The Wisconsin local section of the American Chemical Society, together with the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Institute for Chemical Education, will celebrate National Chemistry Week, Oct. 22-28, with several interactive events highlighting the theme “Your Home: It’s All Built on Chemistry.”
“Prepare For Your Future,” new full-color workbook published by Wisconsin Careers, aims to help teachers and school counselors effectively guide youth in grades 6-9 through the career-planning and decision-making process.
An exhibit featuring the work of knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann will open at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology on Friday, Oct. 27.
In response to increased environmental concerns and, more recently, skyrocketing oil prices, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team is working to perfect bio-based plastics that hold up well in use, yet break down quickly in a landfill.
In response to last year’s overwhelming demand, the Safety Department will more than double the locations and hours of on-campus employee flu shot clinics.
Richard Amasino, Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to lead the American Society of Plant Biologists. Thomas Jeffries, professor in the bacteriology and food sciences departments received the 2006 Chief’s Honor Award for Technology Transfer in recognition of his efforts to improve processes to make ethanol from wood. Sam Gellman, Department of Chemistry, has won …
UW–Madison faculty are providing educational materials to students in the form of podcasts — multimedia files (audio or visual or both) that can be played back on portable devices such as iPods or on personal computers.
The prefix “trans”gives words wings to rise beyond their definitions: transcontinental, transcendental, transgender, transformation. Similarly, the Visual Culture Cluster students, faculty and staff organizing and participating in an exploration of “trans”will endeavor to engineer new approaches to scholarship and art by breaking down barriers that separate disciplines.
Interest in podcasting is growing at UW–Madison, and new technologies enable delivery of graphics and video as a podcast. In response, the Division of Information Technology is offering awards to faculty and instructors through the Engage Program to develop enhanced podcasts.
Every other Saturday during the school year, about 75 technology-savvy Madison high school students become immersed in an environment of possibilities.
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Foreshadowed Long tree shadows from a nearby wooded area frame a view of a golfer digging his way out of a sand trap onto a lush green at University Ridge Golf Course during autumn. The aerial view is from a helicopter flying overhead. Located southwest of Madison, the university-owned, 18-hole golf course is home to …
Most workers are happy to follow the letter of their job descriptions, but some so enjoy their work that they find it natural to interpret that description as broadly as possible. As senior information processing consultant for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Brian Deith is in that latter category. The straightforward interpretation of his job would be plenty to fill a standard work week, as Deith is the only IT support person in a department with around 200 computers, three servers with 2.5 terabytes of combined storage, and dozens of faculty and students requiring technical support. But Deith handles those responsibilities and much more.
University Health Services (UHS) recently hired two new doctors, Brent Nielsen and Jacob Prunuske. Jonathan Zarov of UHS sat down with the two to hear their thoughts on working in college health. An edited transcript of their recent conversation follows.
The Ombuds Office for Faculty and Staff continues to provide a place for any faculty or staff to use as a resource for resolving any conflicts, with two new staff members, Jane Voichick
October often brings panic to the American stock market. Witness the events of October 1929 and October 1987, for example. Of course, tumbling markets occur at no particular month or time, and their lack of predictability is at the heart of what make these fluctuations so devastating. According to Zimmerman, everybody, including novelists, has tried …
Author and social justice advocate Tim Wise will appear at UW-Madison on Thursday, Oct. 19.
Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy.