Center to study community organizations’ role in infant mortality issue
The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will study the role nonprofit/community-based health and social service organizations played in reducing disparities in infant mortality. A $50,000 award provided through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research was announced this week and will make the research effort possible. Read More
UW-Madison faculty member receives grant to increase child, family well-being
A University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty member has received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the well-being of children and families by advancing evidence-based policymaking. Read More
Global grassroots lake science network has roots in Wisconsin
Inspired and led by freshwater scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, researchers eager to understand global ecosystems from end to end are now monitoring a series of buoys in lakes on every continent except Africa. Each buoy carries instruments to measure fundamental data on the weather above the water and the temperature and chemistry below it. Read More
‘Condor’ brings genome assembly down to Earth
Borrowing computing power from idle sources will help geneticists sidestep the multimillion-dollar cost of reconstituting the flood of data produced by next-generation genome-sequencing machines. Read More
Screen yields drugs that could help treat fatal brain disorder
Using novel screens to sort through libraries of drugs already approved for use in human patients, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified several compounds that could be used to treat a rare and deadly neurological disorder. Read More
UWPD reminds employees to safeguard belongings
The University of Wisconsin- Madison Police Department is currently investigating three separate incidents in which cash was stolen from either women’s purses or a man’s… Read More
U.S. News & World Report ranks UW Hospital and Clinics in seven specialties
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics ranked in the top 50 US hospitals in seven medical specialties, according to the 2010 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" guide. Read More
UW-Madison repeats as a major contributor to Teach For America
Year after year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has produced top numbers of Peace Corps members, working to extend understanding around the world. But recent graduates also continue to make a measurable impact on educational equity here in the United States. Read More
China’s champions to arrive at UW–Madison July 23
A group of elite Chinese student-athletes and coaches is expected to arrive in Madison on Friday, July 23, marking the start of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Chinese Champions Program. Read More
UW law professor nominated for federal appeals court
Victoria F. Nourse, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, was nominated Wednesday (July 14) by President Obama to serve on the… Read More
Communication professor honored for teaching, research, service
Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the winner of the 2010 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Read More
UW-Madison names human resources director
Robert J. Lavigna, vice president for research at the Partnership for Public Service, has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison's human resources director. Read More
Atlanta middle-school students join Wisconsin peers at science camp
This summer, there's no cooler place to be than in the lab for two dozen scientifically minded middle-school students. Read More
Researchers discover possible way to predict Alzheimer’s
Two new studies, involving a newly identified gene, show that Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed as much as 20 years before symptoms develop. Read More
Review for CALS dean begins
A review is under way for College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Dean Molly Jahn. Read More