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Hong leaving UW–Madison for Arizona State campus
Luoluo Hong, dean of students at the UW–Madison, has accepted a position at Arizona State University beginning Aug. 1, Chancellor John. D. Wiley announced today (June 13). Read More
Lot 60/University Bay Drive intersection to be closed June 14
In order for contractors to continue the paving of University Bay Drive along the east side of the new Lot 76 parking ramp, the intersection of University Bay Drive and the Lot 60 road will be closed on Tuesday, June 14. All traffic going to and from Eagle Heights and Shorewood, including campus buses, will be detoured around University Hospital. Read More
Study shows eutrophic lakes may not recover for a millennium
Although it has taken just 60 years for humans to put many freshwater lakes on the eutrophication fast track, a new study shows their recovery may take a thousand years under the best of circumstances. Read More
Scientists streamline method for making key virus
By devising a novel way to package the genome of a common human tumor virus - the virus that causes common warts, genital warts and that is implicated in prevalent cancers - scientists have paved the way for making the pathogen far more accessible to biomedical science. Read More
Technique provides path to manufacturing complex nano-electronic devices
In the time it takes to read this sentence, your fingernail will have grown one nanometer. That's one-billionth of a meter and it represents the scale at which electronics must be built if the march toward miniaturization is to continue. Reporting in the June 3 issue of the journal Science, an international team of researchers shows how control over materials on this tiny scale can be extended to create complex patterns important in the production of nano-electronics. Read More
Making a better cheddar
Whether it's a stretchy mozzarella or an easy-to-slice Swiss, cheesemakers aim to provide consumers with high quality, consistent products. To this end, they often try to improve texture and flavor by controlling for factors like acidity and the breakdown of milk proteins by enzymes. However, the key to better Cheddar may lie in undissolved calcium salts, according to a report by UW–Madison cheese scientists published recently in the International Dairy Journal. Read More
University’s latest corpse flower bloom in progress
UW-Madison's corpse flower finally began its anticipated bloom today at about 12:30 p.m., and the public will have many chances to catch a glimpse - and a whiff - of the experience with extended Botany Greenhouse hours until midnight tonight. Read More
Two from UW receive Cottrell Scholars awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors are recipients of the 2005 Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation, a foundation for the advancement of science that supports research at American and Canadian universities. Helen Blackwell of chemistry and Gary Shiu of physics were among the 13 recipients of the $100,000 award this year. Read More
Graduate School plans summer research opportunities conference
The Graduate School is hosting the Summer Research Opportunities Program Conference Friday-Sunday, July 15-17, in collaboration with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. Read More
Scientist honored as new Royal Society Fellow
John White, a cell biologist and biomedical engineer at UW–Madison, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the highest scientific accolade granted in the United Kingdom. Read More
Center sponsors India trip for K-12 educators
UW-Madison's Center for South Asia, with support from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, will take 13 Wisconsin K-12 educators to India this summer on a curriculum development mission. Read More
Engineers recognized for Rwanda aid efforts
A UW–Madison engineering student group has garnered international recognition for its work in helping to build basic infrastructure systems in the poor, war-torn African country of Rwanda. Read More
Farmers’ insurance choices range from too costly to too little to none at all
Health care is something that most people working in Wisconsin's offices, factories, stores and other places of employment don't have to worry about. For Wisconsin farm operators, the story is different. Read More
Wildlife scientists work in the eye of a biological and political firestorm
Wildlife managers stunned Wisconsin's conservation community in 2002 when they announced that three whitetail deer shot near Mt. Horeb had tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. This was the first time CWD had been found in the wild east of the Mississippi River . Unchecked, the incurable brain-wasting disease could seriously disrupt Wisconsin 's much-loved (and hunted) deer herd. Read More
Scientists build consensus on building buffers between field and stream
Maximizing crop yields is fairly simple -- good soil, cooperative weather, a productive hybrid with plenty of fertilizer. But we're no longer living in a simple world. Fifty years ago, most farmers -- and many university researchers — worked to maximize yields. Today, the big challenge is to minimize environmental impacts while maintaining farm profits. Read More
Enterprising scientists turn discoveries into useful technologies
Patents and business plans were far from Jiwan Palta's mind when he joined the faculty of the College of Agricultural and Life Science's horticulture department in 1982. Twenty-three years later, he's well acquainted with both. Read More
The case of the missing milk money: Farmers enlist a posse to corral a profit robber
Dairy farmers wear a lot of hats during a typical day - mechanic, nutritionist, agronomist, accountant, and veterinarian. They do those jobs well, but sometimes a fresh look at a farm operation can come in handy - like when potential profits are slipping away and none of the usual tricks seem to staunch the flow. Read More
Future dairy leaders from two countries cross paths and borders
Hundreds of UW–Madison students head to Mexico each spring. Almost all of them spend their time at beach resorts, shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of other U.S. students. They return with great suntans. UW–Madison students Chad Staudinger and Kristin Noeldner also went to Mexico. They spent their time in central Mexico, shoulder to shoulder with Mexican farm crews and hundreds of cows. Read More
Titan TV: Live smelly plant now on a desktop near you!
UW-Madison's giant stinky flower is now just a click away. Read More
UHS Counseling Services moves to new offices
The Counseling and Consultation Services (C&CS) of University Health Services (UHS) will be closed from Tuesday, June 7, to Tuesday, June 14, to accommodate the unit's move from 905 University Ave. to offices at 115 N. Orchard St. Read More