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Isolated forest patches lose species, diversity
Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ecosystems. Read More
Recent sightings: Bike to Work Week
As a bicycle wheel spins, students Ken Huxtable (center) and Diane O’Brien (right) watch UW–Madison’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Chuck Strawser (left) perform maintenance… Read More
Joint Finance Budget Summary/UW–Madison
The 2009–11 state budget endorsed by the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee contains some components that will have an important influence on the University of… Read More
‘Galileo Under Wisconsin Skies’ to celebrate astronomy at UW–Madison
"Galileo Under Wisconsin Skies," a series of special events presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Astronomy July 19-22, will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope, the International Year of Astronomy and the renovation of Washburn Observatory at UW–Madison. Read More
Women’s lightweight rowing wins another national championship
The Wisconsin women’s lightweights have done it again. Make it two consecutive national titles and five in six years after the UW varsity lightweight eight won the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship Saturday on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. Read More
Women’s lightweights advance to championship race
The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s lightweight varsity eight took one step towards a second consecutive national title when it won its Friday morning heat at the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. Read More
Four of five Badger boats reach national championship races
If you blink, that is how quickly the Wisconsin men’s rowing team went from a great day to just short of a great day, as the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships completed day two on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif., on Friday. Read More
UW Commuter Solutions partners on Bike to Work Week
UW Commuter Solutions at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is encouraging the campus community to take part in Bike to Work Week - which runs from Saturday, June 6-Friday, June 12 - to support the two-wheeled alternative to driving alone. Read More
Looking for alien life at the ballpark
On Friday, June 5, UW–Madison researchers are taking science to the ballpark to share their work with the crowd at the Madison Mallards' first Friday night game of the season. Read More
WAA photo contest winners show their Badger spirit
Showing his Badger spirit all the way from Perth, Australia, Todd Schellhase took honors for the picture sent from the farthest distance from Madison during the annual Badger Spirit Day photo contest sponsored by WAA. Read More
SOAR tackles challenges during campus construction
Incoming freshmen and transfer students will begin their transition to campus life this week as the first summer SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) session gets under way on Wednesday, June 3. Read More
UW-Madison researchers study salt’s potential to store energy
At UW–Madison, researchers see potential for storing heat in a mineral found on kitchen counters and restaurant tables worldwide. They're studying salt. Read More
Culture, not biology, underpins math gender gap
For more than a century, the notion that females are innately less capable than males at doing mathematics, especially at the highest levels, has persisted in even the loftiest circles. Read More
Budget update: Message to all UW System faculty and staff from President Kevin P. Reilly
Dear UW System Colleagues, Late Thursday night, and into the wee hours of Friday morning, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) completed its work… Read More
Curiosities: Why do the blue eyes of babies often turn brown?
Melanin is the pigment that makes body parts dark, said Burton Kushner, professor of ophthalmology at the School of Medicine and Public… Read More
Street sense: Formerly homeless, UW med school grad has traveled long road
Recent UW medical school graduate Jennifer Jenkins hopes to devote her medical career to 'outsiders,' such as homeless men and women, as she was once homeless herself. Read More
Popular Science cites Wisconsin inventor among nation’s best
Madison-area entrepreneur Ben Hobbins is among the nation's top 10 inventors featured in the June issue of Popular Science magazine. The magazine cites Hobbins, CEO of Lake Resources Group, for the novel fiber-reinforced soft-bait fishing lures he developed in collaboration with Tim Osswald, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of mechanical engineering. Read More