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Drivers urged to be alert to campus traffic detours

May 24, 2011

Drivers in the campus area are being reminded that North Charter Street is closed between Observatory and Linden drives due to an underground utility project related to steam and chilled water service. Read More

New approach simplifies Parkinson’s surgery

May 24, 2011

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has become the second academic medical center in the country where neurosurgeons can perform deep-brain stimulation in an intra-operative MRI suite. Read More

Under proposed budget, most school districts would get less state aid, have to reduce property taxes

May 23, 2011

Despite a majority of Wisconsin school districts losing substantial amounts of state aid, most districts will be forced to reduce school property taxes under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget, unless voters agree to raise revenue limits, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study finds. Read More

Ohio middle, high school teams top National Science Olympiad

May 22, 2011

A team of middle-school students from Solon Middle School, Solon, Ohio, and a team of high-school students from Solon High School, also of Solon, Ohio, took top honors in the 2011 Science Olympiad National Tournament, held Saturday, May 21 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More

Human brain’s most ubiquitous cell cultivated in lab dish

May 22, 2011

Pity the lowly astrocyte, the most common cell in the human nervous system. Read More

“Plants of the Arboretum” program set Sunday

May 20, 2011

The UW Arboretum is inviting families to enjoy springtime blooms while learning about ecological invaders through naturalist-led activities and games Sunday, May 22 starting… Read More

UW Law School dean named

May 20, 2011

Margaret Raymond has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Read More

UW-Madison narrows search for School of Business dean

May 20, 2011

The Wisconsin School of Business has narrowed its search for dean, naming three finalists for the position. Read More

Processor architect wins Eckert-Mauchly Award

May 20, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences professor Gurindar "Guri" Sohi will be honored for techniques that contributed to the design of high-performance microprocessors. Read More

Change coming to path use at Picnic Point

May 20, 2011

Beginning on Saturday, May 28, the gravel path that runs from the entrance to Picnic Point to the eastern tip of the point will be closed to bicycle riding. Read More

UW-Madison oncology professor named Shaw Scientist

May 19, 2011

Two Wisconsin researchers, including a University of Wisconsin–Madison oncologist, have been named Shaw Scientists by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Read More

Liquid crystal droplets discovered to be exquisitely sensitive to an important bacterial lipid

May 19, 2011

In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that micrometer-sized droplets of liquid crystal, which have been found to change their ordering and optical appearance in response to the presence of very low concentrations of a particular bacterial lipid, might find new uses in a range of biological contexts. Read More

Watch National Science Olympiad opening, closing ceremonies via livestream

May 18, 2011

To: Media representatives From: Renee Meiller, 608-262-2481, meiller@engr.wisc.edu RE: TIP/WATCH NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD OPENING, CLOSING CEREMONIES VIA LIVESTREAM Read More

Webcast, research detail best practices in media making to improve immigrant health

May 18, 2011

New Routes to Community Health announces the publication of "Immigrant Media Making - New Voices for Community Health." Read More

Smithies Symposium brings neuroscience all-stars to UW–Madison

May 18, 2011

Three highly regarded neuroscientists - two Nobel Prize winners and a National Medal of Science winner - will be on campus Thursday, May 19, to discuss their research on brain function and dysfunction at the UW–Madison genetics department's fourth annual Oliver Smithies Symposium. Read More

Bousquet leads UW–Madison delegation to China

May 17, 2011

To follow up on Chancellor Biddy Martin’s two visits to China in 2010, a delegation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International… Read More