Two faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members were elected today to the National Academy of Sciences.
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Student Personnel Association announces annual awards
UW–Madison’s Student Personnel Association honored the efforts of nine individuals with its Outstanding Achievement Awards. The honors were distributed at a luncheon held on April 18.
Two faculty named American Academy fellows
Two faculty members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been elected Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
Sleep remains one of the big mysteries in biology. All animals sleep, and people who are deprived of sleep suffer physically, emotionally and intellectually. But nobody knows how sleep restores the brain.
Five honored with Classified Employee Recognition Awards
Five employees received Classified Employee Recognition Awards at a reception on April 11.
Arming the fight against resistant bacteria
In 1928, Alexander Fleming opened the door to treating bacterial infections when he stumbled upon the first known antibiotic in a Penicillium mold growing in a discarded experiment.
New Web site of K-12 resources launched
Information on summer sports camps and music clinics, lesson plans on everything from reading to genetics, parenting newsletters, a virtual museum of minerals – these are but a few of more than 250 University of Wisconsin-Madison resources for educators, parents, and students accessible on a new Web site.
Curiosities: How do fish gills work?
Question submitted by Matthew Burns, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
Recent sightings: Up against the wall
Taking a break from end-of-spring-semester academic stress, undergraduate Nhan Vu, having donned a sticky suit, hurls himself against the Velcro wall of a giant inflatable game set up on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison April 24, 2007. The game is part of Bucky’s State Fair, an All-Campus Party event sponsored by the Wisconsin …
Bamuthi helps UW speak to the hip-hop generation
Marc Bamuthi Joseph will conclude his arts residency with a farewell performance at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30, at Music Hall.
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May multiples and summer benefit deductions
Healing chronic wounds through use of nanoscale surfaces
It’s both costly and frustrating when doctors are unable to heal persistent wounds, such as diabetic ulcers or pressure sores in patients with limited mobility. Traditional treatments are often less than satisfactory. But thanks to funding from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grant program, UW–Madison researchers have been freed to explore a novel and revolutionary approach to coaxing persistent wounds to heal.
Team seeks to add advanced microlenses to technology
Most of us peer through lenses every day, but the “microlenses” devised by engineering professors Hongrui Jiang and Dave Beebe aren’t nearly so ordinary. Made of liquid and designed to be self-adjusting, these tiny lenses are a breed apart from their counterparts in eyeglasses and cameras.
Center stages bio-education blitz in Madison schools
The Center for Biology Education was recently honored by the Madison Metropolitan School District with a nomination for a distinguished service award.
Orchestras director begins new chapter
James Smith, the newly appointed director of orchestras at the School of Music, did not begin his musical career with an eye on conducting.
U.S. chemistry forecast: ‘Partly cloudy, chance of showers’
A report released this month by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that although the United States currently leads the world in most aspects of chemistry research, increasing international competition makes that position far from secure.
Curiosities: Can dogs be trained not to bark?
"Yes, absolutely," said canine authority and UW-Madison adjunct associate professor of zoology Patricia McConnell. When confronting the natural tendency of our best friends to wake the dead whenever the doorbell rings, McConnell said it is essential to remember that "dogs do not come equipped to understand English" and yelling at a barking dog is perceived …
Marketing professor’s ‘brand community’ research gets broad attention
An article on the concept of “brand community” co-authored by Thomas O’Guinn, a marketing professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, is one of the 20 most cited papers in the field of economics and business worldwide.
Lake districts serve as prisms of environmental change
Two vastly different Wisconsin lake districts – one in a dynamic agricultural and urban setting, the other in a forested and much less developed region of the state – are proving their value as sentinels of regional environmental change, according to a new report.
Professor plants seeds of forgiveness in Belfast, Milwaukee
Bob Enright, a professor of educational psychology and his wife, Jeanette Knutson Enright, have been leading initiatives in Northern Ireland and Milwaukee to develop, introduce and assess a comprehensive curriculum for introducing children to the idea of forgiveness.