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UW-Madison selects Underwood as School of Education dean
Julie K. Underwood, associate executive director and general counsel for the National School Boards Association, has been named the new dean of UW–Madison's School of Education, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today. Read More
Employee Recognition Day scheduled for June 15
The university's annual Employee Recognition Day celebration will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, on Bascom Hill. Read More
University receives Spirit of Tourism Award
UW-Madison received the 2005 Augie Faulkner Spirit of Tourism Award from the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) at the organization's annual business briefing on May 12. Read More
Faculty grant, program guidelines now available
The specific guidelines for three 2006-07 UW–Madison faculty grants and programs are now available. Read More
Why Files again earns PC Magazine ‘Top 100’ site award
The Why Files, which covers issues of science, math and technology behind the headlines of the day and current events, was listed among the top sites in the magazine's Education, Information and Reference category. Read More
Researcher offers new perspective on sexual desire in later life
A study by John DeLamater of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Morgan Sill of the University of Michigan, published in the May 2005 issue of The Journal of Sex Research, found that the sexual desire of older people is influenced more by attitudes toward sex than by biological factors such as medication. Read More
Psychologist: Make culture part of the new collaborative science
MADISON-Cultural considerations are increasingly vital in multidisciplinary research as more scientists stray from narrowly focused studies to expansive, boundary-blurring questions, a University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologist will announce to attendees (May 27) at the 17th Annual Convention of the American Psychology Society in Los Angeles. Read More
Polymer grid technology a boon for bridges
When the long-awaited Highway 151 bypass around Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, opens later this year, vehicles traveling northbound will cross DeNeveu Creek on a bridge like no other in the country. Read More
Transportation safety and research tips
With the twin forces of summer travel and road construction poised for their annual collision, reporters may be interested in projects at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that focus on the safety and reliability of America's highways. UW–Madison is a national leader in transportation research and is home to an interdisciplinary program on transportation engineering and urban planning. Read More
Troupe to dramatize conflict in the classroom as part of UW–Madison forum
The scene: a university classroom. The characters: the teacher, assorted students. The action: A well-thought-out, well-intentioned discussion section meant to introduce a statistical correlation turns into a shouting match between a few of the students. Read More
Professor weaves Wisconsin Idea into chemistry
Majid Sarmadi has uncovered new technologies to make cloth less static, more absorbent, more repellent, better able to take prints and dyes, deflect or absorb light, shield electromagnetic radiation and more. He also has found methods of reducing waste and environmental pollution relating to textile manufacturing. Read More
Report: State tobacco ‘quit line’ saves millions in health care costs
The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has saved Wisconsin citizens $26 million in health care costs since its inception in May of 2001. Read More
The Inverse Doppler effect: ECE researchers add to the bylaws of physics
What if the speed of light is a constant only most of the time? What if gravity sometimes pushed instead of pulled? Scientists are increasingly asking what would seem like far-out questions regarding the laws and rules of physics after discovering conditions and materials where the rules don't quite apply. Read More
Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs
Silk ties, especially upscale ones that cost up to $120, are unlikely to make their way into many undergraduate student fashion statements. But as far as classroom projects go, ties proved to be a perfect fit. A Department of Environment, Textiles and Design course at UW–Madison, led by professor Jennifer Angus, spent the spring 2005 semester designing a new line of retro-conversational ties for the Chippewa Falls fashion company XMI. Read More
Chancellor’s statement on campus ROTC programs
Given Representative Nass’ recent comments regarding ROTC programs on UW campuses, I thought it would be important to remind you of my unwavering support… Read More
Construction set for summer on Grainger Hall addition
This summer's demolition of a former bank building will clear the way for construction of a five-story addition to Grainger Hall that will be home to graduate programs in the School of Business. Read More
Study depicts peril, hope for children of jailed mothers
For a young child whose mother is imprisoned, life's prospects are predictably grim. But a new study, the first empirical examination of the attachment relationships of young children whose mothers are in prison, suggests that simple interventions may prevent a downward social spiral for a rapidly growing and vulnerable population. Read More
Project helps student housing at a tribal college grow
Plenty of University of Wisconsin–Madison seniors sequester themselves in libraries and labs preparing final projects for upper-level classes, but landscape architecture major Katie Selin recently found herself mapping land, reviewing aerial photographs, conducting workshops and meeting with tribal elders in northern Wisconsin. Read More
UW-Madison child care centers to benefit from a night of jazz
The Jan Wheaton Quintet takes the stage in an early June 16 concert for the Eighth Annual "Jazzin' at Luther's" to benefit the UW–Madison Campus Child Care Centers. Read More
Unique class to chart quest through the multiracial American West
An unusual "traveling classroom" hitting the road this summer will have 36 University of Wisconsin–Madison students logging nearly 3,000 miles by bus, piecing together a cultural history tour of the sprawling American West. Read More