Most widely used organic pesticide requires help to kill
The world's most widely used organic insecticide, a plucky bacterium known as Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt for short, requires the assistance of other microbes to perform its insect-slaying work, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study has found. Read More
35 research teams invited to submit proposals
Thirty-five research teams encompassing a wide array of disciplines have been selected to submit full proposals as part of the Discovery Seed Grant Initiative at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More
New ‘gateway’ to UW–Madison opens to public
The recent opening of a state-of-the-art Welcome Center at 21 N. Park St., just south of the new Newell J. Smith Residence Hall, signifies a concerted effort to provide visitors and tourists with a great first impression and a convenient, one-stop shop for both campus and community visitor information. Read More
Conference focuses on first-year students
Faculty and staff interested in new-student issues can attend a Friday, Oct. 6, conference organized by the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs. Read More
MBA moves up nine spots in Wall Street Journal ranking
The Wisconsin MBA program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business moved up nine spots to 25th in the regional category in this year’s Wall Street Journal ranking of MBA programs. Read More
WISCAPE forums planned
Two upcoming forums sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will focus on the campus building boom and higher education and state budgets. Read More
Engineering welcomes eight new faculty members
This year, several faculty members bring to the College of Engineering their experience in government laboratories, in industry, or in other university settings. They boast research interests that range from stem cells, biomaterials, hydrology and circuits to materials, manufacturing, energy and transportation. They are poised to make great contributions not only within the college, but also within their areas of expertise and throughout the state of Wisconsin. Read More
Two real estate faculty awarded named professorships
Two members of the real estate faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business were recently awarded named professorships for significant contributions to their fields of research by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Read More
World Dance Celebration explores global ideas
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program commemorates 80 years this year with a World Dance Celebration, planned for Saturday, Sept. 30. Read More
Professor introduces unusual edible fungus to Madison
Lydia Zepeda, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of consumer science affiliated with the women’s studies program and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, recently became a convert to huitlacoche, a fungus that grows inside individual kernels of corn. Read More
Dietetics students get hands-on kitchen experience
From planning to shopping, chopping and arranging flowers, seven dietetics students had a final exam last May that involved everything but the standard blue books and bubble sheets. Read More
World Dance Festival provides exploration of global ideas
On the highway of ideas, the arts are sleek, efficient speedsters, able to ferry sometimes complex, emotional or even incomprehensible facts and theories in palatable form. Read More
Cancer center honors past leaders
The School of Medicine and Public Health will celebrate its role in cancer research and treatment by renaming two centers in honor of two revered leaders. Read More
State Laboratory of Hygiene director named
Charles Brokopp, a leader with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, has been named the new director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. He will begin on Nov. 6. Read More
Employee Matters
The opportunity to enroll in various benefits plans for 2007 coverage is approaching. The following benefits plans will have enrollment opportunities on the dates indicated below. Read More
Technology helps foster ‘democratization of cartography’
Mark Harrower recalls a raging debate in his field in the 1970s, when some geographers worried that commercial map-making software would trigger the demise of cartography. But rather than sully the field, Harrower says the new technology — combined with the explosion of availability of geospatial information — is fueling one of the most exciting eras in his profession. Read More
Architects chosen to design Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Uihlein Wilson Architects of Milwaukee, together with Ballinger of Philadelphia, will design the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Morgridge Institute for Research on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, officials announced today. Read More
Roundtable announces fall events
University Roundtable has announced its schedule for this fall. Read More