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Powerful genome barcoding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA
Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. Read More
UW beginning farmer program seeks cyclists and pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is looking for 50 bicyclists who would like to spend a day in the saddle to support efforts to train a new generation of farmers. Read More
UW emeritus professor named acting director of NSF
Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Marrett assumes her new duties June 1. Read More
eBay founder’s investment model for social impact examined
The economic climate of the past several years has fueled interest and innovation in investments and philanthropy. Read More
Experts can discuss BP’s brand, future
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental disaster - worse than the 1989 Exxon Valdez - but does it spell doom for BP? Read More
Recent sighting: Urban Wildlife
Adapting to city life, two baby red-tailed hawks nest above a narrow, fourth-floor section of window frame jutting out from the campus’s Weeks Hall… Read More
Campus community invited to meet human resources finalists
Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison community will have opportunities in early June to meet and talk with finalists for the position of the university’s director of human resources. Read More
Jazzin’ fundraiser promises smooth grooves and an auction
Bidding is open for the silent auction portion of the 13th annual Office of Child Care and Family Resources' Jazzin' fundraiser. Read More
Campus exercise to test emergency response today
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise from 5 a.m.-4 p.m on Wednesday, May 26. Read More
Park-and-bike location opening near Blackhawk Bike Path
Alan Fish, UW–Madison associate vice chancellor for facilities and Tim Erdman, chairman and CEO of Erdman Holdings, Inc., are going for a bike ride on Monday, June 7, and they're inviting anyone heading toward campus to come along for the ride. Read More
UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition
Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults. Read More
59 businesses show an interest in providing biomass for Charter Street Heating Plant
Officials say 59 businesses responded to a “request for information,” to help pinpoint the sources of biomass fuel for a renovated, coal-free Charter Street… Read More
Organic solids in soil may speed up bacterial breathing
The "mineral-breathing" bacteria found in many oxygen-free environments may be "carbon-breathing" as well. Read More
Furlough day set for UW–Madison on May 21
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will close on Friday, May 21 as a mandated furlough day for most of its employees. Read More
Master Gardeners seed UW–Madison horticulture scholarship
The SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardeners have been sharing their gardens' abundance at an annual plant sale for years. They dig and divide thousands of perennials, everything from astilbes to zinnias, that shoppers stand in line to buy. Irises, daylilies and hostas are plentiful. Trilliums go quickly. Read More
Children of divorced parents face economic barriers, study finds
Family structure affects a child's economic mobility prospects, according to a new study co-authored by professor Thomas DeLeire of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs for the Pew Economic Policy Group's report, "Family Structure and the Economic Mobility of Children." Read More
Biology “boot camp” to help incoming students through maze of UW–Madison biology
Incoming biology students at University of Wisconsin–Madison will get extensive new help navigating the tricky transition from high school to a university that has 31 different majors related to biology, funded by a $1.4 million undergraduate science education grant announced today by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Read More