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Wilding named Cancer Center director
George Wilding has been named director of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC). Wilding's appointment, which comes after a national search and is effective immediately, was announced by Philip Farrell, dean of the UW Medical School. Read More
UW Graduate School streamlines admissions process
UW-Madison's Graduate School is gradually phasing out paper applications as part of a plan to increase efficiency and streamline its admissions process. Read More
UW-Madison research helps elderly continue living at home
Convenient necessities, such as nearby grocers, clinics and pharmacists - perhaps even within walking distance - make it easier for older people to get what they need, when they need it. Read More
Guest artists to bring together university, community
Sizzling beats, exuberant motion and dynamic new poetry will heat up the night at a carnival on the UW–Madison campus that celebrates the Caribbean in music, word and dance. The event, "Sin Fronteras Multicultural Carnival: Celebrating the Word Through Dance, Poetry and Caribbean Rhythms," will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. Read More
Cantus offers superb choral music at Wisconsin Union Theater
Cantus, called a "superb and innovative professional male choir...unique and charismatic group...with a delightfully refreshing and adventurous approach to choral singing" by American Record Guide, opens the spring offerings of the Wisconsin Union Theater's Concert Series on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 pm. Read More
Acupuncture now available to UW vet school patients
If traditional Western medicine and surgery aren't accomplishing the desired results, University of Wisconsin–Madison Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) clients can now choose acupuncture treatment for their pets without being referred to a different location. Read More
Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?
A pint-sized, tree-dwelling Brazilian monkey has proven to be strikingly similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses, a national research team has discovered. Read More
Animal model answers questions about environment
Birds were dying on an island off the coast of Florida, and people didn't know why. A group of conservationists wondered if the culprit might be a pesticide sprayed into the air to wipe out mosquitoes. The explanation quickly came from an unlikely source in Wisconsin. Read More
New tracks in the snow
The neutrino telescope IceCube is making its first tracks in the South Pole's snow, reports Jeff Cherwinka, an engineer with the Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute at UW–Madison. Read More
Recent Sightings
Steamed milk Steamy breath rises from two Holstein cows inside the relatively balmy, mid-40-degree conditions of the Dairy Cattle Center… Read More
Four textile artists probe repetition in pattern
Four textile artists will explore how repetition establishes pattern in "Repeat Repeat," an exhibition of their work at the Gallery of Design in the Human Ecology Building. Read More
Musicians offer free concert
A national tour with stops in Atlanta, Denver and Aspen will begin in Madison, as Robert McDuffie, violin, and Christopher Taylor, piano, perform on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More
Kites on Ice to draw thousands to Memorial Union
Despite the mild weather Madison experienced earlier this winter, it looks like there will be plenty of ice on Lake Mendota off the Memorial Union Terrace for the Kites on Ice festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 7-8. Read More
Grad shaped campus experience for Native American students
Dana Miller, a member of the Menominee Nation, was a driving force in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). He worked with Kimberly-Clark Corp., and Menominee Indian and Oneida Nation high schools to bring prospective Native American students to campus. Read More
Center seeks artwork
The Women's Studies Research Center is seeking to display faculty and student artwork with relevance to women's issues. Read More
Parking citation bill error fixed
Around 300 people got quite a shock in their mail recently when they opened notices from UW Transportation Services indicating they owed a couple thousand dollars for paying parking tickets late or for not paying at all. Read More
Wisconsin Union Directorate seeks officers
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage select students to apply for Wisconsin Union Directorate's four officer positions — a president and three vice presidents of human resources, programs and promotions, and administration. Read More
Wage disclosure moves forward for licensees
UW-Madison will begin exploring methods to collect detailed worker wage information from the university's 450 official licensees. Read More
Announcements
Postpartum Depression Study Roseanne Clark, Medical School, is conducting a National Institute of Mental Health-funded study comparing two therapeutic treatments for mothers with… Read More