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UW-Madison engineer named to National Academy of Engineering
David Gustafson, a University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial and systems engineer, was named Feb. 7 to the 2013 class of new members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Read More
Weiden to serve as interim legal director
Michael Weiden, a retired partner with the law firm Quarles & Brady, has been appointed as interim director of Office of Administrative Legal Services, Interim Chancellor David Ward announced. Weiden will begin March 1. Read More
Secretary of Academic Staff Donna Silver retires
Donna Silver didn’t plan to retire this soon. “This is my dream job,” Silver says of being secretary of the Academic Staff for the past three years. But last March, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, cancer of the bones. She was given two years to live. After months of being on medical leave, Silver officially retired Jan. 3. On Feb. 11, she was honored at the Academic Staff Assembly Meeting. Read More
Strike against cancer at Bowlin’ for Colons
Bowlers from across Wisconsin plan to “pin” colorectal cancer by participating in the twelfth annual Bowlin’ for Colons fundraiser on Sunday, March 3. Read More
Isotopic Data Show Farming Arrived in Europe with Migrants
For decades, archaeologists have debated how farming spread to Stone Age Europe, setting the stage for the rise of Western civilization. Now, new data gleaned from the teeth of prehistoric farmers and the hunter-gatherers with whom they briefly overlapped shows that agriculture was introduced to Central Europe from the Near East by colonizers who brought farming technology with them. Read More
Video tool could help active workers avoid injury
Using just video of workers performing tasks such as assembling a manufactured part or packing boxes, a system developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers might soon be able to automatically assess the likelihood that workers will develop common repetitive-motion injuries. Read More
Technique moves practical Alzheimer diagnosis one step closer to reality
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health are moving closer to a significant milepost in the battle against Alzheimer's disease: identifying the first signs of decline in the brain. Read More
Fishing rod holder for boat, land or ice is champion of 2013 innovation competition
A self-adjusting, boat-mounted holder for fishing rods has won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison innovation competitions. Held Feb. 7 and 8, the Innovation Days competitions reward UW–Madison undergraduates for creative and marketable ideas. Read More
Journalism students learn ethics through online case study
You're a college student working for a news service, and your editor asks you to check out a breaking-news situation. Read More
UW-Madison response to Board of Regents PETA protest
Following today's protest by actor James Cromwell at the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Eric Sandgren, director of the UW–Madison Research Animal Resource Center released the following statement. Read More
Darwin Day celebrates evolutionary diversity of sex and reproduction
The annual celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will showcase the evolutionary expressions of sex and reproduction in the natural world. Read More
Ward update to governance groups on Palermo’s Pizza issue
The following letter was sent on Thursday, Feb. 7 from Interim Chancellor David Ward to the University Committee, the Academic Staff Executive Committee, the Associated Students of Madison and the Labor Licensing Policy Committee. Read More
Hundreds “Seize the Lei” to Help Find a Cure for Epilepsy
A sold-out crowd of more than 650 guests warmed up a cold winter’s night recently at the fifth annual Lily’s Luau, raising $105,000 to benefit Lily’s Fund for Epilepsy Research. Read More
America’s partisan divide: not as simple as it seems
Is the United States a bitterly divided country, split along harsh partisan political lines, or are we a nation composed mostly of moderates trapped between the extremists yelling from either end of the ideological spectrum? Read More
Stunning works featured in staff art gallery
The Academic Staff Art Gallery in Bascom Hall this semester is featuring works that combine art and science, encompassing the scientific impact of models of invertebrates, glassblowing and photography. Read More
HR Design team working to convert framework into action
The HR Design project team is working with subject matter experts to convert the framework outlined in the HR Design Strategic Plan into draft policies, procedures and processes. These efforts will continue to include close collaboration with governance groups and campus stakeholders. Read More
Thieves target catalytic converters
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is warning motorists about thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles parked in campus parking lots. Read More