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Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel
What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
School of Music to honor violin professor with concert, CD
The School of Music will honor the memory of the late Vartan Manoogian, professor of violin, with a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, in Mills Hall of the Mosse Humanities Building.
Vet tech background enhances her job
When Deb Straub takes phone calls from a referring veterinarian, she asks a lot of questions. The more the School of Veterinary Medicine’s hospital referral coordinator knows about a case, the better she’s able to determine which specialty service it should be routed to and how quickly it needs to be seen.
Festival to showcase environmental films in November
From travelogue-expedition films to the experimental avant-garde and the worlds of Walt Disney and Jacques Cousteau, cinema has been central to how we think about nature and the environment.
Study finds dairy farming a satisfying profession — on farms big and small
What type of dairy farmer would you expect to be more satisfied with life? One who owns a large confinement farm and milks hundreds of cows, or one who milks fewer than 100 cows and relies mostly on family labor? It turns out that both answers are right.
Greek community opens doors to Madison trick-or-treaters
For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Greek community is opening its doors to underprivileged Madison children for Halloween.
Recent sightings: Tough to beat
Photo: Jeff Miller Spotlights shine on a darkened rink as players from the Wisconsin women’s ice hockey…
New York environmental justice advocate to speak Oct. 24
Peggy Shepard, a prominent environmental and health advocate for minority groups in New York City, will give a free public lecture Wednesday, October 24, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Recent sightings: Testing testing procedures
Gail Stirr and Derrik Duchesneau, both members of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Animal Care and Use Committee,…
Study of bacterial communities may provide climate-change clues
A multidisciplinary group of UW–Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers is studying the composition of bacterial communities in humic lakes (bodies of water containing high levels of decaying organic matter) and how these microorganisms respond to changes in their environment.
Curiosities: Why do leaves change color in the fall?
Submitted by Kaela, a sixth-grader at Cherokee Middle School