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UW-Madison: Russell Athletic relationship will end

February 5, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will end its business relationship with Russell Athletic at the expiration of its current licensing agreement in March.

Research uncovers surprising lion stronghold in war-torn central Africa

January 29, 2009

Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the Congolese side, while displaced herders and their cattle have settled in an adjoining Ugandan park.

Predicting the future spread of infectious-disease vectors

January 27, 2009

As global warming raises concerns about potential spread of infectious diseases, a team of researchers has demonstrated a way to predict the expanding range of human disease vectors in a changing world.

Student’s vision comes to life in Honduras

December 29, 2008

One of the failings of university learning is that the work of students is often left on the shelf. Assignments, though faithfully completed, rarely make it out of the theoretical.

For nano, religion in U.S. dictates a wary view

December 8, 2008

When it comes to the world of the very, very small - nanotechnology - Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.

UW-Madison study abroad numbers jump to top 10

November 17, 2008

Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that far exceeds the national average.

A decade celebrating stem cells: Changing the face of medicine

November 12, 2008

The Wisconsin Academy, along with the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), will host a free, two-day event on Nov. 18-19 to highlight the accomplishments of stem cell research in the state and to examine future stem cell issues.

UW-Madison is a leader in Fulbright fellows with top 10 ranking

November 11, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked ninth among research universities in the number of student Fulbright fellows, according to data recently released by the Fulbright program.