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From the desk of the chancellor: Chancellor addresses Graduate School proposal
“UW-Madison is a research powerhouse. Once again, the university ranks third in the nation in research expenditures, a testament to the quality of our faculty and research staff, and a reminder of the importance of a responsive and supportive infrastructure for research and for graduate education.” Read More
MathBio looks at ‘best picture’
If 2008’s inaugural MathBio Symposium was a big-picture look at collaboration, the focus of this year’s symposium is on the best picture. Read More
Veteran political reporter to deliver talk on Obama administration record so far
TIME's Mark Halperin might be the prototype for a journalist of the future: He pulls together coverage on breaking stories while providing a quick judgment of his own on the Web and on television. Read More
Continuing Studies holds open house
The Division of Continuing Studies has moved to a new location and is holding an open house to celebrate. Read More
Workshop to explore global labor standards
To advance university efforts in and provide a forum for discussion of labor licensing issues, the university will hold a one-day forum called “Improving Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains: Codes of Conduct, Monitoring and Beyond.” Read More
War of the viruses: Could ancient virus genes help fight modern AIDS?
Almost 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, scientists have yet to find an effective vaccine against HIV, the virus that destroys the immune system and causes AIDS. HIV is perhaps the most adaptive virus ever seen, not only evading the immune system, but also antiviral medicines. Read More
Evolution-exploration saga on short list for National Book Award
"Remarkable Creatures," by University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of genetics Sean Carroll, has been named a finalist in the nonfiction category of the National Book Award. Read More
Slide show: A Century of Song
“On, Wisconsin!” — the fight song near and dear to every Badger’s heart — turns 100 this year, and the UW Marching Band paid tribute at the Homecoming game at Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 17. Read More
Goldman named CALS interim dean
Irwin Goldman, vice dean and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been named the college's interim dean by Chancellor Biddy Martin. Read More
Global food entrepreneur kicks off Gilson Global Impact Series
Businesses and ventures that benefit society and solve problems that affect daily living around the world are the focus of this year's Gilson events, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) under a new name, the Gilson Global Impact Series. Read More
Workshop to explore global labor standards
During the past decade, efforts to improve labor standards in global supply chains have focused on encouraging retailers and manufacturing firms to adopt private voluntary codes of conduct monitored by professional auditors and non-governmental organizations. Read More
Carbon nanotubes may cheaply harvest sunlight
A new alternative energy technology relies on the element most associated with climate change: carbon. Read More
German Club to build, tear down ‘Berlin Wall’
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, the University of Wisconsin–Madison German Club will take it down again. Read More
Rare flu leads to rare lung transplant for Omaha native
Tyler DeGand was a healthy 14-year-old boy. Then, suddenly, in March of this year, he wasn’t. Infection with a rare strain of influenza B sent… Read More
Research expenditures jump, UW–Madison retains top ranking
According to statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Wisconsin–Madison is the nation's third largest research university as measured by dollars spent on research. Read More
Study of smoking among the poor reveals striking findings
In some of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods, nearly half of all adults are addicted to cigarettes, despite the fact that prices are nearing $9 a pack… Read More
Contest celebrates 100 years of ‘On, Wisconsin!’
It is 32 bars of hummable, toe-tapping Badger spirit and it turns 100 years old this year. Yes, the song "On, Wisconsin!" has hit the century mark, and Badger fans with spirit to spare can create their own versions of the song and submit them to a contest that will run throughout the academic year. Read More