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Redesigned university home page to launch June 29
University Communications will launch a redesigned university home page on Tuesday, June 29.
Top U.S. officials to hold media availability on competition and regulatory issues in dairy industry
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney will talk with reporters during a Friday forum on competition and regulatory issues in the dairy industry.
Cooling in some buildings affected after incident at Charter Street Heating Plant
Cooling on campus began returning to normal in many university buildings after a small explosion at the Charter Street Heating Plant forced a temporary shutdown…
TIP/High school students get hands-on with CSI science
Students from five Madison high schools are getting a first-hand view of cutting-edge forensic science and its high-tech tools this week on the campus of…
UW-Madison to host workshop on competition and regulatory issues in dairy industry
Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hear from farmers, processors, corporate leaders and academics about competition and regulatory issues in the dairy industry at a workshop this week hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Changing sounds are key to understanding speech
On the printed page, c*ns*n*nts m*tt*r m*r* th*n v*w*ls.
Conference examines role of archives in media, theater research
Some 2,000 miles separate Madison and Hollywood's star-making machine, and it's a 1,000-mile journey to New York's Great White Way.
UW-Madison CIO headed to Notre Dame
UW-Madison Vice Provost for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ron Kraemer has accepted a position as vice president and CIO at the University of Notre Dame, effective Aug. 15.
School of Medicine and Public Health recognized for ‘social mission’
In a first-of-its kind study, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been ranked in the nation's top 20 medical schools for fulfilling its social mission.
Longtime UW Police Department assistant chief to retire
Dale Burke, assistant chief of the UW Police Department (UWPD) at UW–Madison, will be retiring on July 1, 2010, after nearly 31 years with the department.
Incidence of malaria jumps when Amazon forests are cut
Establishing a firm link between environmental change and human disease has always been an iffy proposition. Now, however, a team of scientists from UW–Madison, writing in the online issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, presents the most enumerated case to date linking increased incidence of malaria to land-use practices in the Amazon.
New technology promises to help drug makers go green
Production of a single kilogram of pharmaceuticals often yields hundreds of kilograms of chemical waste. Now, new chemistry developed by scientists at UW, combined with technology developed by researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, promises to dramatically reduce that waste stream for a key step in the pharmaceutical production process.
Students take third in national advertising competition
A team of UW–Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla.
Badger Watch program receives national recognition
The UW Police Department's Badger Watch program is being honored as the nation's 2010 Neighborhood Watch Program by the National Sheriffs' Association.
Curiosities: Why can birds eat hot peppers?
In the 1990s, scientists began to wonder why birds in the Southwest ate the hot-tasting fruits of a wild plant called the “bird pepper.”…
QRM center gives Wisconsin company a bright future
Five years and a series of joint projects later, an ongoing partnership between the UW–Madison Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and a Milwaukee company is having significant results.
New businesses get a boost from entrepreneurial law clinic
The UW Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic has served up advice and assistance to more than 40 clients since it was launched last fall.
New microbial genetic system dissects biomass to biofuel conversion
A research team at the DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) at UW–Madison has developed a powerful new tool that promises to unlock the secrets of biomass degradation, a critical step in the development of cost-effective cellulosic biofuels.