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School of Human Ecology recognizes excellence in outreach
The School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison presented its 2006 Excellence in Outreach Awards today (Aug. 30), recognizing four projects that impact significant numbers of people, demonstrate innovative designs or processes and showcase sustained effort.
Fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will generate a good deal of reflection on the state of domestic security, the war on terror, international relations and civil liberties, to name a few issues. Several University of Wisconsin–Madison professors are available to offer perspectives to media, and an event will provide an opportunity for discussion about the post-9/11 world.
Campus scooter parking expands, enforcement to toughen
Scooter drivers at UW–Madison will find new, designated parking areas in the heart of campus when the academic year begins, and parking outside of those areas could result in $40 fines, officials say.
Wisconsin Welcome expands, enhances focus
Wisconsin Welcome, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's start-of-semester orientation program, is refining its focus and expanding deeper into the academic year than ever before.
Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits
A "painful period of world economic adjustment appears inevitable" unless the White House and Congress can develop a workable plan to ease federal budget deficits, according to an article co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison economist in the current edition of The International Economy.
Major move-in days will affect campus traffic
An estimated 2,600 students will be moving into UW–Madison residence halls between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 30-31, making those the two busiest days of fall move-in activity on campus.
UW-Madison urges students to take safety precautions
While many students were away from Madison for summer break, the city has experienced a series of violent late-night attacks and robberies.
New book examines science of the paranormal
Stories about paranormal experiences don't surprise Deborah Blum, a professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Blum recently published the book "Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death.
Top kinesiology award goes to UW–Madison professor
William P. Morgan, a professor emeritus of kinesiology and renowned sports psychologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the newest recipient of the Hetherington Award.
Adviser takes advantage of Wisconsin’s bounty
Although advising students and selling tomatoes may not seem at all similar on first blush, the skills required to do both effectively amount to the Wisconsin Idea in living, breathing action. To Phillip Yang, adviser to students in the School of Human Ecology, the Farmers’ Market is another venue to swap cultures, tell stories and inspire.
UW participation in Africa Fest gives Wisconsin Idea global scope at grassroots level
Like rare perfume, the intoxicating call of African drums will waft over Madison's Warner Park on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Experts to brief area business leaders on economic outlook
Four leading economists will share their insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for the remainder of 2006 and beyond at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Economic Outlook conference on Friday, Sept. 15.
Young chemist wins hefty corporate award
A scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded a prestigious "Focused Giving Grant" by Johnson & Johnson, the internationally recognized manufacturer of pharmaceutical and heath care products.
Researchers harness the power of bacteria
Looking for alternatives to world reliance on fossil fuels for energy, an interdisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is studying ways to generate electricity by feeding a species of photosynthetic bacteria a steady diet of sunshine and wastewater.
Sheep-milk cheese is a winner for UW, area cheesemaker
At the annual American Cheese Society competition in July, an aged 100-percent sheep-milk cheese named Dante took top honors in its class for technical and aesthetic merit. The cheese was developed by researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Part-time lecturer’s controversial 9/11 views kick up a hornet’s nest
The concept of academic freedom, though a matter of importance to higher education, typically isn’t fodder for water-cooler conversations or chatty morning talk shows. But when a part-time instructor of a course on Islam is discovered to have incendiary personal theories about government complicity in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — and those personal theories briefly intersect with his teaching — you have the ingredients for an emotional and remarkably widespread national debate about the merits, the limitations and the very definition of academic freedom.
Construction continues to transform campus
The current campus building boom, the most ambitious surge of construction at UW–Madison since the 1960s, continues in full swing as the academic year gets under way.
Changes greet employees as they return to UW
Sure, it was summer. But that doesn’t mean that everything on campus stood still. In fact, as the campus community prepares for the new academic year, there are a number of important, visible changes in store. Here’s a list of some of them, so you can be ready for 2006-07.
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Thanks, coach First-year head football coach Bret Bielema autographs memorabilia during the Wisconsin Football Family Fun Day, an…