2007 Distinguished Teaching Award winners
The UW–Madison Teaching Awards Committee has announced the 2007 Distinguished Teaching Awards winners.
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Ritschel brings forest art to Wisconsin
In 1995, Ute Ritschel started curating exhibitions in private gardens in her hometown of Darmstadt, Germany
Employee Matters
State of Wisconsin Investment Board (part 3 of 3) What investment choices does the Wisconsin Retirement System offer? Participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) have at least half — if not all — of their pension contributions in the Core Fund. The WRS also offers an option called the Variable Fund, an all-stock fund. …
More events planned in Dance Program celebration
The Dance Program, the first in the country to offer a degree in dance, continues its 80th anniversary celebration throughout April.
Alumni association presents distinguished graduates with awards
By Candice Gaukel Andrews This year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards program will mark the 71st year that the Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored the university’s most prestigious graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the university. The 2007 honorees include Jerome Chazen, chair of Chazen Capital Partners in New York; psychotherapist Simona …
Second annual stem cell symposium to focus on heart tissue, blood diseases
Several of the world’s leading experts on the formation of blood and heart cells from stem cells, and clinical applications of stem cells in blood and heart diseases, will come together on Wednesday, April 18, for the second annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium.
Sixth annual bioethics forum to tackle medical applications of research
The interface among molecular biology, medical applications, law, religion and ethics will be the focus of the sixth annual international Bioethics Forum, hosted by Promega Corp.’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Fitchburg.
UW-Madison Kinesiology Club to host poker run/walk April 19
Continuing a tradition of making exercise fun and accessible for everyone, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Kinesiology Club has organized the 11th Annual 5K Poker Run/Walk.
World Cinema Day connects Wisconsin high school students to the world
Several hundred Wisconsin high school students and teachers will be in Madison April 13, 2007 to participate in World Cinema Day. World Cinema Day is an outreach program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Language Institute and Arts Institute, presented in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Wisconsin Idea: Putting a new spin on pest management
A University of Wisconsin-Madison agronomist has developed a Web tool to help Wisconsin farmers better manage the weeds in their fields.
Students enhance undergraduate experience with research
On Thursday, April 12, more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their “ideas that matter” to the community at the ninth annual University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate Symposium.
In young mice, gregariousness seems to reside in the genes
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found evidence that social interactions among young mice result from basic motivations to be with one another. What’s more, the researchers say, the extent of a young mouse’s gregariousness is influenced by its genetic background.
State senators to discuss Wisconsin’s climate challenges
Should Wisconsin move ahead on climate-change policy? What actions can businesses, farms and individuals take to meet this growing challenge?
Drug-resistant flu virus emerges in untreated patients
Flu viruses with reduced sensitivity to the front-line drugs used to thwart and treat infection have been found in patients who were not treated with the drugs, according to an international team of researchers.
With rat genome as guide, human breast cancer risk refined
Combing the genomes of the rat and the human, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found swaths of genetic code that can be used to assess the risk of human breast cancer.
UW-Madison graduate programs continue to enjoy national reputation
The University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to garner broad national recognition, including more than 50 programs listed among the nation’s top 10, in rankings released today of America’s top graduate education programs.
Abrupt climate change more common than believed
It came on quickly and then lasted nearly two decades, eventually killing more than one million people and affecting 50 million more. All of this makes the Sahel drought, which first struck West Africa in the late 1960s, the most notorious example of an abrupt climatic shift during the last century.
Baughman book traces the birth, growing pains of network TV
What television viewers saw in the 1950s seemed benign enough: Lucy Ricardo planning hijinks with pal Ethel Mertz, a freckled Howdy Doody, and the vaudeville antics of Uncle Miltie.
Communicators’ accomplishments, leadership honored at annual banquet
The achievements of five communications professionals will be marked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications annual banquet on Friday, April 13.
Reaccreditation effort set to lead a conversation about UW-Madison’s future
What will it mean to be a great public university in a changing world? And how will UW-Madison embody this greatness? These core questions will face the UW-Madison community as the campus embarks on the 2009 Reaccreditation Project.