Acid linked to soil aging
Thirty-seven years of data collected from a plot at UW-Madison’s Arlington agricultural research station is yielding alarming results: acidification from excess fertilizer is wearing out the soil.
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Detector in polar ice to hunt for neutrinos
This winter, after an extensive shakedown period, the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array or AMANDA, a novel telescope set kilometers deep in the ice at the South Pole, began its search for the ghost-like cosmic neutrino.
Rouse to lead UW-Madison service initiatives
Mary Rouse, dean of students since 1987 at UW-Madison, will become an assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Avoid traffic, use WIAA shuttle, campus officials urge
Fans attending the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) high school boys basketball tournament on campus this week (March 18-20) can park at the Dane County Coliseum and ride a Madison Metro shuttle bus to the Field House.
Do both love and violence spring eternal?
John Skrovan, the new chair of the University Health Services Program on Relationships, Health and Violence, will present a psychosocial perspective on relationships and relationship violence 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, March 18.
Women’s basketball shoots for NIT final four
Jessi Stomski, center, takes a shot as the Wisconsin women’s basketball team cruises by Siena College, 107-85, Sunday, March 14.
Shalala to be keynote speaker on ethics of managed health care
Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be the keynote speaker at a symposium on ethical issues involved in managed health care to be held on campus Thursday, March 25.
Students to present ecology research findings
Students from eight UW-Madison departments will discuss their ecology research at the second annual Graduate Student Ecology Symposium 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, in Tripp Commons at Memorial Union.
Dancer Jin-Wen Yu performs Mar. 18-20
Dancer and choreographer Jin-Wen Yu will present new and recent works in an extraordinarily diverse concert March 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue.
Pesticide, fertilizer mixes linked to range of health problems
The natural mix of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, such as occurs when agricultural chemicals seep into groundwater, may have a broad range of effects on human and animal health, a new study shows.
Service initiatives: A key in future UW learning
Mary Rouse’s appointment to lead service initiatives highlights a growing priority in undergraduate education at UW-Madison.
Sybil Robinson, professor emerita, presents the Brontes
The final years of the Bronte sisters will be the focus of a performance by Sybil Robinson, professor emerita of theater and drama.
Guide offers tips for managing urban geese
Scott Craven, extension wildlife ecologist at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has co-authored a 42-page guide that describes legal, effective ways of persuading problem geese to go elsewhere.
Divining the matter-antimatter puzzle
Using the world’s highest-energy proton beam, three UW-Madison scientists were among 85 researchers whose recent experiments helped peel away some of the mystery surrounding the relationship between matter and antimatter.
UW researcher says school culture can be toxin – or tonic
The culture of a school – a web of values, traditions and symbols – can be toxin or tonic for education reform. Ignoring this powerful variable, however, can be a fatal mistake in reform attempts.
Scholarship earmarked for staff
The School of Business has earmarked a partial scholarship for the fall 1999 Executive MBA program for a UW-Madison employee, says Andrew J. Policano, dean of the School of Business.
Parking shuttle available for WIAA tournament
Fans attending the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) high school girls basketball tournament on campus this week (March 11-13) can park at the Dane County Coliseum and ride a Madison Metro shuttle bus to the Field House.
Memorial Union movies to help fill gap left by Majestic’s closing
Now that the Majestic Theatre in downtown Madison appears to be closing its doors, film buffs will be looking for other venues showing recently released independent and foreign films usually unavailable at the local multiplex.
Volunteers sought for study of autism, families
A new study at UW-Madison’s Waisman Center focusing on autism and family life is recruiting Wisconsin participants.
Staffer uses arts to introduce the academic experience
Larry Edgerton, a senior developmental skills specialist and writing instructor in the College of Letters and Science, uses music and other arts to give wing to the thoughts of the students he teaches in the Summer Collegiate Experience.