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Course builds community of biomedical entrepreneurs

February 16, 2009

A new multidisciplinary course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing entrepreneurial graduate students to bring biomedical innovations to the patients who need them. Read More

UW students to get prepared for life at financial independence seminar

February 16, 2009

Students looking to prepare for life, from first-year students to seniors about to graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, are invited to get expert financial advice at an exclusive weekend event. Read More

Project explores mechanics of major earthquake faults

February 15, 2009

CHICAGO - Deep-sea drilling into one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet is providing the first direct look at the geophysical fault properties underlying some of the world's largest earthquakes and tsunamis. The Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) is the first geologic study of the underwater subduction zone faults that give rise to the massive earthquakes known to seismologists as mega-thrust earthquakes. Read More

Chronicle of Higher Education features interview with Chancellor Martin

February 13, 2009

Listen to a Chronicle of Higher Education interview with Chancellor Martin regarding what the university is doing to respond to the down economy. Read More

UW expert speaks out on food-borne illness outbreaks

February 12, 2009

Dennis Maki, UW School of Medicine and Public Health professor of medicine (infectious disease) is available for interviews Thursday afternoon regarding his opinion piece published Feb. 12, 2009, in the online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Read More

iPhone sleep improvement application wins at innovation competition

February 12, 2009

A software application for the iPhone and the iPod touch that will help people sleep and wake up more effectively won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin–Madison invention competition that rewards innovative and marketable ideas. Read More

How do you mend a broken heart? Maybe someday with stem cells made from your skin

February 12, 2009

A little more than a year after University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists showed they could turn skin cells back into stem cells, they have pulsating proof that these "induced" stem cells can indeed form the specialized cells that make up heart muscle. Read More

Psychoactive compound activates mysterious receptor

February 12, 2009

A hallucinogenic compound found in a plant indigenous to South America and used in shamanic rituals regulates a mysterious protein that is abundant throughout the body, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have discovered. Read More

Sequences capture the code of the common cold

February 12, 2009

In an effort to confront our most familiar malady, scientists have deciphered the instruction manual for the common cold. Read More

Intrepid explorers and the search for the origin of species

February 12, 2009

A UW–Madison professor of genetics will give the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday, Feb. 13. Read More

UW-Madison computer scientist named to national engineering academy

February 12, 2009

A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor is among 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2009. Gurindar (Guri) Sohi, John P. Morgridge professor and E. David Cronon professor of computer sciences, has been ranked among the most distinguished engineers in the nation, peer-elected for their exceptional contributions to engineering research, practice or education. Read More

Mouse study reveals genetic component of empathy

February 12, 2009

The ability to empathize with others is partially determined by genes, according to new research on mice from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Read More

Recent sightings: ‘World Runway’

February 12, 2009

Models display various styles of traditional Hmong dress during “World Runway,” an international fashion show held in the Memorial Union’s Main Lounge on Feb. Read More

UW-Madison explores partnerships with Iraqi university

February 11, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is taking the first steps toward a formal partnership with a university in Iraq. Read More

Graduate student’s software innovation helps harness brainstorming

February 11, 2009

One success of the UW–Madison Reaccreditation Project gave rise to an even bigger challenge: namely, what to make of tens of thousands of open-ended observations about the university’s future? One clever software solution, developed by math graduate student Erik Andrejko, may end up finding a useful home with any organization in the throes of strategic planning. Read More

Noted Australian science writer to visit

February 11, 2009

Wilson da Silva, editor in chief of the award-winning Australian science magazine COSMOS, has been named a UW–Madison science writer in residence for this spring. Read More

Farlow celebrates 10 years with campus opera

February 11, 2009

When other 11-year-olds were out doing whatever 11-year-olds did in 1960, Bill Farlow could be found in the library in El Paso, Texas, head buried in an opera score, following along to the music as he listened to the recording. “I had watched old opera movies on television, and El Paso had a fine symphony and opera. I started learning about opera 50 years ago and it took,” says Farlow. Read More

Green is the trend for UW design students

February 11, 2009

With the economy in recession and consumers looking to cut costs however they can, it may not seem like the best time to focus on fashion and design. But students in the School of Human Ecology are doing just that in a course focused on creating products and apparel that are not only sustainable, but people actually want to buy. Read More

UWPD warns of thefts

February 11, 2009

The UWPD is again warning students, faculty and staff not to leave valuables unattended in the wake of a recent string of thefts of audio-visual equipment and laptops. Read More

Dance programming abounds on campus during February

February 11, 2009

February may be short, but it’s long on programming by the Dance Program. Read More