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UW-Madison pediatrician receives prestigious NIH Merit award
UW-Madison pediatrician Bruce S. Klein has received a highly selective MERIT award (Method to Extend Research in Time) from the National Institutes of Health, an award that promises continued research funding for up to 10 years.
Wisconsin Innocence Project hosts Madison film premiere
The documentary film "After Innocence," which tells the powerful and moving stories of those exonerated after being wrongly convicted of crimes, will be shown Thursday, Nov. 17 in a free screening hosted by the Wisconsin Innocence Project.
German director showcases film on WWII resistance in Madison
Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days," Germany's official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards.
American Indian workshop promotes dialogue on breaking stereotypes
An Anishinaabe prophecy called the Seven Fires offers seven predictions of what the future would bring, and "the time of the seventh fire" can either lead to a worldly sense of community and unity or the destruction of humanity. The American Indian Studies and Education workshop, held on Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UW–Madison Red Gym, will explore that tradition and others in the hope of leading participants down a road toward unity and community.
Six UW–Madison faculty elected AAAS fellows
In recognition of their contributions to science, six members of the UW–Madison faculty have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Grant promotes faster application of health care technology
By fostering early-stage collaborations between UW–Madison biomedical engineering researchers and practicing physicians, a new initiative will enable researchers to deliver their advances more quickly to the patients who need them.
Kalin receives award meant to spur advances in psychiatry
Ned A. Kalin, the Hedberg Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology and chair of the department of psychiatry at the UW Medical School, has received the national Edward A. Strecker Award for 2005.
Learning the international language of science
Undergrads will get taste of research abroad at a Bangkok university
Chancellor’s statement regarding Governor’s veto of AB 499
Gov. Jim Doyle's veto Thursday (Nov. 3) of Assembly Bill 499 was an important step to preserve Wisconsin's leadership in the burgeoning field of embryonic stem cell research. The bill would have criminalized a promising form of biomedical research.