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Controlling confusion: Researchers make insight into memory, forgetting
Why do we forget? Do memories decay on their own, or are they harmed by interference from similar memories? Using a technique called "transcranial magnetic stimulation," brain researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may have found the answer.
Office of Corporate Relations welcomes new hires
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) recently welcomed two new hires to its staff. Cynthia Sweet and Brad Ricker both joined OCR as university-business liaisons last month.
Pláticas help Latino immigrants discover keys to U.S. culture, maintain own
With a collaborative team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the community, a researcher has designed and implemented a combined research program and educational service for Latino immigrant families and Spanish-speaking child-care givers.
Teaching and Learning Symposium call for proposals
The Ninth Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium is a two-day event for faculty, staff, postdoctoral and graduate students aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning.
Sorority members make high school dreams come true
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Panhellenic Association will host its annual "Dream Dress" event from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, in the On Wisconsin Room of the Red Gym, 716 Langdon St.
UW-Madison’s accounting programs ranked in top 10
Both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Public Accounting Report.
Office offers student-parents assistance in raising children
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Child Care and Family Resources helps students adjust to parenthood with financial assistance and other support.
Native Nations photo scheduled
To commemorate the end of November's Native American Heritage Month, all Native American members of the campus community are invited to the top of Bascom Hill at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, for a group photo.
Combustible Christmas special coming to public television
Chemistry is still a hot ticket in town. As in past years, the popular holiday lectures by University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri, scheduled for Dec. 2-3, are sold out, according to organizers.
UW-Madison launches student-wage review
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley will appoint a committee of students, faculty and staff to review and, if warranted, recommend market-based increases to student hourly wage scales.
Journalist unveils new picture of Wisconsin’s capital city
The University of Wisconsin Press will publish "Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Vol. 1, 1856-1921" by Stuart Levitan this month.
Business school offers new entrepreneurship option for undergrads
Students aiming to become successful entrepreneurs have a new academic option at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The School of Business now offers students the opportunity to pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship within its undergraduate major in management and human resources.
New approaches to environmental sustainability
The annual Engineering Executives Forum this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 30-Dec.1, will feature an extraordinary lineup of speakers focused on helping industry develop sustainable responses to global warming, oil and water constraints, and other global environmental threats.
Five UW–Madison faculty named AAAS fellows
Five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members are among the 449 scientists and engineers to be awarded fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which were announced this week (Nov. 23).
Christmas chemistry lecture: Still explosive at 37
What do Bucky Badger, glowing liquids and vibrant chemical explosions have in common? They're all a big part of the 37th annual holiday lecture "Once upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri," to be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-3, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Kim Cridler: Divining art from metal
To Kim Cridler, an assistant professor of art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the emotional power of objects drives her work as an artist. Through her work in metalsmith arts, Cridler seeks to recreate the feelings that are engendered by those meaningful artifacts or our past.
Good sports: Hamstring findings may help injured athletes stay healthy
Athletes who strain a hamstring could avoid re-injuring the muscle by participating in targeted physical therapies and improving their running mechanics, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison research.
Study: Political ad time trumps election coverage on the tube
In the month leading up to the 2006 mid-term elections, local television news viewers got considerably more information about campaigns from paid political advertisements than from news coverage, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study shows.
UW-Madison researchers develop novel method to find new antibiotics
A University of Wisconsin–Madison bacteriologist plans to search for new antibiotics that render virulent bacteria harmless without killing them.
Users can customize new online campus map
The University of Wisconsin–Madison recently unveiled its most technologically advanced campus map.