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Protein that regulates hormones critical to women’s health found in pituitary

January 12, 2009

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have solved the mystery surrounding a "rogue protein" that plays a role in the release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the brain. Read More

All NIH human embryonic stem cell registry lines now deposited at NSCB

January 12, 2009

The U.S. National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) has announced that it has received deposits of two human embryonic stem cell lines from Cellartis AB, a biotechnology company based in Sweden. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank now has received all 21 cell lines from the six providers listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry. Read More

Kemnitz to step down as Primate Center director

January 9, 2009

Joseph W. Kemnitz, who has led Wisconsin's National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) for more than a decade, announced this week (Jan. 9) that he plans to step down from his position as director of the center and return to the faculty at the end of 2009. Read More

Brainstorming session set on opportunities, challenges in higher education

January 9, 2009

A fourth campuswide brainstorming session exploring the opportunities and challenges facing the University of Wisconsin–Madison in a recessionary economy will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22. Read More

City declares snow emergency

January 9, 2009

The city of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire city of Madison, including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone. Read More

Recent sightings: Air lift

January 7, 2009

A helicopter airlifts a motor and other elevator equipment from a flatbed truck to awaiting workers on the roof of… Read More

Helicopter to lift new elevator equipment atop Van Vleck Hall today

January 7, 2009

A helicopter will lift elevator equipment into place atop Van Vleck Hall today (Wednesday, Jan. 7) at about 9 a.m., university officials say. Read More

Deep drilling begins for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery geothermal system

January 6, 2009

Deep drilling begins this week to place 75 bore holes approximately 300 feet below the site of the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, marking another first for the interdisciplinary research building project. Read More

Study: Can nature’s leading indicators presage environmental disaster?

January 5, 2009

Economists use leading indicators - the drivers of economic performance - to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems. Read More

Study: Risky behavior prominent on teen MySpace profiles

January 5, 2009

More than half of adolescent MySpace users mention risky behaviors such as sex, violence or substance use on their personal Web profiles. Read More

Expectant brains help predict anxiety treatment success

January 2, 2009

A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment. Read More

Madison police seek information about Doty Street burglary

December 30, 2008

Madison police are seeking information about a residential burglary that took place in the early morning hours today (Dec. 30). Read More

CALS hosts Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum on Jan. 16

December 30, 2008

Get a first look at the 2009 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report and learn more about the emerging issues and opportunities of Wisconsin agriculture. Read More

Clinical trial uses bat saliva enzyme for stroke treatment

December 30, 2008

Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients. The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of several centers worldwide currently enrolling patients in a large new clinical trial of desmoteplase, a drug based on an enzyme in vampire bat saliva. Read More

Scientists isolate genes that made 1918 flu lethal

December 29, 2008

By mixing and matching a contemporary flu virus with the "Spanish flu" - a virus that killed between 20 and 50 million people 90 years ago in history's most devastating outbreak of infectious disease - researchers have identified a set of three genes that helped underpin the extraordinary virulence of the 1918 virus. Read More

Student’s vision comes to life in Honduras

December 29, 2008

One of the failings of university learning is that the work of students is often left on the shelf. Assignments, though faithfully completed, rarely make it out of the theoretical. Read More

Dawn Crim named new special assistant for community relations

December 23, 2008

Dawn Crim has been selected from a national search process to lead community relations initiatives for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, effective Jan. 1, 2009, Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin announced today. Read More

UW-Madison engineer receives presidential award

December 23, 2008

A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer has been honored with the country's highest honor for scientists at the beginning of their research careers. Read More

Photo essay: Cold digger

December 23, 2008

Fifty years ago, UW scientist Charlie Bentley made his maiden voyage to a frigid, faraway land – and he’s been returning ever since. Read More

Seven UW–Madison faculty honored as AAAS fellows

December 22, 2008

Seven members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced Dec. 18. Read More