Studies of cell traits nets big award for UW-Madison researcher
UW-Madison biochemist Doug Weibel has received a prestigious Searle Scholar Award.
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BIO 2008: Targeted therapies enjoy banner year
With all the buzz about stem cell research breakthroughs and other highlights in a year of life-science innovation, it was targeted therapies with companion molecular diagnostics that gained the most in terms of development and usage, according to a new study released by Deloitte Consulting.
Wiley to tackle interim role leading new institute
Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley has been named the new interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the public half of the new research center that promises to be a model of interdisciplinary science and public-private collaboration.
UW-Madison student to bike across country for local park
Brian Backhaus spent his childhood fishing in the Silver Lake Park in his hometown of Manitowoc, Wis. He saw first hand the havoc excess lake plants and goose feces wreaked on the lake and the surrounding 14 acres of park.
UW-Madison grad student to meet with Nobel laureates
University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to chat with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist – much less several of them.
UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel
On June 18, the ResearchChannel began airing “The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub,” the story of Sheub’s remarkable experience with African storytellers.
Survey: Misconduct in research likely underreported
Instances of falsified results, fabricated data and plagiarism in scientific research may be vastly underreported, according to findings published in a commentary in the current (June 18) issue of Nature.
Great people. Great place. Fundraising initiative built around campus’s top priorities
Three synergistic components define a world-class university: the most promising undergraduates, top graduate and professional students, and stellar faculty. Take away any of the three and what remains is just another university.
A father’s legacy will help future students
After her father died two years ago, Ellen Zweibel received an inheritance. She wasn’t quite sure what she would do with it, but the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor knew she would like to help others.
Faculty Fellows initiative offers a new route to retention
Many deans and program leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may feel like their array of bright young faculty members serves as a recruiting pool for other institutions.
Study: Breast cancer patients with greater need seek more information online
Patients with more concerns about their breast cancer are heavier users of online information, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute.
Big Ten Network celebrates Wisconsin June 19
On Thursday, June 19, the Big Ten Network says “On Wisconsin!” with 24 consecutive hours of Badger programming.
University launches new Web content management project
A new Web content management system that will be made available to a group of selected “early adopters” starting this summer will allow more of a focus on content, rather than maintenance, on campus Web sites.
Newly born twin stars show surprising differences
The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the two.
Students launch community-supported agriculture farm on campus
Members of UW-Madison’s F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture have started the university’s first community-supported agriculture farm.
Check your route before coming to campus
Recent flooding has impacted many roads leading to campus including westbound I-94 from the Milwaukee area, as well as around Baraboo and Portage.
Ebb and flow of the sea drives world’s big extinction events
A new study, published online June 15 in the journal Nature, suggests that it is the ocean, and in particular the epic ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time, that is the primary cause of the world’s periodic mass extinctions during the past 500 million years.
Lakeside Cinema returns to the Terrace
Those of you of a certain age will remember the fun of attending the drive-in theater to watch a movie safely cocooned in the cruiser on a hot, summer night. And of course, not watching due to another sort of distraction could also add to the heat; if you get the drift, nudge nudge.
UW-Madison provides assistance for flood-impacted students
UW-Madison students who have been impacted by recent Midwest flooding, tornadoes and storms are encouraged to call the Offices of the Dean of Students for assistance with a wide range of academic and student life issues.
UWPD seeks info about State Street Mall battery
The University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) is seeking information about a battery that took place during the early morning hours today (June 16).