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Nominations sought to honor outstanding TAs

October 30, 2013

UW–Madison employs more than 1,700 teaching assistants, working in a broad range of disciplines across campus. Nominations are now being sought to recognize outstanding performance through the Campus-Wide TA Awards. Read More

Journalism students explore themes with Go Big Read author

October 30, 2013

A group of inquisitive UW–Madison journalism students got an inside look at the process of writing this year’s Go Big Read selection Tuesday as they interviewed author Ruth Ozeki about her book, “A Tale For the Time Being.” Read More

Local justice for international crime: Law professor to study Latin American model

October 29, 2013

When a Guatemalan court indicted Efrain Rios Montt for his role in the torture and deaths of at least 1,771 indigenous Mayan-Ixils, it marked the first time a former head of state would go to trial for genocide in his home country. Read More

Parent Program goes global with Chinese site

October 29, 2013

UW-Madison students studying far from home may have access to many campus resources, but their parents don’t always have the same support – especially when they don’t speak the same language. Read More

Model virus structure shows why there’s no cure for common cold

October 28, 2013

In a pair of landmark studies that exploit the genetic sequencing of the “missing link” cold virus, rhinovirus C, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have constructed a three-dimensional model of the pathogen that shows why there is no cure yet for the common cold. Read More

Study challenges prevailing view of invasive species

October 24, 2013

Zebra mussels. Asian carp. Kudzu. Chances are you recognize these names as belonging to invasive species - plants or animals that are relocated from their native habitat to a foreign land, only to prove so prolific that they take over their new home. Except that's not how the story usually goes, according to a new study. Read More

Information sessions will update HR Design timeline and progress

October 24, 2013

The next in a series of quarterly information sessions updating the campus community on the HR Design project are set for November. Read More

H5N1 bird flu genes show nature can pick worrisome traits

October 23, 2013

In a study published today (Oct. 23, 2013) in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers shows how evolution can favor mutations that make avian flu more transmissible in mammals. Read More

Rec Sports seeks feedback on facilities

October 22, 2013

The Division of Recreational Sports wants your feedback on its facilities and is gauging interest on whether they need to be renovated or replaced. Read More

Teatime becoming an institution at institutes

October 22, 2013

For David Krakauer, a cup of tea has long been as much a part of the research process as beakers, computers and lab benches. Read More

WARF Innovation Award winners offer a better oat, infection disrupter

October 18, 2013

A new oat offering tasty ways to lower cholesterol and compounds capable of disrupting serious bacterial infections earned top honors in this year's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Awards program. Read More

Biomanufacturing center takes central role in developing stem-cell therapies

October 17, 2013

Developing a new drug takes enormous amounts of time, money and skill, but the bar is even higher for a promising stem-cell therapy. Many types of cells derived from these ultra-flexible parent cells are moving toward the market, but the very quality that makes stem cells so valuable also makes them a difficult source of therapeutics. Read More

Target of animal rights protests kicks off animal research ethics forum

October 17, 2013

Any research that includes animals presents ethical questions, but they are questions Dario Ringach believes we rarely address together. Read More

Ballots being mailed for first-ever classified staff election

October 17, 2013

Classified staff members will soon receive ballots for UW–Madison’s first-ever Classified Staff Executive Committee. Nine people will be elected from a field of 92 candidates, representing nearly 5,000 employees. Completed ballots must be returned or postmarked by Oct. 30. Read More