A team of middle-school students from Solon Middle School, Solon, Ohio, and a team of high-school students from Solon High School, also of Solon, Ohio, took top honors in the 2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament, held Saturday, May 21 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Pity the lowly astrocyte, the most common cell in the human nervous system.
The UW Arboretum is inviting families to enjoy springtime blooms while learning about ecological invaders through naturalist-led activities and games Sunday, May 22 starting at the Visitor Center. The free program, “Plants of the Arboretum,” will take place between 12:30-3:30 p.m., and include indoor learning about plants, a walk through a native garden, and …
Margaret Raymond has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
The Wisconsin School of Business has narrowed its search for dean, naming three finalists for the position.
University of Wisconsin-Madison computer sciences professor Gurindar “Guri” Sohi will be honored for techniques that contributed to the design of high-performance microprocessors.
Beginning on Saturday, May 28, the gravel path that runs from the entrance to Picnic Point to the eastern tip of the point will be closed to bicycle riding.
Two Wisconsin researchers, including a University of Wisconsin-Madison oncologist, have been named Shaw Scientists by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that micrometer-sized droplets of liquid crystal, which have been found to change their ordering and optical appearance in response to the presence of very low concentrations of a particular bacterial lipid, might find new uses in a range of biological contexts.
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New Routes to Community Health announces the publication of “Immigrant Media Making – New Voices for Community Health.”
Three highly regarded neuroscientists – two Nobel Prize winners and a National Medal of Science winner – will be on campus Thursday, May 19, to discuss their research on brain function and dysfunction at the UW-Madison genetics department’s fourth annual Oliver Smithies Symposium.
To follow up on Chancellor Biddy Martin’s two visits to China in 2010, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies is traveling there this month to continue the university’s efforts to expand and deepen connections in this important region of the world. “The economic, social and cultural changes in China … …
The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate has announced this year’s Outstanding Women of Color in Education awards.
Popular sovereignty – the idea that ultimate political authority rests with the people – is today widely accepted as the basis for legitimate democratic government.
Having been selected from 78 competitors from around the world, two University of Wisconsin-Madison students will travel to London for the finals of the LES (Licensing Executives Society) Foundation international business plan competition, held June 4.