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Researchers study why waste in bioreactor landfills degrades in haste
Part of Craig Benson's laboratory looks - and smells - like a landfill. It's not that the University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of civil and environmental engineering is excessively messy. Rather, he's studying bioreactor landfills, a relatively recent technology in solid-waste management that may help landfill owners make better use of their land-and of the waste itself.
UW researchers reveal insights on silicon semiconductors
"Smaller. Faster. Wildly complex." This could easily be the motto for semiconductors-the materials that, among lots of other advances in electronics, allow cell phones to continuously shrink in size while increasing the number of their mind-boggling functions.
Teachers to embark on weeklong ‘Here at Home’ cultural tour
Twenty-six K-12 teachers from around Wisconsin will join University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members and undergraduates on an eight-day "Here at Home" cultural tour of the state June 23-30.
David Canon’s U.S. Senate testimony on the Voting Rights Act
Professor Davis Canon's testimony before the U.S. Senate examined several important issues that are relevant to why the Voting Rights Act should be renewed. He focused comments on issues that are directly addressed in his research: the importance of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in providing for the representation of racial and ethnic interests in the U.S. Congress, the importance of Section 5, and ability-to-elect and influence districts in the context of Georgia v. Ashcroft.
TIP/Canon testifies on Voting Rights Act
David Canon, a University of Wisconsin–Madison political science professor, testified today before members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the extension of the Voting Rights Act.
Concrete Canoe Team takes fourth consecutive national championship
The UW–Madison Concrete Canoe team was only an hour’s drive away from Stillwater, Oklahoma — the national competition site — when the trailer hauling its 162-pound, 21-foot-long canoe, Forward, blew a tire.
Journals edited by faculty earn high rankings
Two journals edited by University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs faculty are the two top-ranked journals in public policy and administration, while a third is highly ranked for economics.
Wisconsin Public Health Association honors faculty members
The Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) presented awards to three University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members during its May 24 conference.
Education professors receive prestigious Spencer Awards
Sara Y. Goldrick-Rab, an assistant professor in the departments of Educational Policy Studies and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded a 2006 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.