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Veteran journalist Tom Bier wins UW’s first journalism ethics award

April 28, 2010

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor television broadcaster Tom Bier, vice president and station manager of WISC-TV and Channel 3000.com, with its first "Wisconsin Commitment to Journalism Ethics Award" on Friday, April 30. Read More

NIH reapproves WiCell’s H9 and three other Wisconsin stem cell lines for federally funded research

April 27, 2010

Today the National Institutes of Health reapproved the WiCell Research Institute's H9 (WA09) human embryonic stem (ES) cell line, the most used and cited in scientific research, for ongoing use in federally funded research. Read More

First Transportation Services open forum creates dialogue, more sessions set

April 27, 2010

UW Transportation Services continues its series of open forums in May to gather feedback about program changes now being evaluated. The first session, held at… Read More

Human Ecology to break ground on new building

April 27, 2010

University Preschool children in hardhats will assist at the School of Human Ecology groundbreaking at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30, at 1300 Linden Drive. Read More

The plight of working-poor families: Low-wage labor and weak safety net

April 27, 2010

In their new book from the University of Chicago Press titled "Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market," co-authors Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer present their analysis of the political and structural forces that shaped the lives of working-poor families by examining the experiences of 33 women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wis. Read More

UW-Madison undergraduates win prestigious national scholarships

April 27, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors Asad L. Asad and Nicholas Lillios have recently been awarded $30,000 each for graduate study. Asad was recently announced as one of only 20 undergraduates in the U.S. to be selected as a 2010 Beinecke Scholar, and Lillios was recently announced as one of only 60 to be selected as a 2010 Truman Scholar. Read More

Going to Mifflin this weekend? Stay safe

April 27, 2010

If you plan to attend the Mifflin Street Block Party on Saturday, May 1, the Offices of the Dean of Students (ODOS) offers the following… Read More

Coming up on the Big Ten Network

April 27, 2010

The following UW–Madison programming is scheduled for the Big Ten Network in the coming weeks. Read More

Recent sightings: A new perspective on Grainger

April 27, 2010

Julie Tran, left, assistant director of Academic Support Services in the School of Business, leads a group of ten Milwaukee high school and prospective… Read More

Plan to advance wound care treatment takes top prize in Burrill competition

April 26, 2010

A plan to develop advanced materials for wound care and surgical applications presented by Ankit Agarwal, a Kauffman Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, and Umang… Read More

Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 173 new members

April 26, 2010

The Alpha Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently welcomed its 2010 initiates in a ceremony held at the… Read More

Report recommends best practices for nonprofit investigative journalism

April 26, 2010

New nonprofit journalism centers must protect the integrity of their journalism, no matter how dependent they may be on a limited circle of funders. Read More

Major gift establishes Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture

April 26, 2010

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1 million endowment from Sherry Mayrent and Carol Master, via the Corners Fund for Traditional Cultures, a Donor advised fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, to establish the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture. Read More

Engineering students win Climate Challenge at UW–Madison

April 22, 2010

A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize - $50,000 - this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change. Read More

Crystal defect shown to be key to making hollow nanotubes

April 22, 2010

Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects - wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain precisely how those objects form in the vapor and liquid cauldrons in which they are made. Read More

Life history database aids wild primate studies

April 22, 2010

Karen Strier can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that much of her life's work is now safe. Read More

UW-Madison students face off in expanded business plan competition

April 22, 2010

From high-tech wound care and eco-friendly apparel to social media software firms and biofuels, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business. Read More

Year of Humanities finishes with events, performances

April 22, 2010

The Year of the Humanities will come to a close during the remaining weeks of the semester and the concluding events are not to be missed. On the program are a lecture on the Book of Revelation, a panel discussion on the mind and performances of Daoist rituals. Read More

UW-Madison honors Academic Staff Excellence Award winners

April 22, 2010

Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison professionals have been honored with the 2010 Academic Staff Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in leadership, public service, research, teaching and overall excellence. Read More

UW-Madison Habitat to “Shack Up” on Library Mall

April 22, 2010

Students of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Habitat for Humanity will be hauling donated materials and tools to Library Mall on Friday, April 23 for… Read More