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Residence Hall move-in welcomes students

August 19, 2013

More than 7,400 UW–Madison students will be moving into the University Residence Halls Sunday, Aug. 25, Wednesday, Aug. 28, and Thursday, Aug. 29. Read More

Q&A: Turning fandom into political and social action

August 16, 2013

As the public's faith in government and traditional political institutions crumbles, younger generations are taking cues from fictional wizards and TV vampires to take action on behalf of issues or causes they believe in. Read More

Discovery of new enzyme could yield better plants for biofuel

August 15, 2013

For nearly a decade, scientists have thought that they understood how plants produce lignin - a compound that gives plant tissues their structure and sturdiness, but can limit their use as a source of biofuels. Read More

Essential mechanism of symbiosis found in Hawaiian squid

August 14, 2013

Experiments at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a small squid that glows in the dark have uncovered a complex conversation that allows the newly hatched squid to attract the glowing, symbiotic bacteria that disguises it against predators. Read More

Perfect pitch: Law students learn to be entrepreneurs

August 13, 2013

Most days, students in UW Law School’s Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic work with supervising attorneys to provide free legal guidance to Wisconsin business owners and entrepreneurs. But for last week’s Pitch Day, instructors turned the tables on 18 L&E students by challenging them to create business models for their own start-ups. Read More

All things considered, UW’s Mitchell is a public radio giant

August 13, 2013

For Jack Mitchell, there was always radio. During his childhood in Detroit, the future journalism and mass communication professor and first employee of National Public Radio listened to radio greats like Edward R. Murrow. As he finished his master’s degree at the University of Michigan in 1965, however, radio was facing a serious decline. But in 1967 Congress passed “The Public Television Act,” which Mitchell says slipped in the words “and radio.” Read More

UW partners with tribes for student technology development

August 13, 2013

UW-Madison’s Information Technology Academy (ITA) is about to formally launch a unique partnership with the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Read More

Countdown to kindergarten: Graue offers tips for starting school

August 13, 2013

As a parent, one day you’re changing diapers and struggling to function due to a lack of sleep. And the next thing you know, you awaken from the haze to realize your little baby is ready to march off to school for that first year of formal education. Read More

State fair Badgers raise money, school supplies for MPS

August 12, 2013

Wisconsinites and UW alums gave time, money and school supplies to support Milwaukee-area school children last Wednesday during UW–Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair. Read More

New gene repair technique promises advances in regenerative medicine

August 12, 2013

Using human pluripotent stem cells and DNA-cutting protein from meningitis bacteria, researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research and Northwestern University have created an efficient way to target and repair defective genes. Read More

Book Trailer Film Camp a ‘different kind of summer reading program’

August 9, 2013

Fifteen students who will be entering eighth grade at Madison’s Whitehorse Middle School are in the midst of a unique two-week filmmaking project that was designed to encourage reluctant readers to hit the books. Read More

WID researcher locates “virtual eyes” to enhance 3D experience

August 9, 2013

3D movies are a popular trend this year, with countless films opting to include features that make viewers feel as though they are a part of the action. But what if 3D technologies in movies were not just a feature, but an entire, encapsulating experience? Read More

Recent sightings: Baldwin talks tech

August 9, 2013

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin meets with UW–Madison researchers and representatives from Isomark, a company commercializing a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation-licensed technology to detect patient infections sooner than is currently possible. Read More

Mathieu appointed interim director of Wisconsin Center for Education Research

August 7, 2013

Robert Mathieu has been appointed interim director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), UW–Madison School of Education Dean Julie Underwood announced Tuesday. Read More

Grant funds free nationwide access to Dairyland Initiative for farmers

August 6, 2013

The Dairyland Initiative, a UW School of Veterinary Medicine outreach program that works with farmers to optimize cow comfort, health, and milk production, has received a $50,000 grant from the Dean Foods Foundation to make its Web-based resources available at no cost to dairy farmers across the country. Read More

UW wins grant to study menthol cigarettes

August 6, 2013

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes (NHLBI), in collaboration with the FDA, has awarded the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) a $368,000 grant to study the use of menthol cigarettes. This project will add to the body of research the FDA is examining to determine whether or how to regulate menthol flavoring in tobacco products. Read More

Campus prepares for OpenBook website

August 6, 2013

UW–Madison is continuing to gather information for the state’s upcoming OpenBook Wisconsin website, which will provide a searchable database of expenditures exceeding $100 from all state agencies, including UW–Madison and the UW System. Read More

Newly remodeled Carson Gulley Center is open for dining, events

August 6, 2013

Carson Gulley Center, a fixture in UW–Madison’s lakeshore neighborhood since the 1920s, has reopened after undergoing a full renovation that showcases the character of the building’s original architecture. Read More