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Research describes human origins debate before Darwin
When Charles Darwin's Origin of Species was first published in 1859, the intellectual and spiritual controversy that colors nearly any discussion of where humans come from was already a two-decade-old phenomenon in the United States. Read More
Flu season arrives on campus
Influenza season is here officially, now that the University Health Services and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene have recently confirmed a case of influenza in a UW–Madison student. Read More
Oscar Mayer creates business scholarships for students of color
The Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Foods Inc., has given the School of Business $40,000 to help recruit, retain and educate students of color. Read More
Tickets available for sesquicentennial gala
Tickets are still available for the Sesquicentennial Scholarship Gala, a grand event planned for Saturday, Feb. 6, that will feature original performances, fine dining and dancing until midnight. Read More
Quality child care can carry social benefits for kids
If the quality is there, children in all varieties of child care show greater confidence with peers and more compliance with adults, according to one of the most expansive studies ever of child care in America. Read More
Distinguished psychologist Robert Goy dies at 74
Robert W. Goy, administrator, educator and pioneering investigator of the origins of sex differences in behavior, died Jan. 14 from cardiovascular and metabolic complications. He would have been 75 on Jan. 25. Read More
History department plans to honor Mosse
Plans are pending in the UW–Madison Department of History for a memorial recalling the life and scholarship of George Mosse, the department's Bascom-Weinstein Professor of Jewish Studies. Mosse died Friday, Jan. 22 from liver cancer. Read More
Future of West tied to saving, not extracting, the land
The road to economic stability for the west today, argues a UW–Madison rural sociologist, is one that takes an ironic twist to the frontier axiom that "all wealth comes from the land." Read More
Code of conduct forum set for Jan. 26
UW-Madison will hold its second public forum Jan. 26 on a proposed code of conduct for manufacturers of university apparel and other merchandise. Read More
Research describes human origins debate before Darwin
The role of Nostratic - a hypothetical language first thought to have been uttered more than 12,000 years ago - in the development of human language has raged for more than a century in the fields of linguistics, archeology, anthropology and classics. Read More
Butterflies shed light on biological novelties
How the elephant got its trunk, the deer its antlers and the rattlesnake its rattles may seem like disparate questions of developmental biology, but the origins of these novelties, according to the genes of butterflies, may have much in common. Read More
Professor, students take on death row appeal
At Holman Correctional Facility, just north of the Florida panhandle in Atmore, Ala., Jeffrey Day Rieber waits to die - and some Madison lawyers, UW–Madison law students and a law professor are laboring to prevent his death. Read More
Renaissance sensibilities
Automation librarian Peter Gorman manages to gracefully integrate computers, Old Icelandic language and old-time music into a single life. Read More
Space Place telescope clinic planned Jan. 26
If you have any questions about telescopes and binoculars - using them, maintaining them or shopping for them - your chance is at hand from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at UW Space Place, 1605 S. Park St. Read More
Participants needed for Down, Fragile X syndrome study
The Waisman Center at UW–Madison is seeking help from families of adolescents with Down syndrome or Fragile X syndrome for a new research project on communication difficulties. Read More
UW housing leaders promote fire prevention
As students return to campus this week, University Housing officials are emphasizing the need for fire prevention. Read More
Sesquicentennial series focuses on campus environment
"A Landscape for Learning," a spring-semester discussion series will bring together faculty and staff to discuss the environmental history and future of the UW–Madison campus. Read More
American Family endows scholarships at Business School
American Family Insurance has created an endowed scholarship fund for students majoring in insurance-related disciplines at the School of Business. Read More
Open house planned for safety department project
The UW–Madison Safety Department will hold an open house from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 to inform the Madison community on construction plans at the Environmental Management Center. Read More
Free lecture series on child health offered
Parents looking for answers to questions about children's health are invited to attend a series of free lectures by experts from UW Children's Hospital. Read More