Read More
Romancing the word: The unfinished adventure of a dictionary maker’s life
This feature on Cassidy was written in fall of 1999 by Michael Penn for On Wisconsin, the university alumni magazine. Read More
Gardening program open to K-2 children
'People to Plants: Living Communities,' a kids gardening program at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, is open this summer to area children who have finished kindergarten through 2nd grades. Read More
Engineering Centers groundbreaking set
The College of Engineering will break ground Tuesday, June 20, at 3:30 p.m. on the new Engineering Centers Building. Read More
Building better engines through natural selection
Computer models developed at UW–Madison are helping engineers design high-performance engines of the future, by using genetic algorithms to simultaneously increase fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Read More
Series looks at media morality, regulation
A free public lecture series this summer at the university will scrutinize media morality and investigate what might be done to control media behavior. Read More
University celebrates town and gown partnerships
The Wisconsin Idea is taking new forms in Dane County through hundreds of innovative partnerships between the university and area community groups. Read More
Campus open house planned
Building on the success of last year's Sesquicentennial Summer Celebration, university officials have organized a free Campus Open House Aug. 18-20. Read More