Campus news Latest News
Sixth annual bioethics forum to tackle medical applications of research
The interface among molecular biology, medical applications, law, religion and ethics will be the focus of the sixth annual international Bioethics Forum, hosted by Promega Corp.'s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Fitchburg. Read More
UW-Madison Kinesiology Club to host poker run/walk April 19
Continuing a tradition of making exercise fun and accessible for everyone, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Kinesiology Club has organized the 11th Annual 5K Poker Run/Walk. Read More
World Cinema Day connects Wisconsin high school students to the world
Several hundred Wisconsin high school students and teachers will be in Madison April 13, 2007 to participate in World Cinema Day. World Cinema Day is an outreach program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Language Institute and Arts Institute, presented in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival. Read More
Students enhance undergraduate experience with research
On Thursday, April 12, more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their "ideas that matter" to the community at the ninth annual University of Wisconsin–Madison Undergraduate Symposium. Read More
In young mice, gregariousness seems to reside in the genes
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found evidence that social interactions among young mice result from basic motivations to be with one another. What's more, the researchers say, the extent of a young mouse's gregariousness is influenced by its genetic background. Read More
State senators to discuss Wisconsin’s climate challenges
Should Wisconsin move ahead on climate-change policy? What actions can businesses, farms and individuals take to meet this growing challenge? Read More
Drug-resistant flu virus emerges in untreated patients
Flu viruses with reduced sensitivity to the front-line drugs used to thwart and treat infection have been found in patients who were not treated with the drugs, according to an international team of researchers. Read More
With rat genome as guide, human breast cancer risk refined
Combing the genomes of the rat and the human, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found swaths of genetic code that can be used to assess the risk of human breast cancer. Read More
UW-Madison graduate programs continue to enjoy national reputation
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to garner broad national recognition, including more than 50 programs listed among the nation's top 10, in rankings released today of America's top graduate education programs. Read More
Abrupt climate change more common than believed
It came on quickly and then lasted nearly two decades, eventually killing more than one million people and affecting 50 million more. All of this makes the Sahel drought, which first struck West Africa in the late 1960s, the most notorious example of an abrupt climatic shift during the last century. Read More
Baughman book traces the birth, growing pains of network TV
What television viewers saw in the 1950s seemed benign enough: Lucy Ricardo planning hijinks with pal Ethel Mertz, a freckled Howdy Doody, and the vaudeville antics of Uncle Miltie. Read More
Communicators’ accomplishments, leadership honored at annual banquet
The achievements of five communications professionals will be marked at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications annual banquet on Friday, April 13. Read More
Reaccreditation effort set to lead a conversation about UW–Madison’s future
What will it mean to be a great public university in a changing world? And how will UW–Madison embody this greatness? These core questions will face the UW–Madison community as the campus embarks on the 2009 Reaccreditation Project. Read More
Campus program works on efficiency
Developing more efficient ways for the campus to conduct business — built from the ground up with employee involvement — is the aim of a new cross-campus program. Read More
Campus financial changes planned
A series of business process changes are set to take effect on July 1, with additional changes planned for coming months, and campus financial offices can plan for the adjustment. The goal of the changes is to eliminate UW–Madison’s legacy Accounting Control system, built in the 1970s, and replace it with processes running in the UW System’s Shared Financial System (SFS) Read More
Four UW–Madison faculty honored with Hilldale Awards
Four faculty members have received the 2007 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and service. Read More
Photographer finds prairie fires ‘fertile flames’
Who hasn’t sat mesmerized for hours in front of a roaring fire? There’s definitely something hypnotic about it, a fact not lost on Wisconsin photographer Jill Metcoff. Read More
Scaling up stem cells: Project aims to churn out cells in quantity, quality
For scientists, one of the charms of human embryonic stem cells is their ability to divide and replicate — as far as we know — forever in the culture dish. That defining trait, the ability to constantly make new cells, suggests it might be possible to generate a limitless supply for therapy, research and industrial applications such as high-throughput drug screens. Read More
Students enhance undergraduate experience with research
On Thursday, April 12, from 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m., more than 200 undergraduate researchers from disciplines across campus will present their “ideas that matter” to the community at the ninth annual Undergraduate Symposium. Read More