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UW scientists unravel mystery of how flu viruses replicate
January 25, 2006With the help of a long-studied flu virus, an electron microscope and a novel idea of how the virus aligns segments of RNA as it prepares to make virions, the particles a virus creates and sends forth to infect cells, one major puzzle of flu virus replication has been resolved. Read More
Cancer claims seminal figure in the study of black literature
January 23, 2006Nellie Y. McKay, a pioneer in the field of Afro-American studies and Evjue Professor of American and African-American Literature at UW–Madison, died Sunday, Jan. 22 of colon cancer. A native of New York City and the daughter of immigrants from the West Indies, McKay occupied a unique position in the study of Afro-American literature. Read More
Wisconsin athletic program earns diversity award
January 20, 2006UW-Madison was one of 10 NCAA Division I-A athletic departments and the only Big Ten school to receive the Diversity in Athletics Award presented annually by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University. This is the first time the Badger program was recognized. Read More
School of Music throws a party for Mozart’s birthday
January 19, 2006From a child prodigy to composer of some of the world's most beloved symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral works and more, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life was written in codas and stanzas. To commemorate his 250th birthday on Jan. 27, faculty and students in the UW–Madison School of Music have planned two celebratory concerts in honor of the day and its owner. Read More
New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend
January 18, 2006About 30 undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will get a ... taste ... of how cultures spread through one of the world's most potent and long-lived icons. Read More
Scientists link a gene to degenerative blindness
January 18, 2006A team of researchers at UW–Madison has taken a small but crucial step forward in the ongoing fight against retinal degeneration diseases. Read More
Martin Luther King’s 1965 Madison visit a memorable one
January 13, 2006As the community is poised to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this weekend, it is interesting to note that a campus lecture by King about 40 years ago drew nearly 3,000 visitors and a standing ovation. Read More
New Wisconsin Idea grants venture into diverse territory
January 12, 2006With topics ranging from nanotechnology to secondhand smoke and target audiences from at-risk children to cancer caregivers, a new round of "Wisconsin Idea" grants at the UW–Madison offer a fresh approach to serving state citizens. Read More
Ring it up: UW–Madison named the nation’s 15th best value
January 10, 2006Comparing measures of quality against cost, UW–Madison ranks as the 15th best value in American public higher education, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. Read More
Author explores CIA connections to torture tactics
January 9, 2006A professor of history at the UW–Madison has authored a book available this month that explores evidence of a 50-year legacy of U.S. government-sponsored forms of psychological torture. Read More
New tool offers weather for the palm of your hand
January 6, 2006Weather lovers have a new tool at hand to obtain weather information on demand through a PDA-friendly weather Web service created by Russ Dengel at UW–Madison. Read More
Ice Age clues unearthed from construction hole
January 3, 2006Long before the finishing touches are made to the UW–Madison's Microbial Sciences Building, a small but significant bit of science has emerged from the hole where the $120 million, 330,000 square-foot structure is emerging. Read More
Wisconsin scientists grow two new stem cell lines in animal cell-free culture
January 1, 2006Scientists working at the WiCell Research Institute, a private laboratory affiliated with UW–Madison, have developed a precisely defined stem cell culture system free of animal cells and used it to derived two new human embryonic stem cell lines. Read More
Research strides kept UW–Madison in national spotlight in 2005
December 31, 2005The university community gets reminded - and reminded again - of how difficult and challenging 2005 was on many fronts. But the year also delivered some tremendous gains where it matters most and is recognized the least - in the classrooms and laboratories. Read More
Contracts with Barry Alvarez, Bret Bielema finalized
December 30, 2005Five-year contracts with incoming head football coach Bret Bielema and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez have been finalized, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today. Read More
Cooperatives providing an economic lifeline
December 28, 2005Come January, UW–Madison Professor Ann Hoyt will once more head to the nation of Ghana in Sub-Saharan Africa, to continue her work of documenting consumer cooperatives around the globe. Read More
Three candidates recommended for UW–Madison provost
December 21, 2005The search committee for a new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW–Madison today has forwarded three candidates to Chancellor John Wiley for his consideration. Read More
Transplanted stem cells show promise for mending broken hearts
December 20, 2005Working with heart attack-stricken mice, a team of UW–Madison scientists has shown that embryonic stem cells may one day live up to their clinical promise. Read More
Gaylord Nelson’s influence lives on at UW–Madison institute
December 19, 2005Six months after the death of one of the most popular political figures in Wisconsin's history, his influence grows stronger at the UW–Madison institute that bears his name. Read More
Gift enables investigative journalism class to probe old murder case
December 19, 2005An investigative journalism class, backed by a $5,000 gift from a UW–Madison graduate, deconstructed in painstaking detail an 11-year-old Dane County murder case that is also being examined by the UW Law School's Wisconsin Innocence Project. Read More