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Center for First-Year Experience to hold professional development opportunities

October 13, 2009

The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) will hold its fifth annual First-Year Conference and Brown Bag Series this fall to promote professional development in interacting with first-year students for faculty and staff. Read More

UW Foundation names chief investment officer

October 13, 2009

Tom Olson has been selected as the new chief investment officer for the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Read More

Wisconsin Innocence Project marks 10th anniversary

October 13, 2009

When Keith Findley and John Pray founded the Wisconsin Innocence Project, they weren't sure it would even go anywhere. Read More

Parent Program offers online chat

October 13, 2009

The UW–Madison Parent Program will host a live Web chat designed for parents of first-year students from 6-7 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Read More

Campus forum launches ‘Inclusive Excellence’

October 12, 2009

Blending inclusiveness with excellence is part of UW–Madison’s effort to move forward and build on the legacy of Plan 2008, the university’s 10-year diversity plan that ended last year. Read More

CALS dean to serve in USDA post

October 12, 2009

Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12). Read More

UW-Madison named ‘Developer of the Year’ by Wisconsin Builder magazine

October 12, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, which has been a hub of construction activity in recent years, has been named the "Developer of the Year" by Wisconsin Builder magazine. Read More

High-speed genetic analysis looks deep inside primate immune system

October 11, 2009

Viruses such as HIV and influenza take safe harbor in cells, where they cannot be recognized directly by the immune system. The immune response relies on infected cells announcing the presence of the virus by studding their exterior with fragments of the virus lurking within. Read More

Banded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changes

October 11, 2009

The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwest and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the early Earth more than 2 billion years ago. Read More

Innovation comes full-circle in UW–Madison student seminar series

October 9, 2009

A decade ago, Chad Sorenson took his first steps toward becoming an inventor and entrepreneur by competing in and winning the Schoofs Prize for Creativity as a University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineering student. Read More

UW-Madison, Hy-Vee benefit from retailing partnership

October 9, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and a new member of the Madison business community both are benefiting from a partnership intended to improve the retailer's operations and the long-term quality of its employee-owners. Read More

Scientists hope to mimic nature’s dynamos

October 9, 2009

In the cosmos, all celestial objects - planets, stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies - have magnetic fields. On Earth, the magnetic field of our home planet is most easily observed in a compass where the needle points north. Read More

Madison police advise students to cut burglary risk

October 8, 2009

Madison and UW police department officials are reminding students to cut their risk of becoming victims of a burglary in their off-campus house or apartment. Read More

UW Homecoming run/walk, parade alter downtown traffic patterns

October 8, 2009

Several street closures will be in effect during Homecoming activities near the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More

‘Come On Down’ for UW–Madison Homecoming 2009

October 8, 2009

Bucky Badger is calling your name - jump around and "Come On Down!" for Bucky's Game Show Challenge during Homecoming 2009. Read More

Recent sightings: Drive-By Press

October 8, 2009

Justin Maes (left) and Joseph Velasquez (right) create a woodblock print on a T-shirt during the Drive by Press mobile-printing event at the… Read More

Industrial engineering professor provides national expertise on the driver distraction threat

October 7, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial and systems engineering professor John Lee spoke about the dangers of distracted driving at a Washington, D.C., meeting on the topic held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The meeting included representatives from the Obama administration, U.S. Senate and automotive industry, among others, and was a chance for Lee to discuss his area of expertise: technology-mediated attention. Read More

Researcher studies monkeys in Africa to better understand virus evolution

October 7, 2009

Despite the importance of AIDS in human health, scientists still know very little about the diversity and ecology of AIDS-like viruses in nature. Read More

For the Record

October 7, 2009

Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff. Read More