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Despite confinement, crop genes can spread fast to wild
With the slim chance that farmers will stop planting crops containing genes from other organisms, researchers have started to develop strategies that trap these foreign genes, reducing the risk that they'll spread to wild relatives. But an investigation by scientists from UW–Madison and the University of Minnesota-St. Paul shows that these containment strategies can quickly fail.
Conference to connect quilts, teaching
How quilts connect people locally, nationally and globally is the subject of the Arts, Curriculum and Community Conference scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive, in Madison.
Hollywood, Broadway alums spark new class
An innovative new class is tapping the University of Wisconsin–Madison's pipeline to the entertainment industry, bringing back alumni who have made a splash in Hollywood and on Broadway to share their experiences with students and the public.
$10.7 million grant to help unlock what regulates emotion
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways. While it might take years for one person to overcome the loss of a family member, it could take another person only a few months.
Bowlers battle colon cancer
Dane County-area bowlers will take on the number two cause of cancer death on Sunday, March 7, at the Third Annual Bowlin' for Colons to raise money for colon cancer research at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Course linking Judaism, ecology open to the public
The relationship between religion - Judaism in particular - and ecology struck Jeremy Manela, a senior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a topic in need of a course.
Temporary desert ponds yield a new family of water fleas
Three ephemeral ponds near Medford, Ore., have yielded a once-in-a-century taxonomic surprise: a new species of water flea that represents an entirely new family - a missing link of sorts - of water fleas.
DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells
Human neural stem cells, exposed in a lab dish to the steroid DHEA, exhibit a remarkable uptick in growth rates, suggesting that the hormone may play a role in helping the brain produce new cells, according to a new study published this week in the online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Community Car coming soon to UW–Madison
The UW–Madison Office of Transportation Services, in partnership with the Community Car organization, is bringing a car-sharing program to campus.
Lake restrictions make lakeshore property more valuable
People are willing to pay more to live on a lake that's protected from degradation, often related to lakeshore development.
Intelligent design: The new ‘big tent’ for evolution’s critics
Since the advent of Darwinism in the mid-19th century, a variety of movements have jousted for the intellectual high ground in the epic evolution versus creationism debate.
Studies offer new insight into HIV vaccine development
Discovery may help researchers design vaccines that exploit the notorious mutability of HIV by training the immune system to attack the virus where it's most vulnerable.
Ice-fishing net wins innovation competition
A retractable net that enables ice fishermen to easily hoist large fish through relatively small holes in the ice won top honors and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual innovation competition held on the UW–Madison campus.
Regents back business school addition
An anonymous $20 million gift, one of the largest single gifts in UW–Madison history, would be the catalyst for construction of a new home for the MBA program of the School of Business in a plan approved Friday by the Board of Regents.
Journey leads astronomer to new galactic structure
For Ron Reynolds, an early peek at what would turn out to be a major new feature of the Milky Way came through a hole in the ceiling.
Clinic helps seniors by teaming law, nursing students
Helping senior citizens overcome both legal and health problems is the aim of an innovative new collaboration that links UW–Madison law and nursing students with elderly patients.
UWPD, Housing offer safety tips, resources
In the wake of several recent personal safety incidents in and around the campus area, the UW Police Department and University Housing are urging students to take steps that will reduce the chances of becoming a victim.
Jurist’s speech highlights Community Justice Week
Federal Judge Ann Claire Williams will discuss lawyers' commitment to public service and equal access to justice in a Feb. 23 speech at the Law School as students and faculty mark Community Justice Week.
Contemporary dance performance set for Feb. 13-14
Dance Program chair Jin-Wen Yu will perform in "Madison-Chicago," a cross-cultural and multimedia contemporary dance concert featuring Jin-Wen Yu Dance and Hedwig Dances Company of Chicago.
Milestones
HONORED Lyn Abramson, professor of psychology, and her long-term research collaborator Lauren Alloy, Temple University, have been awarded the 2004 Distinguished Scientist…