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Careers Conference to focus on turning challenges into opportunities

January 12, 2010

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

January 12, 2010

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

January 11, 2010

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

January 11, 2010

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

Interim registrar named

January 11, 2010

Dan Edlebeck has been named interim university registrar, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Joanne Berg recently announced. Read More

Migratory birds bear brunt of climate-charged weather

January 11, 2010

As global climate change fuels more frequent and intense hurricanes and droughts, migratory birds, especially those whose populations are already in decline, will bear the brunt of such climate-fueled weather, suggest a pair of new studies. Read More

Study: Second cochlear implant can restore two important facets of binaural hearing

January 11, 2010

Cochlear implants are electronic devices that stimulate auditory nerves directly, bypassing damage in the inner ear, and thus restoring some hearing. Although cochlear implants have revolutionized the treatment of deafness, many users have trouble understanding speech, particularly in crowds. Read More

Expert on equine disaster situations to speak at UW–Madison

January 8, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine continuing education program will host the 21st annual seminar "Horse Emergencies: Being Prepared During Disaster Situations" on Saturday, Feb. 20. Read More

UW-Madison research finds diabetes goes undiagnosed due to flaws in screening

January 7, 2010

Using one of the two major national diabetes screening guidelines misses about one-third of those with diabetes, consequently putting them at risk for serious health complications, according to surprising research findings at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Read More

City declares snow emergency

January 7, 2010

The city of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate-side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire city, including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone. Read More

Property tax increases drive few elderly to move out of their homes

January 7, 2010

Few elderly homeowners are forced to move from their homes because of property tax increases, according to a new study from a University of Wisconsin–Madison public affairs researcher and economists at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Read More

Forum to unveil 2010 forecast for Wisconsin’s agricultural economy

January 7, 2010

The third annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum will review the impact of the 2009 economic downturn on the financial condition of the state's agricultural sector and consider its prospects for 2010. Read More

UW-Madison sophomore doubles as professional snowboarder

January 7, 2010

Some say that love at first sight is impossible. Colin Tucker would disagree. Read More

WARF vindicated by court’s denial of company’s appeal

January 6, 2010

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Jan. 5 affirmed the 2006 decision of U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb's award to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) for licensing fees from Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian biotechnology company. Read More

New seasonal, H1N1 flu shot clinics added for faculty, staff

January 5, 2010

There are several new opportunities for UW–Madison faculty and staff to receive both seasonal and H1N1 vaccinations in January. All employees can receive seasonal and… Read More

UW-Madison happiness research featured in NOVA documentary

January 4, 2010

A PBS/NOVA documentary on the nature of human happiness, premiering this week, features University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Seth Pollak and Richard Davidson, and was produced with guidance from professor Roseanne Clark. "This Emotional Life" will air on PBS in three episodes to be aired on Wisconsin Public Television at 9 p.m. CST on Jan. 4, 11 and 18. Read More

Fourth annual Badger Watch conference to be held Jan. 7

January 4, 2010

The University Police Department will hold its fourth annual Badger Watch conference on Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Read More

Research: One in 20 Milwaukee renter-occupied households evicted each year

January 4, 2010

Eviction is such a common occurrence in the lives of Milwaukee's urban poor that one renter-occupied household in every 20 is evicted each year, according to research based on an analysis of court records and a year's worth of sociology fieldwork from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More