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Celebrate winter during Hoofers carnival
Last weekend’s freakishly warm weather was just a teaser of spring — winter is still the main course, and there’s no better way to chill than at the Hoofers Winter Carnival with outdoor games, sports, contests and demonstrations. And make sure your camera has fresh batteries: Lady Liberty will make her triumphant return to Lake Mendota. Read More
Outdoor fitness still an option, even in winter
As the gloss starts to wear off those New Year’s resolutions to get in shape and the dark cold days of winter still stretch out ahead of us, the idea of developing and sticking to an outdoor fitness plan may sound less than appealing. Read More
Employee Matters
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Making sense out of bacteria and other ‘bugs’
For two years now, she’s been sending toothbrushes along with veterinary medical students headed out on farm calls. Their directive: Rub the toothbrush on cows with ringworm. Read More
Work begins on Education Building’s renovation, expansion
Work to renovate and expand the Education Building on historic Bascom Hill is beginning — with the goal of creating a focal point for the School of Education and serving its mission into the future. Read More
New Arts Venture Challenge awards student innovators
It's not every day that a judge is so torn between two competitors that he produces $500 out of his own pocket just so he won't have to choose. Read More
Slide show: February thaw
When unexpectedly warm temperatures and cabin fever mix, Wisconsinites find every possible excuse to be outside. Read More
Two-step chemical process turns raw biomass into biofuel
Taking a chemical approach, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a promising biofuel. The process, which is described in the Wednesday, Feb. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, is unprecedented in its use of untreated, inedible biomass as the starting material. Read More
UW-Madison receives national service award
For the second year in a row, the Corporation for National and Community Service has honored the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America's communities. Read More
Reactor refuel is unique educational opportunity for nuclear engineering students
Under a U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration initiative, engineers will convert the UW–Madison research and training nuclear reactor from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium. Read More
WSUM starts a new era with move into University Square
After years of a pillar-to-post existence and adapting to jerry-rigged spaces that were never intended to house a radio studio, WSUM-FM 91.7 has moved into shiny, new digs designed just for them at University Square, 333 East Campus Mall. Read More
Curiosities: What’s the difference between an economic recession and a depression?
The “official” arbiter of recessions is the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a private, nonprofit research organization, comprising a number of top economists,… Read More
Clean air action day announced for Feb. 9
As Dane County gears up for a Clean Air Action Day on Monday, Feb 9, UW–Madison is taking an active role to help safeguard local air quality. Read More
Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes
Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering are looking to expand that understanding by putting the pieces back together, mathematically. Read More
UW-Madison: Russell Athletic relationship will end
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will end its business relationship with Russell Athletic at the expiration of its current licensing agreement in March. Read More
UW-Madison to host bash for Darwin’s 200th birthday
Feb. 12 marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, the founding father of evolution, and scientists, historians and other Wisconsin scholars are planning a daylong celebration in honor of the British biologist and his legacy. Read More
Paper industry executive to lead Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative
Troy Runge, research director at Kimberly-Clark Corp., has been named director of the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI). Read More