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Media library offers alumni more ways to learn online

November 6, 2008

An online media library created by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) offers University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates a new way to stay connected to the university by enjoying access to lectures by popular UW–Madison professors and alumni.

Robust number of first-generation students in Class of 2012

November 6, 2008

Incoming students at UW–Madison are traditionally strong academically and very active in activities outside the classroom. But in recent years, the university is also gaining a reputation for admitting a significant group of first-generation students, or students whose parents did not earn a college degree. Among this year’s class of 5,774 new students, 1,170 carry this distinction.

Curiosities: How do public health officials determine which strain of influenza to create vaccines for each year?

November 6, 2008

This year’s influenza vaccine in the United States contains three strains of the influenza virus. Last March, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease…

Research on human embryonic stem cells marks 10-year milestone

November 6, 2008

Ten years ago today (Nov. 6, 1998), the publication in the journal Science of a short paper entitled "Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts" rocked biology - and the world - as the all-purpose stem cell and its possibilities were ushered into the limelight.

Recent sightings: Voting on campus

November 5, 2008

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Flu shot availability begins Nov. 3

November 5, 2008

The Environment, Health and Safety Department will again offer a variety of times and locations for on-campus flu shot clinics.

Union Theater: Busy with an eclectic lineup

November 5, 2008

The Wisconsin Union Theater has a knack for booking some of the hottest and most interesting performers around. That talent will be obvious in the next few weeks, as the theater is especially busy with an eclectic lineup that includes world music, tap dance, Cajun folk music, and songs and ballads with medieval and contemporary influences.

Union Theater commits to ‘going green’ with new Web site

November 5, 2008

The Wisconsin Union Theater launches a new, powerful, content-rich Web site.

Study: Flies may help humans make up for lost sleep

November 5, 2008

Fruit flies have been used in many kinds of medical research for years, but the joint lab of School of Medicine and Public Health psychiatrists Chiara Cirelli and Giulio Tononi was one of the first in the world to use them as a model for human sleep.

Professor spends 25 years making ‘prejudice puzzle’

November 5, 2008

In the 1980s, when equal rights were becoming a cultural norm in America, many psychology researchers encountered people who would respond in interviews that they were not prejudiced, yet their actions would still reflect a bias. The pessimists in the field would conclude that they simply were lying. But UW–Madison psychology professor Patricia Devine saw things differently.

School for aspiring vegetable growers set for January on campus

November 5, 2008

Aspiring fresh market vegetable growers can learn the fundamentals of the business from veteran growers and other experts at the 2009 Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, Jan. 16-18, at UW–Madison.

Conference to celebrate a decade of stem cell research

November 5, 2008

The Wisconsin Academy, along with UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), will host a free, two-day event to highlight the accomplishments of stem cell research in the state and to examine future stem cell issues.

Mark your calendar for Campus Brand Forum

November 5, 2008

This year’s Campus Brand Forum will examine the Wisconsin School of Business, focusing on how a major campus entity took the unconventional route of re-branding by “un-” branding.

Australian professor to speak on gun buybacks, top incomes

November 5, 2008

Andrew Leigh, an associate professor at the Research School of Social Science at the Australian National University, will discuss taxation data and income inequality in “Why Should We Care About Top Incomes?” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, at the Pyle Center.

Thanksgiving dinners available by order from Wisconsin Union

November 5, 2008

The Wisconsin Union will make the holidays tasty and convenient again this year with its “Thanksgiving-to-Go” dinners.

UWPD makes case log available online

November 5, 2008

The UW Police Department is now posting its daily case log online to make it easier for community members to learn about the types of incidents occurring on campus.

Assemblies offer chance to learn more about plans for new south campus union

November 5, 2008

Campus and community members are invited to learn about the development of the new south campus union and the plans for the interim while Union South is being removed and the new building is under construction.

Milestones

November 5, 2008

2008-09 faculty promotions and new appointments New tenure-track faculty College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: Alessandro Senes, biochemistry; Franco Milani, food science; Yiqun Weng, horticulture;…