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Five UW staff receive Classified Employee Recognition Awards

April 3, 2013

Five members of UW–Madison’s classified staff have been named recipients of the 2013 Classified Employee Recognition Awards. Read More

Puzzle of how spiral galaxies get their arms comes into focus

April 2, 2013

Despite their common morphology, how galaxies like ours get and maintain their characteristic arms has proved to be an enduring puzzle in astrophysics. How do the arms of spiral galaxies arise? Do they change or come and go over time? Read More

New program offers patient advocacy certificate online

April 2, 2013

UW-Madison’s Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) had offered classroom courses in patient advocacy before but last fall, for the first time, began an online option for its certificate program. Development of the online Consumer Health Advocacy Certificate was funded in part through a Morgridge Match Grant. Read More

Ten winning pictures at the intersection of art and science

April 2, 2013

Drawn from a record number of entries, 10 pictures at the intersection of art and science have been chosen as winners of the 2013 UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest. Read More

Hilldale awards honor four for teaching, research, service

April 2, 2013

Four faculty members have been honored with the 2013 Hilldale Awards. Read More

Mark Johnson honored with Anthony Shadid ethics award

April 1, 2013

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel health and science reporter Mark Johnson with the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics, at the center's annual conference April 5, 2013. Read More

Annual Wellness Expo raises awareness and funds for charity

April 1, 2013

The Wisconsin Wellness Expo, an annual event celebrating healthy lifestyle choices, is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, at UW–Madison's Southeast Recreational Facility, commonly known as the SERF. Read More

Friends of the Libraries Book Sale starts April 3

March 29, 2013

The Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Spring Book Sale, which organizers say is one of the largest used book sales in Wisconsin with more than 15,000 books to choose from, will be held Wednesday, April 3 through Saturday, April 6. Read More

Jerry Marwell, expert on social movements, dies at 76

March 28, 2013

Gerald Marwell, Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City. He was 76. Read More

Researchers discover the brain origins of variation in pathological anxiety

March 26, 2013

New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by patients with severe anxiety. Read More

School of Veterinary Medicine, UW Veterinary Care to hold open house

March 25, 2013

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, the school's veterinary medical teaching hospital, will host an open house on Sunday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More

With 400th Ph.D. grad, UW–Madison celebrates a half century of fusion energy

March 25, 2013

In the 1930s and '40s, many researchers studied ways to use fusion, the reaction in which atomic nuclei collide, fuse and release energy, to develop atomic weapons. Later, those same brilliant minds began to focus on beneficial applications of fusion, including developing plants that would produce electrical energy for society. Read More

Research uses muscle activity to move virtual objects

March 21, 2013

A team at UW–Madison says it has developed, for the first time, a way to move virtual objects in an immersive virtual reality environment through the use of muscle activity. Read More

Expanded Science Expeditions opens doors to UW–Madison research

March 21, 2013

Ana Garic spends her days in a University of Wisconsin–Madison lab studying a public health problem with real impact in Wisconsin communities — which is why it feels so good to invite the public onto her turf for the campus’ annual Science Expeditions open house to be held April 5-7. Read More

Counties’ healthiness ranked by UW institute

March 20, 2013

Ozaukee County residents are among the healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Read More

Wisconsin Science Festival 2013 announces dates, call for presenters

March 19, 2013

After more than tripling attendance last year, the Wisconsin Science Festival is coming back for year three with plans for more activities at more sites that reach more people. The organizers announced today the 2013 festival will be held September 26-29 and issued an open call for presenters, communities, organizations and sponsors to get involved. Read More

Investment Board, WARF launch $30 million venture fund to target early-stage companies

March 19, 2013

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation are creating an early-stage venture capital fund focused on information technology. Read More