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UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish
A University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish. Read More
Ossorio named to federal human research panel
Pilar Ossorio, associate professor of bioethics and law at the UW Law School, was appointed this month to a federal advisory committee aimed at protecting the rights of human participants in research. Read More
Physicist to chair European scientific board
Baha Balantekin, Eugene P. Wigner Professor of Physics, has been elected chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the European Centre for Theoretical Nuclear Physics and Related Areas at Trento, Italy. Read More
Knox, research pioneer in streams and soils, dies
Jim Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died at his home in Madison on Saturday, Oct. 6. Read More
Third year’s a charm for Madison Initiative for Undergraduates
WisCEL is one of the major success stories of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU). As the University of Wisconsin–Madison spotlights practices increasing educational innovation on campus, the release of the third-year MIU progress report shows the impact of this targeted funding on high-impact practices across campus. Read More
Odyssey Project marks 10 years in a celebration Thursday, Oct. 4
UW-Madison's Odyssey Project, which provides people facing economic barriers with a chance to start college, marks its 10th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 4 in a celebration at the Chazen Museum of Art from 5-7 p.m. Read More
Ward: UW–Madison must help shape its own future
Interim Chancellor David Ward said at his annual State of the University address to the Faculty Senate on Monday that UW–Madison must be an active participant in shaping its future. Read More
Activist, writer Clare to speak at UW–Madison
Eli Clare, acclaimed activist and author of the award-winning "Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation," will visit UW–Madison as a Brittingham Visiting Scholar for the week of Oct. 8-12. Read More
NSF funds UW sustainability project studying the human component of green buildings
Designing a "green" building involves considering a multitude of variables - everything from electrical efficiency to airflow controls to natural sources of light, heat and energy. But engineering more efficient building control systems is only part of the picture; for a building to be truly green, the occupants living and working within it need to know how to behave in a sustainable way as well. Read More
NSF tabs UW chemist to lead Math and Physical Sciences Directorate
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected F. Fleming Crim, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of chemistry, to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). Read More
Studies point to rising role for women scientists at UW–Madison
As the University of Wisconsin–Madison competes with the world's top universities for talent and expertise, it is getting more help from women, who in 2011 comprised 31 percent of the faculty — up from 18 percent in 1990. Read More
UW-Madison chancellor search committee named
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today appointed a 25-member search and screen committee to help identify a successor to UW–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward, who has served since July 2011. Read More
UW team to test mobile apps to prevent substance abuse relapses
Can giving smartphones to people with substance use disorders improve the quality of care at the same time as it reduces health care costs? A team of scholars centered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Dartmouth College thinks so, and has won a federal grant to create and test mobile apps to deliver tested treatment and relapse prevention tools through these devices. Read More
Getting Real III explores hip-hop pedagogy, performance and culture
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI) has partnered with several New York-based educational institutions to offer a dual-location hip-hop education lecture series via videoconferencing through Dec. 10. Read More
Second Higgs lecture scheduled to accommodate demand
Due to overwhelming interest, a second lecture on the discovery of a new physics particle has been added for tomorrow evening, Friday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. Read More