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Resident bacteria may help clean phosphorous from lakes

May 2, 2007

UW-Madison engineer Katherine McMahon is integrating her expertise in wastewater engineering and in biological systems to study the bacterial community in different eutrophied lakes — two in Madison and one in China — to learn more about how those bacteria affect phosphorus cycling in the lakes.

Program partners international and American students to enhance learning

April 11, 2007

UW–Madison is home to more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries. As new international students arrive on campus each year, many are confronted with language barriers, culture shock, loneliness and academic difficulties, among other worries.

World Cinema Day connects Wisconsin high school students to the world

April 9, 2007

Several hundred Wisconsin high school students and teachers will be in Madison April 13, 2007 to participate in World Cinema Day. World Cinema Day is an outreach program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Language Institute and Arts Institute, presented in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival.

Brothers showcase Indian classical music

March 27, 2007

From child prodigies to consummate adult musicians, Shri Ganesh and Shri Kumaresh promise an evening of absolute musical excitement when they visit campus to perform on Sunday, April 1.