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UW-Madison students design ‘disaster’ for Wisconsin rescue training facility

May 30, 2008

When University of Wisconsin–Madison civil and environmental engineering students Dan Zignego, Jake Varnes, Bill Schmitz and Nick Bobinski began a design project meant to be the crowning glory of their educational careers, they never thought it would turn into such a disaster.

Book details provocative, sometimes gruesome history of organ, blood donations

May 29, 2008

Today, a "blood drive" is a cheerful community event, featuring cookies and chats with the neighbors in the high school gym. But a century ago, the first successful blood donations occurred when two people were sewn together by their blood vessels as blood flowed from the donor to the recipient.

Free newsletter offers practical ideas on pro-environmental behavior

May 29, 2008

Despite the strong established link between human behavior and environmental degradation, many people continue their daily activities,to pay little attention in daily life to ecological concerns, even when they are aware of how they might live more sustainably. A new, free, newsletter called "Environmental Communication and Social Marketing," created by faculty from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW Cooperative Extension, provides innovative, psychology-based strategies for promoting behaviors that positively impact the environment.

Biddy Martin recommended as next chancellor at UW–Madison

May 28, 2008

Biddy (Carolyn A.) Martin sees the challenges facing higher education, but beyond those tests she sees a future rich in opportunity and promise, especially at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

College of Engineering proposes differential tuition for undergraduates

May 28, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering is proposing to phase in a $700-per-semester tuition differential to address the rising cost of engineering education and to remain competitive with other colleges of engineering. The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will consider the proposal at its June 5-6 meeting.

Green highways: Research targets environmentally friendly asphalts

May 27, 2008

For those hoping to create a greener world, our country's millions of miles of asphalt roads may seem like an odd place to seek solutions. Yet, it's precisely because asphalt is so common that we have much to gain from making it more eco-friendly, says University of Wisconsin–Madison civil engineering professor Hussain Bahia.

Summer conference services uphold university ideal

May 27, 2008

With the spring semester coming to a close, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus prepares for a transition from predominantly undergraduate students to a highly diverse summer population. For University Housing Conference Services Program Director Sharon Seagren, June, July and August are the busiest months of the year.

Curiosities: Are there years when dandelions are more plentiful?

May 27, 2008

Mark Renz, Extension weed scientist at UW–Madison’s Department of Agronomy, says that varying environmental conditions ensure that virtually all plants, including dandelions,…

New exchange program to build bridges between UW and India

May 27, 2008

Although still recovering from jet lag, a group of 15 undergraduate students from India are getting situated in various labs across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, where they will spend the summer conducting research.

Busy summer ahead for construction projects

May 23, 2008

The campus' pace may be slowing with the coming of summer, but the sounds of jackhammers, heavy equipment and busy construction crews show that University of Wisconsin–Madison improvements are going full-steam ahead.

Two students named top collegiate journalists

May 23, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students Amanda Hoffstrom and Alec Luhn were honored this week as two of the top 100 journalists on U.S. college campuses by UWIRE, an organization that supports college student media.

Bicyclists pedal for pledges to support beginning dairy and livestock farmers

May 23, 2008

Friends of the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF) will be pedaling for pledges when they roll out Friday, June 13, in the Fifth Annual Ride to Farm.

Hartwell fellowship aids childhood asthma research

May 23, 2008

Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells.

At the synapse: Gene may shed light on neurological disorders

May 22, 2008

In a recent finding, UW–Madison researchers describe a gene that controls the proper development of synapses, explaining how they work and why they sometimes go wrong.

UW-Madison admits wait-listed students

May 22, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has begun the process of admitting select students from its extended waiting list. To date, 375 wait-listed Wisconsin residents who applied for freshman admission for the fall of 2008 have been admitted.

Nobel laureate establishes symposium to inspire young scientists

May 21, 2008

As an undergraduate student at Oxford University in the 1940s, Oliver Smithies attended a series of lectures by Linus Pauling, one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century. It was a powerful experience, one that sparked the young scientist's ambitions and helped launch his own eminent career.

Memorial Day ceremony to honor slain student Rothschild

May 21, 2008

Family, friends and University of Wisconsin–Madison administrators past and present will gather at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 26, to celebrate and remember the life of slain student Christine Rothschild.

Astronomers witness the birth of a supernova

May 21, 2008

An international team of astronomers, acting on a tip from a NASA satellite that serves as an early warning system for the most violent astronomical events, has caught a supernova in the act.

African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions

May 20, 2008

As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide a piece of this puzzle.

A voice nearly silenced teaches art of storytelling

May 19, 2008

Moji Olaniyan, an assistant dean in the College of Letters and Science, heads the African Storytelling on Wheels project, which prepares UW–Madison students of African origin to tell stories of their native countries to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in racially nondiverse elementary schools in eastern and northern Wisconsin. Olaniyan, herself a storyteller, recently regained her voice — and her storytelling — after a bout with voice problems.

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