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Is hunting wolves key to their conservation?
Hunters have been credited with being strong conservation advocates for numerous game species in multiple countries. Would initiating a wolf hunt invoke the same advocacy for the carnivores?
L&S advising and career offices move to Middleton Building Aug. 8
L&S Undergraduate Academic Services (UAS), formerly located in 70 Bascom, is moving to its new home in the Middleton Building at 1305 Linden Drive and will re-open Aug. 8.
Digitization project promises lichens and mosses at our fingertips
Lichens and mosses are well-known barometers of the environment. But soon lichens and mosses could assume a new and much broader importance as harbingers of environmental change, thanks to an effort to digitize the lichen and moss collections of U.S. herbaria.
Award allows UW biochemist to investigate mitochondria mystery
Every student of basic biology learns that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell - little factories turning oxygen and food into energy.
UW study finds that larger dairy farms tend to have better milk quality
Wisconsin's larger dairy operations tended to fare better than the state's small farms in a University of Wisconsin–Madison study of milk quality, although all of the state's farms - both large and small - produced milk that easily met federal food safety guidelines.
Friends, colleagues remember UW–Madison electrician
From years of supporting racing teams to the meticulous attention he paid to his home renovations, much of Brad Krause’s life involved working with his hands.
Kids at work: Contractor uses goats to clear hillside
The School of Human Ecology building project on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus attracted numerous visitors this week, as contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons used goats to clear brush from a steep hillside. Thirty-two goats from The Green Goats, of Burlington, Wis., chomped tunnels through dense vegetation and walked up to the construction fence to check out the visitors.
Sea level rise less from Greenland, more from Antarctica, than expected during last interglacial
During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters - and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet - higher than they are now.
Statement regarding the death of electrician Brad Krause
Here is a statement from Interim Chancellor David Ward regarding the death of University of Wisconsin–Madison electrician Brad Krause following an incident late Tuesday afternoon in the Humanities Building:
Bascom Hill elm tree set for removal
A large American Elm tree located on the south side of the Education Building has succumbed to Dutch elm disease after years of attempts to save it. Crews began to remove the tree, one of the largest on the campus, today.
Update: UW–Madison electrician dies from injuries
A University of Wisconsin–Madison electrician involved in a suspected electrocution on Tuesday has died, according to authorities.
Authorities respond to reported electrocution
At about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, UW and Madison police officers and the Madison Fire Department responded to a reported electrocution of an electrician at the…
Chinese high schoolers to learn from stem cells
Eighteen students participating in the inaugural Global Wisconsin Idea Program -- a unique pairing of American and Chinese teenagers -- will join a Chinese university dean this week to learn more about the science of stem cells during a hands-on workshop hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research.