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UW Athletics department celebrates Black History Month
The UW Athletics Department has created a Web site and new radio commercials by student athletes Janese Banks and Alando Tucker to celebrate Black History Month and to recognize the history of African-American athletes at UW–Madison. Read More
CALS Dean Molly Jahn: Biosciences can transform state economy
Few people have a better firsthand take on the value of university-industry collaboration than Molly Jahn, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read More
Global legal studies center approved
A joint initiative of the University of Wisconsin Law School and Division of International Studies to establish a Global Legal Studies (GLS) program has received approval to become an official UW–Madison center. Read More
Satellite leftovers to fuel weather, climate research
A spool of 1,600 gold threads, each thinner than one uncooked spaghetti noodle, formed the insides of the beer can-sized component in a space-bound refrigerator. The University of Wisconsin–Madison center responsible for this unit recently sold the leftover gold to fund remote-sensing research. Read More
UW real estate center to be named for real estate legend James A. Graaskamp
Almost 600 alumni and friends have generated nearly $11 million in donations for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Real Estate, which will be renamed in honor of the late James A. Graaskamp, a legendary figure in real estate education. Read More
February 1 application deadline
The February 1 application deadline for fall admission has passed. Read More
UW scholars included in ‘canon’ of legal thought
The writings of two faculty members and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School were chosen as being among the 20 most important works of American legal thought since 1890 in a just-published book. Read More
UW-Madison accounting students win national tax competition again
For the third time in five years, a team of accounting students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business has won a national case competition. Read More
Falling milk prices cause tough 2006 for Wisconsin farmers, report says
University of Wisconsin–Madison agricultural economists have released their Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report for 2006. Read More
Physicists find way to ‘see’ extra dimensions
Peering backward in time to an instant after the big bang, physicists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have devised an approach that may help unlock the hidden shapes of alternate dimensions of the universe. Read More
TIP/School of Music’s guest artist visits high school band
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music presents guest artists throughout the year, usually in short residencies that feature a recital and one or two master classes. In the case of current guest artist James Jenkins, who plays the tuba, the model has been expanded to include an outreach activity at one of Madison's public high schools. Read More
Undergraduate invention competitions slated for Feb 8-9
Ski bindings, a reclining wheelchair, digital window-front advertising, a page-turning machine and an online community are rarely found in the same context. But they and 15 other inventions, all conceived and built by University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students, will be the center of attention at the annual UW–Madison Innovation Days competitions, to be held Feb. 8-9 in the Mechanical Engineering Building on the College of Engineering campus. Read More
For seriously ill patients, a UW center helps navigate an emotional journey
In the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the UW Center for Patient partnerships uses the resources of the university to spread hope and give guidance to seriously patients all over the state. The center combines the knowledge of the health care, legal and social work staff and students with the determination of patients to create a synergy that can improve health care in Wisconsin. Read More
Black History Month events planned
A number of events celebrating Black History Month are scheduled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison throughout February. All events are free and open to the public. Read More
New dean will oversee, coordinate campuswide graduate education
In a move to unify campuswide leadership of graduate education, University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader named Judith Kornblatt senior associate dean for graduate education. Read More
Vista installation not recommended
Although its use is permitted, the campus has identified numerous critical issues regarding Vista, including software compatibility with campus systems, hardware requirements and installation challenges. Read More
University’s annual report now available online
The Wisconsin Idea: Setting the Agenda, UW–Madison's annual report for fiscal year 2005-06, is now available online. Read More
For seriously ill patients, a UW center helps navigate an emotional journey
Since 2001, Meg Gaines and the center Center for Patient Partnerships have given more than 900 patients from all across the state hope through what the center calls “patient advocacy,” or the support of patients in their medical, financial and emotional journey through disease. Read More
Finding may unshackle the potential of composite materials
In an advance that could lead to composite materials with virtually limitless performance capabilities, a University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist has dispelled a 50-year-old theoretical notion that composite materials must be made only of "stable" individual materials to be stable overall. Read More
University Roundtable spring lineup kicks off Feb. 14
The University Roundtable, a traditional semester lecture series at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will kick off on February 14 with a lecture by Alan Fish, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Management, about the future of the University Master Plan. Read More