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Agenda outlines the future of Lakeshore Nature Preserve
An integrated plan for protecting the future of scenic lakeside natural areas that help define UW–Madison will be detailed in a public presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the main lounge of Chadbourne Residential College.
Golden named dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Robert N. Golden, vice dean of the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine and former chair of the UNC Department of Psychiatry, has been named the dean of UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).
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.
Leotha Stanley: Bringing the power of music to young minds
Mention local jazz, spiritual or rhythm-and-blues music, and Leotha Stanley’s name is rarely far behind. Stanley, assistant to the director of community relations in the chancellor’s office, founded the University of Wisconsin Student Gospel Choir in 1975 and has acted as music director for five different choirs at Mount Zion Baptist Church for the past 31 years.
Center helps low-income workers tackle tax season, finances
About 1,000 low-income workers in Wisconsin will get free help filling out their tax returns along with a dose of financial education to help stretch their paychecks even further, thanks to the UW–Madison Center on Business and Poverty.
MBA student wins Grammy Award
Derek Kwan, a first-year MBA student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business Bolz Center for Arts Administration, won a Grammy Award last night for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album.
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.
UW-Madison student loan repayment rates high
UW-Madison students have one of the highest loan repayment rates in the nation, according to an analysis by the Office of Student Financial Service.
Kohl’s president headlines 2006 Target Retail Lecture
Kevin Mansell, president and member of the board of directors of Kohl's Department Stores, will present the 2006 Target Retail Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave. This free program is directed primarily to individuals interested in retail careers and is open to the public.
UW-Madison releases 2006 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report
The 2006 edition of the Status of Wisconsin Agriculture, which is available online this week, is produced by agricultural economists and other faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural Life Sciences.
Study explains unexpected conductivity of nanoscale silicon
When graduate student Pengpeng Zhang successfully imaged a piece of silicon just 10 nanometers-or a millionth of a centimeter-in thickness, she and her UW–Madison co-researchers were puzzled. According to established thinking, the feat should be impossible because her microscopy method required samples that conduct electricity.
Inc. Magazine lists UW–Madison among ‘Five Universities You Can Do Business With’
UW-Madison was among five business-friendly universities lauded in the opinion section of the February 2006 issue of Inc. magazine.
Vet tech gives back healing to animals, abused kids
The role of animals in assisting the healing of physically or emotionally traumatized humans has entered the canon of medical science. Its arrival there has been long overdue, says Toni Schriver, a certified large animal veterinary technician at the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Large Animal Hospital.
World’s fastest image processor aids search for elusive form of matter
How do scientists drill down to the fundamental units of nature and sample conditions that existed right after the Big Bang some 15 billion years ago
Business columnist, White House correspondent to visit
Alexis Simendinger, White House correspondent for the National Journal, and Justin Lahart, author of the Wall Street Journal's "Ahead of the Tape" column, will visit UW–Madison as writers in residence.
Engineering ‘Innovation Days’ set for Feb. 9-10
Throughout the fall semester, 52 UW–Madison undergraduates have learned to make their most creative ideas come to life.