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Study points way to communicating nanotech
If you could paint a gallon of paint one nanometer thick, how much area could you cover? The surprising answer-about 930 acres, or slightly larger than New York's Central Park-certainly makes fun trivia fodder. More importantly, however, it points nanotechnology researchers to strategies that help them more effectively communicate the scale, scope and "wow" of their work to non-technical audiences. Read More
Regents consider admissions policy proposal
The UW System Board of Regents is considering an updated freshman admissions policy that would ensure a comprehensive review of each applicant — a policy that is consistent with longstanding practices at UW–Madison. Read More
Associate dean will coordinate graduate education
In a move to unify campuswide leadership of graduate education, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader named Judith Kornblatt senior associate dean for graduate education on Jan. 12. In the newly created position, Kornblatt is responsible for identifying and addressing issues that affect graduate education across disciplines. Read More
Partners in Giving surpasses goal
More than 9,600 employees collectively pushed the annual Partners in Giving charitable campaign well past the $2.82 million goal this month. Read More
Nutrition researchers provide the skinny on trans fats
This past holiday season, University of Wisconsin–Madison nutritionist Sherry Tanumihardjo made brownies with butter, not margarine. Like a lot of us, she wanted to avoid artificial trans fats. Read More
DoIT reminds computer users to change passwords
Computer hackers prey on weak or easy passwords. Once they acquire your password, they can masquerade as you, getting access to files, e-mail, research, finances, personal information and more. Read More
Nursing professor finds true calling in ‘working upstream’
A few years into her nursing career, Susan Zahner realized that her professional future lay in “working upstream from where people generally see nurses,” she says. “I wanted my career to be about prevention and about helping people where they live, in their communities and homes.” Read More
Enzyme plays dual role in cancer spread
Before cancer cells can migrate, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, they first have to disconnect from their neighbors in the tumor. A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison and Canadian scientists has made a surprising discovery: The same enzyme that controls the ability of cancer cells to move also governs a process that binds them tightly in place. Read More
DeWalt to lead PEOPLE college prep program
Jacqueline A. DeWalt has been named director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) in the School of Education, where she has been assistant director since 2005. Read More
WARF’s director named to national patent advisory committee
The leader of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has become the first person from a university patent management office to serve on a committee that helps guide the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Read More
Silicon medicines may be effective in humans
University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have shown that silicon — the stuff of computer chips, glass and pottery — may have extraordinary therapeutic value for treating human disease. Read More
Campus plan aims to remove ash trees, head off emerald ash borer
Staying one step ahead of an aggressive, wood-boring beetle that is threatening ash trees in several states is the aim of a plan that will gradually remove many ash trees at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
New offices for Student Academic Affairs
Student Academic Affairs units in the College of Letters and Science have new office locations. To check out the new and existing office spaces, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend an SAA Open House from 1-3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26. Read More
UW Regents to host statewide forum on comprehensive admissions
The UW System Board of Regents is hosting an educational forum on Monday, Jan. 29, on a proposed move to a comprehensive freshman admissions policy. Read More
Financial Assistance for Child Care Fees
If you are a student parent enrolled at the UW–Madison, you may qualify for financial assistance for child care fees through the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP). The program, which is intended to help eligible low-income students to obtain quality child care, is funded through student segregated fees recommended by the Student Services Finance Committee and approved by the chancellor and the UW System Board of Regents. Read More
UW survey finds foreign investors favor U.S. and New York City real estate
The United States remains the preferred country for foreign investors' real estate dollars, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison survey of global real estate investors released today. Read More
Toxin-binding protein linked to cardiovascular health
New research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has revealed an unexpected role for a toxin-binding protein in regulating the carrier of so-called "bad cholesterol." Read More