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University’s annual report posted
UW-Madison’s latest annual report is now available online. The report includes a message from Chancellor John D. Wiley; a Year in Review section that…
Police seek information about missing student
Madison Police are interested in speaking with anyone who may have information about the whereabouts of Kenji Ohmi, 20, of Japan, a student of…
Community invited to meet second provost finalist
The campus community will be able to meet the second of two finalists for provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at a reception…
All roads lead to art for UW–Madison delivery driver
Jeff Toseff, who has worked on campus for 33 years as a motor vehicle operator, most recently for the Division of Information Technology, is obsessed with art.
Search for new dean of students begins
The university has launched its search to identify a new dean of students, says Virginia Sapiro, interim provost. A search-and-screen committee has…
New UW employee computing guide available from DoIT
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has recently published a new Computing and Information Technology Guide that provides a summary of the many “must…
Office plans presentation on effects of child care
The Office of Campus Child Care and Family Resources will host a presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 28, about the effect of child care on…
Article delivery service impresses UW researchers
Rapid article delivery, a new library service at UW–Madison that allows swift retrieval of articles from any scholarly journal not available on campus, has…
Weeklong painter’s workshop to be held at Green Lake
Painters from around the state can enroll in UW–Madison’s “Spring Studio Painting at Green Lake,” scheduled for Sunday-Friday, April 23-28. The program…
Virologist Kenney to join UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Shannon C. Kenney, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, will join the faculty of the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) in July.
Wisconsin triples investment in annual biotech expo
Wisconsin’s academic and commercial biotech community plans to pull out the stops for BIO 2006, which will run from April 9-12 in Chicago. The budget to showcase the Badger State’s biotechnology prowess has risen to nearly $270,000 this year – nearly three times what was spent last year at BIO 2005 in Philadelphia.
Wisconsin scientists find a way to make human collagen in the lab
A team of scientists at UW–Madison reports the discovery of a method for making human collagen in the lab, opening the door to broader medical applications.
Concentrating solar collector earns first place in creativity competition
An inexpensive, modular solar-energy technology that could be used to heat water and generate electricity won $12,500 and took first place in both the Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Tong Prototype Prize competitions during Innovation Days, held Feb. 9 and 10 by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Engineering.
Physical ‘wonders’ revealed in new book and DVD set
Magicians never reveal their secrets. But physicists, it seems, will jump at the chance. Clint Sprott's 22 years of magical "Wonders of Physics" demonstrations are now available in a how-to guide for teachers.