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Art students create billboards
Two Madison billboards are displaying art by undergraduates, the result of an unusual collaboration. Read More
Not too late to give
The 2002 Partners in Giving campaign raised $1.6 million for charity as of Nov. 29, just 56 percent of its $2.9 million goal. Read More
State conference highlights training
The second annual Wisconsin State Training Conference — "Building the Human Resource Potential in Your Organization" — will be of particular interest to those who are responsible for professional and staff development. Read More
Athletics duties reassigned
Four UW Athletics administrators have been given new titles and additional duties now that Al Fish, associate athletics director, has been named associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management effective Jan. 6. Read More
Professor upbeat about unappreciated root crop
Irwin Goldman, an affable associate professor of horticulture knows a lot about beets. As part of his faculty research, he grows beets, breeds beets and studies beets. Read More
Burning the fats
As we exercise to keep the holiday trimmings from garnishing our waistlines, we're more likely to burn one type of fat, according to a new study by researchers in nutritional sciences. Read More
Nathanson elected APS fellow
Chemistry Professor Gilbert Nathanson has been elected to the fellowship program at the American Physical Society, a worldwide federation of more than 42,000 physicists. Read More
Chemistry profs Sibert and West garner teaching honors
Two longtime chemistry faculty members have been honored with the James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. Read More
Beet pigments may help prevent cancer
Nothing conveys the hue of extreme anger or embarrassment like the red of beets. Now, a new finding suggests beet red may signify something else: cancer protection. Read More
Removing arsenic from water: faster, cheaper
Arsenic in drinking water is a problem just about anywhere in the world, particularly in developing parts of Asia. To ensure safer drinking water worldwide, researchers at UW–Madison have developed an adsorbent that can remove arsenic from water faster and more cheaply than current methods. Read More
Milk-based material improves imaging
Milk does the body good, especially when it comes to detecting human ailments. In a new development by UW–Madison researchers, concentrated milk provides a tissue-mimicking material that could improve medical imaging. Read More
Course blends chemistry, American Indian studies
As students look through the timetable for the upcoming semester, they'll see one course in chemistry that meets the ethnic studies requirement. It's not a mistake. Read More
Promising research makes its way into the world
WARF assists projects by filing for patents. Read More
Students initiate surprise award for professor
Some 20 graduate students surprised industrial engineering professor Michael J. Smith Dec. 6 with a presentation of an award for "Excellence in Holistic Education," an award established entirely by students, some of whom he's advised. Read More
Dance class to interpret feelings
The study of dance/movement therapy, which uses nonverbal communication, creativity and movement to explore relationships and feelings, will be available next semester. Read More
Employee Matters
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For Wisconsin Union: It’s a master plan
When the Wisconsin Union celebrates its 75th anniversary next year, the campus community and visitors will get a glimpse into the organization's future, as well as its past. Read More
Lord of the vat
For years, Walt Brandli enjoyed a simple lunch-time ritual — a sandwich made with Old Amsterdam Gouda cheese. Out of the hundreds of varieties he's experienced through a lifetime in Wisconsin, it was his long-standing favorite. These days, Brandli, UW–Madison's most talented and experienced cheesemaker, only rarely gets the chance to taste Gouda, which also happens to be one of his most accomplished products. Read More
AP’s Wolman to address mid-year graduates
Jonathan Wolman, senior vice president of The Associated Press, will return to his native Madison to address graduates at his alma mater's mid-year commencement on Sunday, Dec. 22. Ceremonies will be held at the Kohl Center at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Read More