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Three finalists named for top hygiene lab post
A national search has yielded three candidates for the top position at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, the state agency responsible for safeguarding public health in Wisconsin.
E. coli work identifies new keys to regulation of bacterial gene expression
The cellular process of transcription, in which the enzyme RNA polymerase constructs chains of RNA from information contained in DNA, depends upon previously underappreciated sections of both the DNA promoter region and RNA polymerase, according to work done with the bacterium E. coli and published today (June 16) in the journal Cell by a team of bacteriologists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences prepares for sweet instruction
Candy makers from around the world will gather in July at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences for two weeks of sweet instruction in the art and science of making candy.
Kids explore art and science in summer programs
The Office of Education Outreach in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education is offering numerous opportunities for local students to learn about art, technology and science this summer.
Center on Business and Poverty receives Bader grant
The Center on Business and Poverty, a University of Wisconsin–Madison research and information dissemination organization that works with companies to assist their low-income employees, has received a $35,000, two-year grant from the Helen Bader Foundation Inc.
Financial well-being varies from farm to farm
How a farm family fares financially depends not only on how much it earns from farming, but also on how much it relies on that income, according to agricultural economist Ed Jesse, writing in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2006.
Wisconsin dairy barns are a bit fuller this year
Some Wisconsin dairy cows may find themselves with less elbow room this year. The number of dairy cows in the state grew by 3,000 last year. This was only the second year since 1985 that Wisconsin’s dairy herd didn’t shrink (the other was 1994). From 1985-2001, Wisconsin lost an average of 33,000 cows per year.
Play to learn: Team brings video games to the classroom
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers will discuss the power of well-designed video games at the Games, Learning and Society Conference, to be held Thursday-Friday, June 15-16, at the Monona Terrace in Madison.
Hybrid-vehicle team places second nationally
Tired of high gas costs and poor sport utility vehicle (SUV) fuel efficiency? A group of engineering students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has spent the last three years building one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient SUVs in North America. The principles behind the vehicle, appropriately named the "Moovada," could one day be incorporated into mass-production hybrid SUVs.
Political scientist named to Fulbright professorship in Australia
Kenneth Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named to a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.
Mental health professionals can study violence, suicide
Fox Valley mental health professionals can learn about the risk assessment and management of suicide and violence in two University of Wisconsin–Madison seminars scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, June 26 and 27, in Appleton, Wis.
The Why Files celebrates decade of science exploration
The Why Files is celebrating its first decade online.
Prominent WARF patent expert wins prestigious national award
Patent lawyer Howard Bremer, a pioneer in university-based technology transfer, is the 2006 winner of the Jefferson Award, an annual recognition of outstanding contributors to intellectual property law in the United States.