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In the eastern U.S., spring flowers keep pace with warming climate
Using the meticulous phenological records of two iconic American naturalists, Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold, scientists have demonstrated that native plants in the eastern United States are flowering as much as a month earlier in response to a warming climate. Read More
Online engineering graduate programs ranked in top 10 by U.S. News
For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten schools offering high-quality online graduate engineering programs. Read More
Combination pill could be cost effective in preventing heart disease
A single combination pill could reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in Latin Americans by up to 21 percent at a cost of about $35 per quality adjusted life year gained, according to a study led by a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health research team. Read More
Zerhouni, former NIH director, to speak at Jan. 22 event
Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, will be in Madison Jan. 22 at the invitation of BioForward, the association that represents Wisconsin’s bioscience industry. Read More
Top lawyer takes Amherst College job
Lisa Rutherford, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s top lawyer, has been named chief policy officer and general counsel at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Read More
Oberlin sustainability director to head UW–Madison Physical Plant
Robert Lamppa has been selected as the new director of the Physical Plant in Facilities Planning & Management. Read More
Chancellor search panel evaluates candidates
The search and screen committee charged with finding the best candidates to be the next chancellor of UW–Madison is evaluating its candidates. Read More
Urban planning pioneer Kaufman remembered
Jerry Kaufman liked to joke that he didn’t see a tree until he was 16. And yet the man who grew up in an apartment in Queens, New York, went on to become a huge advocate for the land he so cherished, teaching urban planning for more than 30 years at UW–Madison. Kaufman died Thursday, Jan. 10, at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer. Read More
Morgridge Institute for Research welcomes new CEO
The Morgridge Institute for Research, a private, nonprofit biomedical research institute affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, announced today the appointment of Dr. Brad Schwartz as chief executive officer. Read More
Go Big Read seeks titles focused on global connections for 2013-’14 program
For the 2013-2014 year of Go Big Read, the selection committee for UW–Madison’s common-reading program is seeking a book that fits this theme of global connections. Fiction titles are strongly encouraged. Read More
Scholars call for new ethical guidelines to direct research on social networking
The unique data collection capabilities of social networking and online gaming websites require new ethical guidance from federal regulators concerning online research involving adolescent subjects, an ethics scholar from the Morgridge Institute for Research and a computer and learning sciences expert from Tufts University argue in the journal Science. Read More
Lighting pioneer, brainchild of UW–Madison students, prospers in Middleton
The opening line was decidedly off-hand for a performance that has run for more than three decades on Broadway and off: "Gak, this is disgusting, I can do it for $5,000!" Read More
UW Health selected as Accountable Care Organization in Medicare
UW Health has been selected as one of 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries across the United States now have access to high-quality, coordinated care, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. Read More
Officials urge avoiding Park Street near the Memorial Union on Friday
People are being asked to avoid North Park Street near the Memorial Union from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. Read More
Recent Sightings: Lake on the rocks
As winter sets in, ice begins to form on the surface water of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More