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Water gun, infrared control are top student inventions
The Automatically Pressurizing Water Gun, a new twist on such popular water guns as the Super Soaker, received first prize and $10,000 in the annual College of Engineering's "Brainstorm: The Schoofs Prize for Creativity" competition. Read More
Law program to examine sentencing
The Law School's 2001 Kastenmeier Colloquium will address the topic "Sentencing Criminals: After a Quarter Century of Reform, Where Are We?" Friday, March 23, in Godfrey & Kahn Hall (Room 2260), from 3-5:30 p.m. Read More
Summer classes offered to high school teachers
New and experienced high school teachers of Advanced Placement and upper-level courses are invited to the ninth Summer Advanced Placement Institute June 25-29. Read More
Hong Kong cinema highlighted at festival
The Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Film and Theater Research will spotlight the vibrant filmmaking and popular culture of Hong Kong in events scheduled March 1-3. Read More
Tongue seen as portal to the brain
The tongue, asserts Paul Bach-y-Rita, is a terrific portal to the brain. The UW–Madison physician and inventor says the tongue might serve as the ideal tactile environment to help blind people navigate, give Navy Seals directions in dim underwater environments and guide urban search-and-rescue teams as they comb the confusion of smoke-filled buildings for people to rescue. Read More
UW surgeons test computer-assisted surgical equipment
For years, medical experts have anticipated that computer and robotics technology would revolutionize the hospital operating room. At UW Hospital and Clinics, that prediction is taking a giant step forward. Read More
Spring enrollment finalized
There are 38,576 students enrolled for the spring 2001 semester, according to the Office of the Registrar. Read More
Judy Shepard to speak at Union Theater
Gay rights activist Judy Shepard will speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Memorial Union Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. Read More
Single-parent scholarships deadline is March 1
Thursday, March 1 is the deadline for the Single-Parent Undergraduate Student Scholarships. Read More
Cold researchers seek study participants
That achy, sneezy, itchy, stuffy and simply miserable feeling that is the result of having a common cold may not have to be so miserable in the future. A new cold treatment being studied at the UW Medical School, if proven effective, may revolutionize how we treat the common cold. Read More
Zepeda to head ag center
Lydia Zepeda, an associate professor of consumer science, has been named director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. Read More
UW pledges to work with lawmakers on budget plan
Gov. Scott McCallum's blueprint for the next state budget pares back the university's funding request, but officials are hopeful that lawmakers will recognize that full funding of the Madison Initiative is a long-term investment for both the university and state. Read More
Labeling GM food may benefit farmers
As the rest of the world continues to reject genetically modified (GM) foods, American farmers might look to government-mandated labels as their ticket back into the global market. Read More
Genomics portends next revolution in agriculture
As science begins to accumulate and explore plant and animal genomes - the entire set of genetic instructions for a particular organism - a new revolution in agriculture is in the offing and, according to university biologist Robert Goodman, promises a long-lasting and favorable impact on agriculture worldwide. Read More
Born with the perfect pitch?
The ability to identify a note on the musical scale without a single reference point - known as absolute or perfect pitch - is a rarity even among musicians, but new studies with infants suggest that everyone may begin life with this remarkable talent. Read More
Program lends new precision to ‘gamma knife’
In a promising new research effort, a mathematical program is helping automate and fine-tune the arduous process of radiation surgery. Read More
Poet laureate to cap library celebration
Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United States 1997-2000, will speak on campus as the university library system marks the acquisition of its six-millionth book this spring. Read More
Two named to the National Academy of Engineering
Engineering Dean Paul S. Peercy and professor Max G. Lagally are among 74 engineers and eight foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Read More
Ancient crystals to be lecture subject
UW-Madison Geochemist John Valley will discuss his recent study of a zircon crystal dated at 4.4 billion years and its implications for altering our picture of a nascent Earth in a talk entitled "Zircons are Forever: Evidence for Liquid Water on Earth 4.4 Billion Years Ago" on Friday, Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in Room AB20 Weeks Hall, 1215 W. Dayton St. Read More
Teaching Enhancement Grants announced
Nine teaching and learning projects have been awarded 2001-02 Teaching Enhancement Grants. Read More