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Scholar helps launch Jewish theater in Austria
Robert Skloot, professor of theatre and drama and a leading scholar of Holocaust theater, has just returned home after a tour of Austria to help prepare for the opening of a new Jewish theater next year. Read More
Sun Bowl tours available
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is ready to help fans get to the Sun Bowl Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas. Read More
New adviser helps native students navigate new culture
Aaron Bird Bear, the new American Indian Academic Services adviser in the College of Letters and Science, is working to help native students make a successful transition to campus. Read More
Dictionary project to help preserve native language
A team of dedicated scholars is working to prevent the Ojibwe language from meeting the fate of other native languages that have been lost forever. Read More
Badgers headed to Sun Bowl
The university will receive 8,000 tickets for the Sun Bowl scheduled Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas. Read More
UW-Madison, PanVera ties run deep
PanVera Corporation, a University Research Park company that turns genetic information into tools for drug discovery, is a textbook example of how university-industry partnerships can be vital to a company's success. Read More
Computer scientist wins top professional award
Olvi Mangasarian, professor of computer sciences, received the prestigious 2000 Lanchester Prize for his influential work on computer pattern recognition and data mining. Read More
Colleges collaborate on stray voltage research
A new research project may determine if and how lower-level stray voltage affects livestock. Read More
Environmental institute awarded $245,000 for fellowships
The Institute for Environmental Studies will receive $245,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation over the next four years to support graduate students planning careers in conservation. Read More
Election, shmelection — can’t we do it better?
A report posted today, Nov. 16, on The Why Files, a popular and critically acclaimed Web site at UW–Madison that explores the science behind the news, outlines alternative voting systems that could be fairer or more accurate than plurality voting. Read More
Forum examines online market research
UW-Madison is sponsoring a forum to highlight the latest developments in online market research Nov. 16-17 at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Chicago. Read More
Scholarship honors memory of Capital Times staffers
A gift from the estate of Ethel M. Parker will establish a scholarship fund to benefit UW–Madison journalism students. Read More
Discovery of ‘immortal skin’ holds medical promise
From a routine study of the life span of human skin cells, a university research project gave rise to an astonishing accident: A line of skin cells that simply wouldn't die. Read More
General Motors drives efforts to diversify engineering
A $550,000 grant from General Motors will steer diversification and other key areas of the College of Engineering over the next five years. Read More
Finalists named for human ecology dean
Two national experts in the field of family studies have been named the finalists for dean of the School of Human Ecology. Read More
Groups offer new design for scholarship
Scholars have discussed their work informally, within and across disciplines, since Plato was a pup. However, a new innovation for university researchers creates a cohesive framework that helps faculty and students more effectively work across disciplines and departments. Read More
Parallel Press releases ‘What Grandmother Says’
Poet J.D. Whitney becomes the latest Parallel Press chapbook author with the release of "What Grandmother Says." Read More
La Bottine Souriante to perform at Union Theater
Quebec's most successful roots ensemble, La Bottine Souriante, takes the stage Saturday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More