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Meeting to explore a changing natural world
A two-day workshop aimed at documenting and exploring the significance of ecological change in Wisconsin will be held Oct. 7 and 8 at the Pyle Center on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
UW-Madison welcomes talented freshman class
UW-Madison continues to enroll talented and qualified classes of incoming freshman, says Admissions Director Rob Seltzer. Read More
UW to start master’s program in occupational therapy
Beginning next summer, UW–Madison will launch a master's-level program in occupational therapy. Read More
PBS program to feature UW medical historian
Judith Leavitt, a UW Medical School historian, and other national experts on the history of Mary Mallon - also known as Typhoid Mary - will be featured in a program to air on NOVA, the acclaimed television science series on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Read More
Tiny arm shuttles electrons in a new transistor
Using a vibrating arm less than one-millionth of an inch long and one-thousand times thinner than a human hair, a new transistor toggles on and off through the movement of a single electron. Read More
New York Times writer to discuss his welfare reform book
Jason DeParle, whose new book "American Dream" tracks the story of welfare reform from the White House to three Milwaukee families living in poverty, will speak Thursday, Sept. 30, at UW–Madison Read More
Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
Scientists at UW–Madison have developed a pair of rapid-fire tests for botulinum toxin, a feat that could underpin new technologies to thwart bioterrorism and spur the development of agents to blunt the toxic action of the world's most poisonous substance. Read More
Master plan to create a vision of UW–Madison’s future
An uncommon opportunity to define UW–Madison for years to come arrived this week, with the announcement of a yearlong process to create a master plan to guide campus renewal well into the next decade. Read More
Original music honors memorial library’s 50th anniversary
The Memorial Library will premiere five original musical compositions with a theme of libraries and librarians this Monday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m. in the Petrovich Reading Room, 212 Memorial Library. This original music has been commissioned by the Mills Music Library to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Memorial Library. Read More
New center examines nanotechnology
A new kind of science is revolutionizing technology, and UW–Madison just received more than $13 million to harness its potential during the next five years. Read More
Students of color to make Career Links with alumni
Students of color attending UW–Madison will get a glimpse of the "real world" as they interact with alumni at the 2004 Career Links reception on Thursday, Sept. 30. Read More
Nobelist to address issue of science and election politics
Peter Agre, professor of biological chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Nobel Prize winner, will lecture on “Science Policy and the 2004 Election”on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Read More
Seminar focuses on higher-education ethics
The ethical complexities of administrative decision-making in a higher-education setting will be the topic of a two-session course at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., on Thursday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 7. Read More
Talk focuses on women’s role in rural economic growth
A presentation on the status of women and economic development in rural Wisconsin will be held Thursday, Sept. 23. Read More
Fluno Center to host U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute
The Fluno Center on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus has been named host of one of the United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Organization Management programs beginning in 2005. This annual program will be held for one week in June and attracts nearly 200 association and chamber of commerce professionals from throughout the United States. Read More
‘Fossil genes’ reveal how life sheds form and function
Reading the fossil record, a paleontologist can peer into evolutionary history and see the surface features that plants and animals and, occasionally, microbes have left behind. Now, scouring the genome of a Japanese yeast, scientists have found a trackway of fossil genes in the making, providing a rare look at how an organism, in response to the demands of its environment, has changed its inner chemistry and lost the ability to metabolize a key sugar. Read More
Avant-garde filmmaker, dancer to speak
Yvonne Rainer, contemporary dance pioneer and co-founder of the Judson Dance Theatre, will speak at the Dance Program's Friday Forum on Sept. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Lathrop Hall. Read More
UW System costs audited
Recommendations contained in an audit of University of Wisconsin System administrative costs and staffing were embraced by UW System President Kevin Reilly, despite concerns about how auditors arrived at some of their findings. Read More