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UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee to award grants for joint research partnerships
Wisconsin's two public doctoral research universities will join forces in the first campuswide program to promote collaborative research projects involving faculty at both universities. Read More
Curiosities: How can a polar bear survive in a Wisconsin zoo?
“Wisconsin bears in zoos may not be in an environment as extreme as something like a tropical zoo,” says Kurt Sladky, assistant professor of… Read More
TIP/Haiti experts
Tens of thousands are feared dead after the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti this week. These UW–Madison experts can provide context and analysis for interested media. Read More
Baby boomers survived rock and roll with hearing intact, study finds
Despite dire predictions about listening to loud music, members of the rock 'n' roll generation are aging with much better hearing than their parents had at the same age. Read More
UW Health transplant surgeon joins national transplant advisory group
Dr. Yolanda Becker has spent her medical career transplanting organs. Now she’ll be a key part of the governmental body that helps to keep organ transplantation safe and effective. Read More
Panel discussion on race, racism planned
The Center for the Humanities is planning a public panel discussion on race and racism on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Read More
ASM, UW–Madison assist students with textbook costs
Textbook costs can be a burden for college students. The University of Wisconsin–Madison's student government and university administration are working hard to address these potential difficulties on behalf of students and families. Read More
University Health Services receives national accreditation
University Health Services (UHS) has once again received national recognition for providing the highest levels of quality care. Read More
Senior makes her mark in the music industry
UW-Madison senior Nika Roza Danilova has garnered an international following under the name Zola Jesus for her experimental caterwauler music. Read More
The story continues off-screen for movies, TV shows
Even if you haven't seen "Avatar," you may have caught the movie's trailer on television, heard its characters are blue and 10 feet tall, or know it was directed by James Cameron of "Titanic" and "Terminator" fame. Based on those tidbits, you may have decided you're dying to see the blockbuster or you'd rather watch paint dry. Read More
UW-Madison students safe after Haiti quake
Two separate groups of UW–Madison students are unharmed and accounted for after Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Read More
Events around Madison honor life, work of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. Many events this year invite Madison residents of all backgrounds to celebrate King's legacy by observing "A Day On, Not A Day Off." Read More
National agribusiness news program to tape town-hall event
"Market to Market," the nation's longest-running agribusiness news show, will host a rural economic summit on Wednesday, Jan. 20, immediately following the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum. Read More
Nitrous oxide eases pain, stress of children’s treatment
The pleasing aroma of bubble gum, orange or vanilla is changing the way many young patients are sedated for certain medical procedures. Read More
Recent sightings: Self defense workshop
Robert Yu (left), lecturer in the kinesiology department, works with campus police officer Shelley Thiel (right) to demonstrate a technique for escaping an attacker… Read More
U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology
As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Arizona State University. Read More
Careers Conference to focus on turning challenges into opportunities
For the first time in U.S. history, four distinctly different generations are working side by side, and each of them - Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y - is guided by a different set of values, beliefs and expectations. Read More
UW-Madison scientists create super-strong collagen
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and other conditions that result from collagen defects. Read More
Campus mourns Robben W. Fleming, former chancellor
Robben W. Fleming, former provost who became the first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Monday, Jan. 11 at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 93. Read More
Regulatory network balances stem cell maintenance, differentiation
While much of the promise of stem cells springs from their ability to develop into any cell type in the body, the biological workings that control that maturation process are still largely unknown. Read More