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Undergraduates delve into big science across campus

August 1, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has become a summertime magnet for undergraduate students looking to gain hands-on research experience.

Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader

July 31, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison study shows that the rusty crayfish, long seen as a bully in Wisconsin lakes, may be vulnerable to a "double whammy" of intensive trapping and predator fish manipulation to the point where it may be possible to rid lakes of the animal that has vexed scientists, anglers and conservation agencies alike for decades.

Strong rains cause flooding damage in 60-plus campus buildings

July 27, 2006

A powerful noon-hour storm that dropped more than three inches of rain in central Madison caused a rash of flooding problems across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. No major safety issues were reported involving either humans or animals. The campus is open for the remainder of day and will be open on Friday.

Magazine lauds UW–Madison leaders in hockey, film

July 26, 2006

Madison Magazine has awarded annual Editors' Choice Awards to a pair of hockey coaches and the interim director of the Wisconsin Film Festival at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Students help organize Lebanese relief efforts

July 26, 2006

While completing summer engineering internships at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, six students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) are organizing relief efforts they hope will aid some 750,000 Lebanese civilians displaced as a result of recent bombings.

Marketing faculty earn national attention

July 25, 2006

Marketing professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business continue to gain national recognition for the strength of their research.

New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees

July 25, 2006

A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique, developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies.

National roster of science illustrators to meet at UW–Madison

July 25, 2006

The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Conference, hosted in 2006 by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will be held Sunday, July 30-Saturday, Aug. 5.

Law School sponsors police chief training sessions

July 25, 2006

About 30 police chiefs and sheriffs from around Wisconsin are meeting in Madison this week to examine strategies for dealing with specific problems in community law enforcement.

Status report on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic

July 25, 2006

The UW–Madison Equity and Diversity Center concluded a thorough investigation earlier this month into charges of harassment and discrimination at the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic (REI). That report was made public on Monday following a media request, along with statements of reaction from both the School of Medicine and Public Health and the university administration. Both statements follow.

PEOPLE summer program puts 994 students on college track

July 24, 2006

While any number of teenagers are riding roller coasters, serving hamburgers or sleeping until noon this summer, 321 middle school and 673 high school students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison PEOPLE Program are focused on getting into college.

Summer class helps K-12 teachers tap into spoken word

July 24, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is offering a special class for teachers and youth services personnel, most from Madison and Milwaukee, on harnessing the might of spoken words.

Diversity office to celebrate opening with multicultural extravaganza

July 19, 2006

Latin music and spoken-word poetry champions will raise the rafters at the Majestic Theater, 115 King St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 28.

Research dishes out flexible computer chips

July 18, 2006

New thin-film semiconductor techniques invented by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers promise to add sensing, computing and imaging capability to an amazing array of materials.

Nine receive named professorships

July 17, 2006

With research areas ranging from nanotechnology to language acquisition, from Latin American history to Enlightenment scholars in France and more, nine University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been awarded named professorships by the UW Board of Regents.

New program to advance personal health care through technology

July 17, 2006

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today issued a call for proposals for a new program to stimulate innovations in personal health information technology.

UW-Madison’s CIAS receives grant to boost mid-sized farms

July 17, 2006

Register now for UW–Madison School of the Arts at Rhinelander

July 14, 2006

Openings are still available for School of the Arts, a University of Wisconsin–Madison program in Rhinelander that offers dozens of hands-on workshops for adults in art and folk art, arts management, computer arts, movement and relaxation, music, photography, theatre and drama, and writing.

Experts debate best alternative to mother’s milk

July 14, 2006

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison experts have differing opinions about whether formula or "donor milk" is a better alternative for babies.

Badger Poll results to be released July 17-19

July 14, 2006

The opinions of Wisconsin residents on a range of issues - from President Bush's job performance to immigration to the proposed state constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage - will be released to the media next week.

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