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Conference looks at role of value-added agriculture in economic development
Economic development experts will gather in Madison on Wednesday, July 19, to look at how enterprising rural communities can use value-added agriculture initiatives and other strategies to create new economic opportunities. Read More
Underwater treadmill benefits patients at Vet School
Reupert, a beagle who could not walk immediately following surgery for a herniated spinal disk, was the first patient to benefit from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine's new underwater treadmill therapy. Read More
UW-Madison seeks input on draft LTE policy
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking input on a draft policy that would reshape the way it uses limited term employees (LTEs), Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell announced Tuesday. Read More
Study reveals how attention deficit drugs work
Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain. Read More
Campus leaders reflect on Denice Denton’s life, career
Current and former faculty, staff and administrators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison reflected today on the life and career of Denice D. Denton, a former faculty member here. Denton, who was chancellor of the University of California-Santa Cruz, died Saturday, victim of an apparent suicide. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Brown, Detmer named Academic All-America
Nathan Brown and Joe Detmer from the University of Wisconsin have been named to the 2006 College Sports Information Directors of America/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team for men's track and field. Read More
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. Read More
Digging in Denmark, archaeologist uncovers rare prize
University of Wisconsin–Madison archaeologist T. Douglas Price has received the unique distinction of being the first non-Dane to be awarded the Westerby Prize, Denmark's pre-eminent award for archaeology. Read More
Big Ten media deals boost sports coverage
UW undergraduate scholarships, libraries, athletics and campus collaborations will benefit. Read More
UW-Madison graduate tapped for top USGS post
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus Mark D. Myers recently was nominated to be director of the U.S. Geological Survey by President George W. Bush. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
NewsLab’s Midwest News Index tracks local TV coverage
The Midwest News Index (MNI) has begun tracking the content of local television news in nine markets spanning five Midwestern states as part of a study that will be the most comprehensive examination ever conducted on the content of local broadcast news. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More