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Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits
August 25, 2006A "painful period of world economic adjustment appears inevitable" unless the White House and Congress can develop a workable plan to ease federal budget deficits, according to an article co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison economist in the current edition of The International Economy. Read More
UW-Madison urges students to take safety precautions
August 24, 2006While many students were away from Madison for summer break, the city has experienced a series of violent late-night attacks and robberies. Read More
Sheep-milk cheese is a winner for UW, area cheesemaker
August 22, 2006At the annual American Cheese Society competition in July, an aged 100-percent sheep-milk cheese named Dante took top honors in its class for technical and aesthetic merit. The cheese was developed by researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Read More
U.S. News: UW–Madison is the nation’s seventh best public university
August 18, 2006The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the seventh best public university in the nation and 34th among all 234 national doctoral universities, according to the annual rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report. Read More
Working with people on behalf of water
August 18, 2006A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professor is using his expertise as a hydrologist to help assess the hurricane protection system in New Orleans. Read More
Program works to build diverse new generation of computer scientists
August 16, 2006A novel freshman-level program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison called Wisconsin Emerging Scholars in Computer Science is working to counter a remarkable absence of women and underrepresented groups in the field. Read More
‘Red Carpet’ rolls into third season of welcoming football fans
August 16, 2006As colleges nationally deal with the issue of fan conduct at sporting events, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's "Rolling Out the Red Carpet" campaign enters its third season of welcoming Badger and visiting fans to Camp Randall Stadium on game days. Read More
UW-Madison retains top five R&D ranking
August 11, 2006The University of Wisconsin–Madison remains the fourth largest research university in the country as measured by the amount of money spent on research and development, according to statistics released this week by the National Science Foundation. Read More
Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
August 11, 2006Mercury pollution can threaten the health of people, fish and wildlife everywhere, from industrial sites to remote corners of the planet, but reducing mercury use and emissions would lessen those threats, according to a declaration ratified today (Aug. 11) at an international conference on mercury pollution. Read More
Seltzer named interim director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
August 8, 2006Marsha Mailick Seltzer, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center and an internationally recognized scholar of developmental disabilities, has been named interim director of the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Read More
MATC, UW collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor
August 7, 2006Madison Area Technical College today dedicated its new biodiesel reactor, built in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, to produce motor fuel blended from waste vegetable oil and methanol. Read More
Moving day frustration? Make a donation!
August 7, 2006Each August, thousands of students move in and out of downtown apartments. In an effort to minimize the mess and maximize the benefit to the community, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a coalition of local partners, including the City of Madison, Goodwill Industries and St. Vincent de Paul, are working together on the Moving Days campaign to encourage students to donate usable items to local charities. Read More
Gabriela Cezar’s stem cell research targets birth defects and cancer
August 4, 2006After conducting research at Scotland's Roslin Institute (birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep) and creating in-vitro models of obesity and Parkinson's Disease for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Gabriela Cezar has returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW studies challenge national asthma guidelines
August 2, 2006Antibiotics should not be used routinely when asthma patients have attacks, according to national asthma-treatment guidelines. But two new studies—one in adults and one in children—at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will test these current recommendations by analyzing whether using antibiotics for patients with uncontrolled asthma symptoms improves their condition. Read More
Artists, scientists, educators collaborate on Wisconsin climate change exhibit
August 1, 2006Artists and scholars have come together to create an art exhibition designed to illustrate the impact climate change will have on Wisconsin's Northwoods. Read More
Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader
July 31, 2006A University of Wisconsin–Madison study shows that the rusty crayfish, long seen as a bully in Wisconsin lakes, may be vulnerable to a "double whammy" of intensive trapping and predator fish manipulation to the point where it may be possible to rid lakes of the animal that has vexed scientists, anglers and conservation agencies alike for decades. Read More
Strong rains cause flooding damage in 60-plus campus buildings
July 27, 2006A powerful noon-hour storm that dropped more than three inches of rain in central Madison caused a rash of flooding problems across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. No major safety issues were reported involving either humans or animals. The campus is open for the remainder of day and will be open on Friday. Read More
New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees
July 25, 2006A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique, developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies. Read More
PEOPLE summer program puts 994 students on college track
July 24, 2006While any number of teenagers are riding roller coasters, serving hamburgers or sleeping until noon this summer, 321 middle school and 673 high school students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison PEOPLE Program are focused on getting into college. Read More
Research dishes out flexible computer chips
July 18, 2006New thin-film semiconductor techniques invented by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers promise to add sensing, computing and imaging capability to an amazing array of materials. Read More