The State Building Commission has approved the Biotechnology Center addition project at an estimated cost of $27 million, with $9 million paid through gifts and grants. This is the first building in the four-building, 10-year BioStar construction program. In other Building Commission action, the Committee approved the following projects of interest to UW-Madison: Chemistry addition …
Advances in smart, low-cost integrated devices containing many different types of sensors, wireless transceivers and processors with significant computing capabilities could make the above scenario a reality in as few as five years, says Professor Parameswaran Ramanathan.
‘To call every insect a bug is just wrong,’ says the entomology museum curator
By adding small quantities of elements such as lead to certain materials, scientists have discovered they can make a more versatile aluminum alloy that’s stronger by weight than steel.
Charles (Charlie) H. Trotter, Sunday, December 23, 2001, Kohl Center
Chancellor John D. Wiley, Sunday, December 23, 2001, Kohl Center
Longstanding asphalt specifications may fall by the wayside in light of a new report by civil and environmental engineering professor Hussian Bahia.
Beginning Jan. 23, Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning will offer an online course designed to prepare UW-Madison alumni and friends for marathon and endurance running.
UW-Madison students, faculty and staff can help prevent burglaries and thefts over the upcoming Winter Break by using common sense and taking basic security precautions.
A common antibiotic, long used to treat infections in humans, may have potential as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, a devastating disease of the central nervous system, according to a new study published today, Dec. 21, in the Annals of Neurology.
Assistive robots, voice control, sensory substitution, automatic locks, lights, climate control and superior handling sound like features that come standard on any sport-utility vehicle. But thanks to UW-CREATe, an innovative new research team based in the College of Engineering, wheelchairs and other assistive devices may soon have them,
What are our rights and obligations as American citizens in the aftermath of Sept. 11? How well do we really understand the Constitution and the protections it affords us in times of crisis?
Step into the office of Jacques Lezra, professor of English and Spanish, on the seventh floor of Helen C. White Hall, and you feel you are standing in an unusual used bookstore. Confined by crowded shelves of musty paperbacks, you can’t imagine how someone fit them all into the small room.
Arthur B. Ellis, a distinguished longtime member of the chemistry faculty, has been named to head the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation.
While the snow has yet to fly, 15 mechanical engineering students are already gearing up for the snowmobile season.
David Tenenbaum, staff writer for the award-winning science Web site The Why Files has been named a recipient of the National Association of Science Writers’ prestigious Science-in-Society Journalism Award for 2001.
American culture is not as simple as black and white, says Craig Werner, professor of humanities and African-American Studies.
Final examinations are always a stressful time for students. But this year, due to world events and the economic downturn, stress may seem overwhelming.
Master chef, restaurateur, author and alumnus Charles L. Trotter will address mid-year graduates at UW-Madison’s winter commencement Sunday, Dec. 23.
Without the help of fossils or any other record from the distant past, scientists have identified what they believe represents a common ancestor of all animals on Earth, a microscopic organism with key genetic traits that, until now, have been found only in true animals.