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New study will explore impact of exercise on pulmonary hypertension

August 26, 2011

For sufferers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), maintaining healthy heart function isn't as simple as going for a jog every morning. Patients need to do all they can to slow damage to their heart, and exercise can improve potentially improve their quality of life.

Wisconsin Science Festival highlights connection between science, art

August 25, 2011

What happens when you mix one part Aldo Leopold, another part Frank Lloyd Wright and add a pinch of Indiana Jones? Anyone can find out with a visit to the first Wisconsin Science Festival, an educational and fun-filled exploration of science and art taking stage across several sites in Madison from Sept. 22-25.

Irrigation’s impacts on global carbon uptake

August 25, 2011

Globally, irrigation increases agricultural productivity by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire agricultural output of the U.S., according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study.

Recent Sighting: International SOAR

August 25, 2011

International students listen to a presentation by Tina Hatch, an advisor in International Student Services, about legal information related to staying in the…

UW–Madison experts available to media to discuss 9/11

August 25, 2011

As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has a number of experts who can discuss topics and issues connecting the anniversary and counterterrorism, religion and politics.

UW–Madison limnologist receives international Water Prize

August 25, 2011

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf presented Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin–Madison Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Zoology and director of the Center for Limnology, with the Stockholm Water Prize today (Aug. 25) in a ceremony at the 2011 World Water Week conference in Stockholm.

APR project leads to more efficient ice-cream service

August 24, 2011

An Administrative Process Redesign project has produced sweet results for the Memorial Union's Daily Scoop.

Reading, writing and relationships: Tips for parents on the social aspects of back to school

August 24, 2011

The pencils and notebooks have been purchased and the new shoes have been broken in, but there are other preparations parents can be making to help children get ready for the social and emotional aspects of going back to school.

Rare weekday football game poses campus challenges

August 24, 2011

With the football season beginning on a weekday when the Badgers open their season against UNLV at Camp Randall Stadium the night of Thursday, Sept. 1, the campus faces some unusual challenges.

University names residence hall after civil rights pioneer

August 24, 2011

A University of Wisconsin–Madison residence hall will be named for Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, according to University Housing officials.

Wisconsin Innocence Project wins federal grant

August 24, 2011

Memorial Union set to undergo renovations, upgrades

August 23, 2011

Starting next summer, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Memorial Union will begin a two-year renovation project, giving the campus icon its first comprehensive restoration in nearly 85 years.

Street closures, one-way traffic will greet students at move-in

August 23, 2011

Approximately 7,000 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will soon be moving into residence halls across the campus in preparation for the 2011-12 academic year.

Human gait could soon power portable electronics

August 23, 2011

If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone - or just about any other portable electronic device - could be powered by simply taking a walk.

UWPD, MPD again urge focus on personal safety

August 22, 2011

Police are again urging the campus community to focus on personal safety in the wake of a sexual assault early Monday morning near the UW–Madison campus.

Poverty and national parks: Decade-long study finds surprising relationship

August 22, 2011

If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale National Park in Uganda that was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

New safety director has deep ties to state, university

August 22, 2011

Paul F. Umbeck, a biological safety expert and former plant scientist with strong ties to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the state’s biotechnology industry, has been named director of the university’s Environment, Health and Safety Department.

500 years ago, yeast’s epic journey gave rise to lager beer

August 22, 2011

In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves and monasteries of Bavaria.

Engineering professor to help guide safety in next generation of space exploration

August 22, 2011

Following the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decommissioning of its 30-year space shuttle program earlier this summer, the agency will be looking in new directions for the future of space exploration - with University of Wisconsin–Madison expertise on board.

Organic Field Day set Aug. 30

August 22, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers will host an Organic Field Day on Tuesday, August 30 from 1–3:30p.m. at the UW Arlington Agricultural Research Station.

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