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Project blends high tech with tradition in rural Alaska
High-tech geospatial tools are being paired with traditional Native knowledge of the land to create learning opportunities for Alaskan students, teachers and community members in a new project led by educators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Asian disaster sparks university concern
The massive devastation and rising health concerns from Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis in Asia are "heart-wrenching for the world and for our campus community," says Chancellor Wiley.
Investigating the cell’s garbage disposal
A cell's ability to clean house may shed light on cancer, Alzheimer's disease--and rotten tomatoes.
Accounting students make finals of tax competition
A team of accounting students from the School of Business has made the national finals of the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition. Only five teams out of 165 reached the finals. The xTAX (short for extreme tax) competition is designed to foster interest among students in tax issues and provide exposure to a "real-world" tax case.
Rittenberg to lead national effort on quality of financial reporting
Accounting Professor Larry Rittenberg has been named chair of a key national organization working to improve the quality of financial reporting.
Winter commencement: Transcript of address Gaddi Vasquez
Charge to graduates delivered by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez
Farrell to complete Medical School deanship in 2005
Philip M. Farrell, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School for more than a decade, today (Dec. 21) announced his intention not to seek reappointment after completing his current five-year term in December 2005.
Government spending conference set for Jan. 19
National and state experts will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of effective ways to control government spending at a conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19, sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Geochemical technique yields biomedical promise
Adapting a technique used routinely by geologists to measure the chemical composition of rocks, scientists may have found a better way to sample bone calcium balance in humans.
Hong: Reorganization to have minimal impact on student services
Student services are continuing without interruption following the recent reorganization of student affairs units at UW–Madison.
UW law student, judicial clerk land prestigious fellowships
Two winners of Skadden Fellowships - presented annually to law students or judicial clerks around the nation who have shown exceptional promise in public interest law - are from the Law School.
New technology provides real-world data for distance athletes
Professional athletes, including cyclists and distance runners, soon will have a powerful new tool to predict energy expenditure and performance during a race, thanks to a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Saris Cycling Group of Madison. The technology also has potential medical applications, including helping to treat obese children and adults and cardiac patients.
UW-Madison joins calendaring and scheduling consortium
The UW has joined five universities, seven major IT vendors, two open-source foundations and a research facility to found the Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium (www.calconnect.org).
Weather put a damper on Wisconsin bug infestations in 2004
Common wisdom might hold that a wet summer might make for a bumper crop of insect pests, but Wisconsin's damp summer actually suppressed some of the bugs that bug us the most, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison bug specialist.
Native American veteran documentary receives support
A PBS documentary about Native American veterans is one step closer to your television screen, thanks to a $75,000 production grant to a UW–Madison communications professor and filmmaker from Native American Public Telecommunications.
Gala unveils nanotechnology exhibit
UW-Madison and Milwaukee's Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics and Technology will unveil an exhibit about the cutting-edge field of nanotechnology during an open house on the UW–Madison campus.
University Square project wins Regent approval
Redevelopment of the eastern gateway to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, one that will bring student services and activities under one roof as part of a private-public partnership, was given the go-ahead today (Dec. 10) by the Board of Regents.
Peace Corps director to speak at commencement
The national director of the United States Peace Corps will address mid-year graduates at UW–Madison's winter commencement, Sunday, Dec. 19.
Freshman design course gives students a glimpse of their futures
It's possible to put together a jigsaw puzzle without knowing what it will look like, but it's easier if you can see the whole picture first. That's sort of the idea behind the College of Engineering's freshman design course, Introduction to Engineering.