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UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society
On March 23, five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.
On slippery science subjects, Internet news delivers
Internet-based science news draws a more demographically diverse, learned and focused audience than print or television news, according to a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison communication researchers.
Low-power computers could benefit environment and U.S. economy
A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professor has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design low-power computing systems that, if implemented on a broad scale, could have significant environmental and economic benefits.
UW-Madison researchers use light to coax cells to move
Suppose you could get immune cells to move just where you wanted them to in the body - to fight infection or kill a tumor? It may sound like science fiction or magic, but it's not.
U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison
The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.
Particle accelerator ready to attempt record-breaking collisions
Energy is building at the Large Hadron Collider outside of Geneva, Switzerland, in more ways than one.
Author, activist Noam Chomsky to receive award
Philosopher, political activist, lecturer and author Noam Chomsky will receive the A.E. Havens Center’s Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship on Thursday, April 8.
UW-Madison furlough day set for April 2
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will close on Friday, April 2 as a mandated furlough day for most of its employees.
Recent sightings: Chancellor Martin in China
Chancellor Biddy Martin and International Studies Dean Gilles Bousquet talk with Beijing middle school students on the grounds of Tsinghua University, one of China’s…
UW-Madison to welcome China’s champions
Eleven accomplished Chinese student-athletes will spend six months living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of a groundbreaking partnership with Beijing University of Sport, the foremost sports, physical education and exercise science institution in China.
Outstanding Women of Color awards honor faculty who’ve gone above and beyond
As well as achieving excellence in academics, the six winners of the 2009-10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards have all stepped off the Madison campus and advocated for social justice in the greater community.
A great break can be a safe break
Whether they’re headed to their hometowns, to volunteer in someone else’s town, or for one last run down on the snow-covered slopes of the Rockies,…
Spring break last chance to win a trip to Las Vegas
The end of spring break will mark the last chance people have to submit entries in the "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube competition, which offers grand prize of a trip to Las Vegas this fall.
Symposium set on the ethics of health care reform
"Reforming Health Care Ethically: Waste, Trade-offs and Rationing" will be held from 1 to 5:30pm April 8 at the Health Sciences Learning Center in lecture auditorium 1306. Seating is open and admission is free.
Book explores organ transplant network, evidence-based decision-making
In an important and timely study of medical governance, professor David Weimer of the La Follette School of Public Affairs explores a regulatory approach that delegates decisions about the allocation of scarce medical resources to private nonprofit organizations.
Babcock Institute sends dairy artisans across borders
The Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research is partnering in efforts to send Wisconsin dairy artisans around the world to help cheesemakers compete on the international market.
Festival to showcase films from across the globe
It Changes You. That’s the 12th Wisconsin Film Festival slogan, and though it’s too early to tell, it’s probably accurate.