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Engineering Summer Program brings in the best, brightest
Twenty high school juniors and seniors in the Engineering Summer Program for minority students recently completed seven weeks of intensive study, touring, hands on training and eye-opening seminars from faculty, staff and industry.
Aberle named fellow of animal science society
Elton D. "Abe" Aberle, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW–Madison, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Animal Science.
New housing director appointed
UW-Madison has hired a new director to oversee one of the major elements of campus life: housing.
Eagles, ospreys recovering from exposure to toxins
Two studies published in recent months indicate that Lake Superior bald eagles and Wisconsin River ospreys are nesting successfully despite the presence of DDE, PCBs and dioxin in their blood.
Defusing the Year 2000 dilemma
How reliable will UW–Madison's computing environment be when January 1, 2000, rolls around? If computer specialist Robert Irons achieves his goals, the university's most crucial computing networks will be bug-free a full six months...
Law professor to serve as justice fellow
Herman Goldstein, emeritus law professor at UW–Madison, has been named to a fellowship with the New York-based Open Society Institute, part of the Soros Foundations Network.
Stumptails leaving for Texas sanctuary Aug. 24
With new living quarters completed, the colony of stumptailed monkeys owned by the UW–Madison Primate Center is headed Aug. 24 for San Antonio's Wild Animal Orphanage.
Forecasting the ebb and flow of a rogue mosquito
A computer model being honed by UW–Madison scientists may help predict climate-related population booms of Aedes aegypti, a mosquito whose disease-transmitting ways already puts half the world's population at risk.
Observatory Drive detour this week
Beginning this morning (Tuesday, Aug. 4), there will be another temporary closing of Observatory Drive between Elm Drive and Linden Drive (near Willow Creek) in order for workers to complete a steam pipe replacement project begun in late June.
Kohl Center opens visitor desk
A new reception and information desk at the Kohl Center will assist visitors who want to get a closer look at the athletic facility.
Moving crews busy at new Biochemistry Building
The first wave of more than 300 faculty and staff settled into new digs this week in UW–Madison's almost-completed, $35.6 million Biochemistry Building, which is slated for an October grand opening.
MGE supports new research park expansion
Madison Gas and Electric Co. announced today (July 29) it will contribute more than $1 million toward a new and expanded innovation center at the UW–Madison Research Park.
University Theatre wraps up summer with Smash
University Theatre concludes its summer season with a production of Smash, an adaptation by award-winning Minneapolis playwright Jeffrey Hatcher of George Bernard Shaw's novel An Unsocial Socialist.
Dissecting a cocoon of stardust: Scientists begin to tease out a hidden star’s secrets
Peering deep inside obscuring cocoons of stardust, astronomers are beginning to witness the birthing secrets of an unusual star.
UW hires new trademark licensing director
From sweatshirts and jackets to mugs and license plates, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's name and logos can be found on thousands of items. Pamela Holt's job is to ensure that the images of Bucky Badger, the motion...
Afternoon sleepiness linked to lighting conditions
The biological clock reminds us to go to sleep every 24 hours, but under certain lighting conditions another internal regulator may be telling us to take a nap.
Five new cooperative projects initiated
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives and Cooperative Development Services of Madison have selected five innovative cooperative development projects for special technical assistance.
New name reflects department’s breadth of expertise
To better acknowledge the breadth of faculty expertise, UW–Madison's Department of South Asian Studies, Languages and Literature has changed its name to the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia. The change is effective immediately.
Rennebohm gift boosts UW multiple sclerosis research
A $600,000 gift from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help UW–Madison researcher Ian Duncan accelerate work on a promising treatment for multiple sclerosis and other myelin disorders.
Expert: U.S. dairies need to crack export markets
Today's lackadaisical attitude toward exporting dairy products could cost the U.S dairy industry dearly in years to come, according to a UW–Madison dairy policy analyst.