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Gabriela Cezar’s stem cell research targets birth defects and cancer
After conducting research at Scotland's Roslin Institute (birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep) and creating in-vitro models of obesity and Parkinson's Disease for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Gabriela Cezar has returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Urban Horticultural Field Day planned for Aug. 19
A bit of food prehistory will come back to life at this year's Urban Horticultural Field Day. As part of the Renew America Food Traditions program, visitors will be able to view vegetables grown from seeds discovered in prehistoric Anasazi ruins located in the nation's Southwest region. Read More
Ray named CALS associate dean for student affairs
Robert O. Ray, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of forest ecology and management, has been named associate dean of academic student affairs at the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read More
UW-Madison research part of international mercury conference
A number of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists will present research at the Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant starting this weekend at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. Here is a preview of some newsworthy presentations: Read More
Observatory Drive traffic advisory
From Monday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 13, Observatory Drive from the eastern edge of Babcock Drive to the Soils building will be closed for repaving. The short segment will reopen on Monday morning, Aug. 14, weather permitting. Read More
Drum corps event to restrict street access next week
The Drum Corps International World Championships will be returning to Camp Randall Stadium Tuesday-Saturday, Aug. 8-12. There will be restricted street access around the stadium during the week. On Monroe Street from Lot 18 to Randall Avenue and Randall north to West Dayton Street, the curbs on the Camp Randall side will designated for DCI use only. Read More
ResearchChannel programs available to Charter Digital Cable subscribers
Subscribers to Charter Digital Cable now have access to University of Wisconsin–Madison programming on ResearchChannel as video on demand. Read More
Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have found a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity — without external control. Read More
Longtime political scientist, former Letters and Science Dean Leon Epstein dies at 86
Leon Epstein, a political science professor for 40 years for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and dean of the College of Letters and Science in the tumultuous late 1960s, died on Aug. 1 in Madison following a recent injury. He was 86. Read More
UW studies challenge national asthma guidelines
Antibiotics should not be used routinely when asthma patients have attacks, according to national asthma-treatment guidelines. But two new studies—one in adults and one in children—at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will test these current recommendations by analyzing whether using antibiotics for patients with uncontrolled asthma symptoms improves their condition. Read More
Artists, scientists, educators collaborate on Wisconsin climate change exhibit
Artists and scholars have come together to create an art exhibition designed to illustrate the impact climate change will have on Wisconsin's Northwoods. Read More
Undergraduates delve into big science across campus
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has become a summertime magnet for undergraduate students looking to gain hands-on research experience. Read More
Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader
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. Read More
Strong rains cause flooding damage in 60-plus campus buildings
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. Read More
Magazine lauds UW–Madison leaders in hockey, film
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. Read More
Students help organize Lebanese relief efforts
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. Read More
Marketing faculty earn national attention
Marketing professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business continue to gain national recognition for the strength of their research. Read More
New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees
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. Read More
National roster of science illustrators to meet at UW–Madison
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. Read More
Law School sponsors police chief training sessions
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. Read More