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Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin

March 7, 2012

In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease.

Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places

March 7, 2012

From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.

UW-Madison PEOPLE Program awarded Great Lakes community investment grant

March 7, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, called PEOPLE, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to increase the scope of academic preparedness for disadvantaged students seeking post-secondary education.

American Family Children’s Hospital begins approval process to add two floors

March 6, 2012

The governing board of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has approved the concept of constructing two additional floors at American Family Children's Hospital to house the most seriously ill children.

Students plan UW–Madison’s first Fashion Week

March 6, 2012

Last year, stylish students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made a name for themselves by creating MODA, an online fashion magazine [http://modamadison.com]. Now, these young entrepreneurs plan to present the first annual UW–Madison Fashion Week.

Commission report examines faculty salary issues

March 6, 2012

The Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits warns that the university is at risk of losing world-class researchers unless steps are taken to bring UW–Madison faculty salaries in line with its peers.

World Food Programme official visits UW–Madison

March 6, 2012

Bettina Luescher, United Nations World Food Programme chief spokesperson for North America and UW–Madison alumna, will visit the university on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9.

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year

March 5, 2012

The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year.

In new book, leading neuroscientist describes your brain on emotion

March 5, 2012

Building on more than 30 years of cutting-edge brain research, a new book by UW–Madison psychology and psychiatry professor Richard J. Davidson offers an inside look into how emotions are coded in our brains and our power to control them.

An evening with editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English

March 2, 2012

The English language used in the United States is wonderfully varied, reflecting our geographic, historic and ethnic diversity.

Nelson Institute awarded UW–Madison’s first S-STEM grant from NSF

March 2, 2012

The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies has been awarded UW–Madison's first-ever National Science Foundation S-STEM grant for undergraduate scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer’s

March 1, 2012

As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease.

Communicating danger across 10,000 years

March 1, 2012

Giant symbols carved into canyon walls might tell the story of a long-ago hunt, a creation myth, or a genocide - but because the cultures who created rock art have vanished, there is no way of discerning their exact meaning.

UW Pro Arte Quartet concert highlights Bolcom, Milhaud, Mozart

March 1, 2012

American composer William Bolcom believes an artist's role is to mirror society.

Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW–Madison

March 1, 2012

The UW–Madison community can get a firsthand look at the results in the exhibit, “Bound to El Norte,” which includes 29 images from the series that won Bartletti the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. The exhibit starts Thursday at Ebling Library.

Law School establishes $2.5 million fund in honor of alumnus

March 1, 2012

Exelon’s gifts will be used to establish up to four new faculty fellowship funds, which will support retaining mid-level faculty members.