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Recent sightings: Microbial moves
John Holt, a second-year graduate student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, unpacks supplies in plant pathology professor Jo Handelsman’s new…
Ojibwa youth learn to communicate science through new media
In collaboration with Lac Courte Oreilles Community College, a team from the Department of Life Sciences Communication is spending a week at…
Wisconsin MBA moves up 15 spots in Forbes ranking
The Wisconsin MBA moved up 15 spots in a national ranking released today of MBA programs by Forbes magazine. The Wisconsin MBA was ranked 27th, compared to 42nd in 2005, the last time the biennial ranking was conducted.
Biochemist Frey honored for career leadership
The American Chemical Society's Division of Biological Chemistry will host a symposium in recognition of a UW–Madison biochemist's career achievements.
Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits
In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations.
Features of replication suggest viruses have common themes, vulnerabilities
A study of the reproductive apparatus of a model virus is bolstering the idea that broad classes of viruses - including those that cause important human diseases such as AIDS, SARS and hepatitis C - have features in common that could eventually make them vulnerable to broad-spectrum antiviral agents.
New guide names UW–Madison ‘Hottest Big State School’
A national college admissions guide published by Kaplan/Newsweek called “How to Get Into College” has branded the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the nation’s “hottest big state school.”
UW research taking a birds-eye view of groundwater discharge
Water research is often carried out in waders, but this year University of Wisconsin–Madison hydrogeologist Steven Loheide will use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to probe water locked underground in a study supported by the UW–Madison Water Resources Institute (WRI).
Application information for 2008–09
The University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate application for 2008–09 will be available on September 15, 2007.
Center to examine applications of construction waste
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of New Hampshire have launched the Recycled Materials Resource Center (RMRC), an effort that encourages a similar waste-to-resources approach in the construction industry.
Limnologist receives preeminent international award
University of Wisconsin–Madison limnologist Stephen Carpenter joins the select ranks of the world's most distinguished lake researchers next week, when he will receive the highest international honor in his field.
New certificate prepares students for global change
Graduate students intrigued by large-scale environmental challenges like climate change will have a new opportunity this fall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Veterinary professor improves Wisconsin dairy industry
Ken Nordlund still remembers the skeptical face at the back of the room as he and his colleagues introduced the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine's new Transition Cow Index (TCI) to dairy farmers from around the state.
Moving Days: University, city ‘divide and conquer’
UW-Madison and a coalition of local partners will work together on Moving Days, an Aug. 11-14 campaign to encourage students to donate usable items to local charities and to properly dispose of trash and recyclables.
Wisconsin engineers ready a blueprint for a nanomechanical computer
If efforts now under way by a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers pan out, the age of the nanomechanical computer may be at hand.
Second place is sweet for food development team
Thanks to the innovation of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Food Science Club, consumers may one day follow a course of sushi not with sake, but with espresso or a latte.
Building green for less green: Design team plans lower-cost, energy-efficient housing
A team of faculty, students and community organizations is out to construct a new reality: green housing that can also be affordable.
Clean air action day announced for Aug. 2
As Dane County deals with consecutive Clean Air Action Days today and tomorrow (June 13-14), UW–Madison is taking an active role to help safeguard local air quality.
Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model
In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison has shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Berquam names three to key Dean of Students positions
Dean Lori Berquam has selected three experienced higher education professionals to fill key vacancies in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Offices of the Dean of Students (ODOS).