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National expert addresses prion-based diseases
Devastating neurodegenerative diseases — from mad cow and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in animals to Creutzfeldt-Jakob in people — have seized headlines across the country, especially in areas with large deer herds. While much has been written, little is still understood about how these diseases have evolved and are transmitted, including the risk of animal-to-human transmission.
Veterinarian cycles across America for cancer cure
Sheila McGuirk was so elated when she heard she'd been selected for the 2004 Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope bicycle ride across America, she high-fived the visor in her car and clicked her heels in the air on her way into her daughter's music lesson.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Creative Arts Awards Call for Applications The Arts Institute is accepting applications and nominations due Nov. 1 for the following…
Recent sightings
It’s all a blur Fullback Matt Bernstein (45) hurdles over an attempted Penn State tackle during the Badger’s Big Ten…
Computer model mimics how children read
By developing a computer model that mimics how children learn to read, two researchers from UW–Madison and Stanford University track the development of a skilled reader, ultimately showing that phonics gives readers an edge, especially early on.
Chancellor Wiley warns of budget perils
State budget difficulties and calls for a so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights threaten the quality of higher education in Wisconsin, UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley said Monday.
Fletcher steps up with gift to Camp Randall renovation
When Terrell Fletcher was coming out of high school, the UW changed his life. Now he'd like to return the favor.
Students help set the stage at Wisconsin Union Theater
Russo oversees a wealth of programming
Book Smart
Susanne Desan, professor of history, “The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France,” University of California-Berkeley Press, 2004. During the French Revolution, divorce…
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Rock the Vote visits campus Oct. 15
The campus will play host to Rock the Vote's "Voter Registration Experience Bus Tour" on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.
“Bucky for President”
Just when you need a new angle on all the election stories, Bucky Badger has one for you: He's running for president during Homecoming 2004.
NSF grant aids state plastics industry
A project that partners students from across the state with UW–Madison professors and Wisconsin companies could help boost the state's plastics industry in years to come.
New language institute prepares students for the global marketplace
UW-Madison, which has more world languages courses than any other college or university in the United States, has created the Language Institute to help prepare graduates to compete for job opportunities in the global marketplace.
Applied corporate finance center celebrates expanded facilities
The Nicholas Center for Applied Corporate Finance at the School of Business celebrated its new facilities in Grainger Hall on Sept. 30.
Student projects aid area small businesses
A semester-long project through UW–Madison's Small Business Development Center in the School of Business gives small businesses in and around Madison a jump-start on creating business plans while university students receive hands-on training for future jobs.
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.
UW-Madison welcomes talented freshman class
UW-Madison continues to enroll talented and qualified classes of incoming freshman, says Admissions Director Rob Seltzer.
UW to start master’s program in occupational therapy
Beginning next summer, UW–Madison will launch a master's-level program in occupational therapy.
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).