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UW doctor trades lab coat for wedding dress

July 18, 2011

Ward names Bugher as a special assistant on policy issues

July 18, 2011

Interim Chancellor David Ward today announced the appointment of Mark Bugher, director of University Research Park, to be his special assistant on a variety of policy issues. Read More

UHS seeks $23.5 million in public health funding

July 18, 2011

The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, a unit of University Health Services (UHS) at UW–Madison, has submitted a grant application to the… Read More

Early detection of cardiovascular disease risk does little to patient behavior

July 15, 2011

Conference takes next step in genetic analysis

July 15, 2011

Now that the human genome has been deciphered, many scientists are turning to study the myriad proteins that are encoded in tens of thousands of genes - a field called proteomics. Read More

Mobile UW for Android is here

July 14, 2011

Thousands of iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users have downloaded Mobile UW, the university's official mobile app. Android users now have their chance — Mobile UW for Android launched last week. Read More

Seeds of collaboration: Illinois Titan Arum traces roots to UW

July 14, 2011

A Titan Arum grown from a seed produced by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s record-breaking Big Bucky is about to bloom and release its overpowering… Read More

“Boot camp” prepares students for biology education at UW–Madison

July 14, 2011

Here's the situation: Recently, three kids succumbed within a month to a new blood parasite at your hospital, and a fourth child has just been admitted with the same parasite. Read More

Recent sighting: Auf Wiedersehen!

July 13, 2011

Chancellor Biddy Martin shakes hands with a long line of well-wishers at a cookout on Bascom Hill on Wednesday, July 13. The event, which… Read More

Climate change reducing ocean’s carbon dioxide uptake

July 13, 2011

How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change? Read More

Prosecutors, police, defense attorneys join Wisconsin Innocence Project’s new advisory board

July 13, 2011

The Wisconsin Innocence Project, a legal education and advocacy project at the University of Wisconsin Law School's Frank J. Remington Center, today announced the formation of a new advisory board. Read More

New human ecology building will have new name

July 13, 2011

When the School of Human Ecology opens its doors on its new and renovated building on Linden Drive in 2012, it will have a new name. Read More

Financial advice sessions for employees focus on strategies when income drops

July 13, 2011

The Employee Assistance Office and the Office of Human Resource Development (OHRD) will host “Financial Strategies When Your Income Drops.” This presentations — set… Read More

Chancellor Martin’s proposal would shield some students from tuition hikes

July 12, 2011

Chancellor Biddy Martin, in a move to protect some low- and middle-income UW–Madison students from a proposed tuition hike, is asking to use $2.3 million from the increases for need-based financial aid. Read More

Study shows fewer injuries among athletes with ankle braces

July 12, 2011

$2 million donation expands access to business classes

July 12, 2011

Rural Wisconsin high school students learn with stem cells, top UW–Madison researchers

July 11, 2011

Twenty top science students from rural Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside top researchers from the… Read More

Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in the Midwest

July 11, 2011

The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest. Read More

UW-Madison scientists played role in potato genome project

July 10, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists are part of an international consortium that has successfully sequenced and analyzed the potato genome. Read More

Police seek information on University Avenue attacks

July 8, 2011

Police are investigating a pair of recent violent incidents against women walking on University Avenue near the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. MPD has… Read More