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Zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space
For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin–Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.
Badger Insider Magazine features Badger comic artist
Mike Baron found his writing talent as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and more than 25 years later, his alma mater still inspires stories for his original comic. As described in the Summer 2008 edition of Badger Insider Magazine, themes from the UW–Madison campus and Wisconsin culture continue to influence "Badger," one of the successful comic series that Baron creates from his home base in Colorado.
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center hires scientific programs manager
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has hired a translator to connect researchers who would normally live in entirely separate research worlds.
Wisconsin Day coming July 9 on the Big Ten Network
A wide range of university broadcast programming, from classic Wisconsin football to a spoken word student group, will be featured on Wednesday, July 9, during Wisconsin Day on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
BP presents solar-powered electric vehicle to Lakeshore Nature Preserve
BP America Inc., the largest oil and gas producer in the United States and one of the largest investors in alternative energy, is making a gift of a solar-powered all-terrain electric vehicle to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Green snowmobile logs first month at Arctic research station
An electric snowmobile built by student members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering Clean Snowmobile Team is now in Greenland, on loan to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the summer to support climate research projects at the Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEO Summit Camp).
Inventive county government program wins Gladfelter Award
An innovative program for collecting and disposing of unused medication was chosen as this year's winner of the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Award for government efficiency and effectiveness.
New study shows persistence of anxiety
We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.
ISIS begins final phase of upgrade
Between 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, and 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, the Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) will be unavailable to campus as it enters the final implementation phase of a major upgrade, which started in late 2007.
Ice creamier: ‘Edible antifreeze’ puts the smooth in smoothie
It's Friday night, and the movie's already spinning in the DVD player. You run to the kitchen to grab a gallon of ice cream and a spoon, but you find the tub nearly empty.
Lignin expert chooses to pursue biofuels research at UW–Madison
A UW–Madison biochemistry professor will stay at the university to join its Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets
The UW–Madison Summer Choir will perform "I Hear America Singing" at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 11.
Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute
Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.
Recent sightings: Lakeside Cinema
Students and community members take part in a Wisconsin Union Lakeside Cinema event featuring a screening of the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka…
Curiosities: Why does it seem like mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others?
“It’s true. There’s always one in every group,” says UW–Madison entomology professor and mosquito expert Susan Paskewitz. Photo: Jeff Miller That’s…
Political science researchers partner to improve Wisconsin elections
University of Wisconsin–Madison political science researchers are taking a key role in a federally funded project to improve the state's ability to collect accurate election returns.
Dance Marathon seeks leadership applicants
The UW–Madison Dance Marathon organization is looking for interested students to serve on its leadership council, responsible for planning and organizing the event, which is scheduled to take place beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, and will last 16 hours.
Badgers sipping from Directors’ Cup again in 2007-08
The University of Wisconsin finished 18th in the 2007-2008 U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, marking the 13th time in the 15-year history of the Directors’ Cup that the Badgers have finished among the top 25.
Airless tire project may prove a lifesaver in military combat
An ambitious startup company in Wausau is working on a project to develop tires that can withstand extreme punishment, even those meted out in military combat zones.