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Promising mastitis treatment to get Wisconsin test run
A new bovine mastitis product that enhances the cow's immune system and may curb the costliest disease facing dairy farmers will undergo a key trial this year at UW–Madison. Read More
Oversight hearing on “Wildlife Conservation on National Forests”
Thank you for the opportunity to testify here on an issue central to management of our National Forests and vital to conserving the many plant and animal species that depend on these lands. Read More
Bugher chosen to head University Research Park
Mark D. Bugher, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, has been appointed the new director of the University Research Park (URP), Chancellor David Ward announced today. Read More
Packard Foundation grant boosts a dirty hunt for DNA
The dirt beneath your feet holds many secrets, not the least of which may be the next miracle drug. Read More
UW-Madison demographer gets far-flung questions and far-reaching results
When Paul Voss tells you, "The day is punctuated by phone calls and e-mails," you might respond, "So is mine." Read More
What makes the census so costly and time-consuming?
In the 1990 census, only 65 percent of American households voluntarily returned their questionnaires Read More
What is the American Community Survey?
To prepare for the 2010 Census, Voss helped develop the American Community Survey Read More
Study finds tenuous link between gender and self esteem
Popular assumptions about a cavernous self-esteem gender gap may be greatly exaggerated, according to a new analysis of nearly 150,000 respondents by University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologists. Read More
New director named for Land Tenure Center
Harvey M. Jacobs, a professor of urban and regional planning, has been named the new director of the Land Tenure Center at UW–Madison, effective July 1. Read More
Greene to focus on gender equity, faculty development
When Linda Greene broke into the collegiate teaching ranks in the late 1970s, she was a trailblazer. Read More
Revitalizing State Street focus of new plan
A new report released Tuesday, July 20, outlines several recommendations to improve the business climate, enhance the physical appearance and streamline the management of one of Madison's greatest downtown assets: State Street. Read More
Guries to receive forestry education award
Raymond Guries, professor of forestry, will receive the Carl Alwin Schenk Award from the Society of American Foresters at its 1999 National Convention in Portland, Ore. on Sept 11. Read More
Regents approve 1999-2000 operating budget and tuition rates
The UW System Board of Regents Monday, July 19, adopted a $2.9 billion budget for the 1999-2000 academic year and set tuition rates in the absence of an overall state budget for the 1999-2001 biennium. Read More
Students’ smoothie pies earn spot in ‘food fight’
Food science students have earned a finalist spot in a national competition by inventing a healthy taste treat, "smoothie pies." Read More
New environmental health facility dedicated
The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Environmental Health Division facility, dedicated June 18, is expected to help WSLH scientists expand their research in exploring the link between the environment and human health. Read More
Dairy compacts are bad public policy, experts say
As Congress considers enlarging interstate dairy compacts, a new study by three UW–Madison agricultural economists labeled the compacts "bad public policy." Read More
Wisconsin lands federal transportation research center
Wisconsin is behind the wheel of a multi-million dollar Midwest transportation research center, thanks to an innovative partnership forged between UW–Madison engineers and state officials. Read More
Kettl urges reforms for U.S. energy department
The U.S. Department of Energy is "hamstrung by the accumulation of 50 years of organizational structures" that have been focused on "a very different time and a fundamentally different mission," according to testimony by a UW political science professor. Read More
New study examines scope of partner violence
A new study of violence between intimate partners by two UW–Madison psychologists reveals a problem of disturbing scope, with as many as one third of respondents reporting being either victims or perpetrators of physical abuse. Read More
Ackerman to lead weather satellite science group
Professor Steven A. Ackerman has been named director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW–Madison. Read More