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What’s hot this fall for UW–Madison students

August 18, 2008

From political blogging to plaid clothing, laptops to leggings, going green to gas-guzzler alternatives, University of Wisconsin–Madison students are leading and often creating the latest trends. With students heading back to the classroom Sept. 2, University Communications student writers Niki Fritz and Bobbi Jo Snethen took a look at the trends they are bringing with them.

SEMATECH donates cutting-edge lab equipment to UW–Madison

August 18, 2008

Students in Mechanical Engineering Professor Roxann Engelstad's lab, sought after in industry for their problem-solving experience, now can graduate even more well-versed in cutting-edge technology.

Engineering students partner with Red Cliff Indian Reservation to improve community infrastructure

August 15, 2008

"Hello, or as they say around here, 'boozhoo!'" called out Tim Funk, tribal planner for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, to four engineering students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

The biology of obesity: Do these genes make me look fat?

August 15, 2008

Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow.

Utility construction to begin near Library Mall

August 15, 2008

A new phase of underground utility construction is expected to begin on Library Mall this week in an effort to improve the campus infrastructure.

Play a chess grandmaster at Memorial Union

August 14, 2008

Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley will simultaneously play up to 25 of the best chess players at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., at an event scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15.

Watershed study solidifies science behind ecosystem restoration projects

August 14, 2008

Working with The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin and the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison hydroecologists is evaluating the efficacy of an ecosystem restoration project along a stretch of the Pecatonica River near the small town of Barneveld in southwest Wisconsin.

Students to be welcomed with ‘Safety 24/7’ on moving day

August 14, 2008

Students and parents moving into to downtown apartments and houses will receive a personal welcome Friday, Aug. 15, from University of Wisconsin–Madison officials and officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) and the Madison Police Department (MPD).

Self-assembling polymer arrays improve data storage potential

August 14, 2008

A new manufacturing approach holds the potential to overcome the technological limitations currently facing the microelectronics and data-storage industries, paving the way to smaller electronic devices and higher-capacity hard drives.

World Stem Cell Summit offers registration discounts to UW–Madison community

August 13, 2008

The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and the WiCell Research Institute will help supplement World Stem Cell Summit registrations for a limited number of faculty, staff, students and trainees.

Prospective college faculty visit UW-Richland

August 13, 2008

A group of 10 graduate and postdoctoral students from UW–Madison visited the UW-Richland campus on July 3.

School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 25th annual Dog Jog benefit for homeless animals

August 13, 2008

For the 25th year in a row, the race is on to make a difference in the lives of homeless animals.

Six members added to Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors

August 13, 2008

Six accomplished graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been named new members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Board of Directors.

Professor sees optimism in prejudice research

August 13, 2008

It is a question on many Americans' minds: Is the United States ready for a black president, or will deep-rooted and even unconscious prejudices show at the polls?

Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray?

August 12, 2008

Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here.

Program bolsters number of minority engineering graduate degree recipients

August 12, 2008

Elizabeth Felton never thought about pursuing a Ph.D. when, in 2000, she began her master's degree program in biomedical engineering. That changed during a gathering of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate Engineering Research Scholars program (GERS).

Slide show: Bucky (and friends) go to the fair

August 8, 2008

Cream puffs and the giant slide aside, the Wisconsin State Fair is a great venue for learning new things about the world — making it an ideal spot for UW–Madison to settle in for a day. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the university did just that by bringing a sampling of science, music and athletics to the citizens of the state during UW–Madison Day at the Fair.

UW-Madison students improve Ecuador water quality

August 7, 2008

Civil and environmental engineering students used their senior design capstone project as an opportunity to fix a water pipeline serving five communities in Ecuador.

Law students win preliminary settlement approval in payday lender suit

August 7, 2008

Internet payday lender Tremont Financial LLC would pay $60,000 and refrain from making loans to any Wisconsin consumers under a preliminary settlement in a class-action case brought by University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School students and the school's Consumer Law Litigation Clinic.

ResNet restored in Eagle Heights, University Houses

August 7, 2008

ResNet service has been restored in Eagle Heights and University Houses, as of 1 p.m. today (Aug. 7).

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