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Science writer to discuss color’s role in art history
March 24, 2005What did great paintings of the past look like when they were new? How did natural pigments influence art? Science writer Phillip Ball will tackle such questions at his Tuesday, March 29, talk at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Campus mourns the loss of ‘Ultimate Badger’ Arlie Mucks
March 21, 2005UW-Madison alumni and Badger sports fans are among those mourning the death of "Mr. Wisconsin," former Wisconsin Alumni Association executive director Arlie Mucks, Jr. He died Saturday at age 84. Read More
Mathematician untangles legendary problem
March 18, 2005Karl Mahlburg, a young mathematician, has solved a crucial chunk of a puzzle that has haunted number theorists since the math legend Srinivasa Ramanujan scribbled his revolutionary notions into a tattered notebook. Read More
Chancellor’s statement on 2005-07 capital budget
March 18, 2005Following the state Building Commission's adoption of the 2005-07 capital budget Friday, Chancellor John D. Wiley issued the following statement. Read More
Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
March 17, 2005Taking a new approach to the painstaking assembly of nanometer-sized machines, a team of scientists at UW–Madison has successfully used single bacterial cells to make tiny bio-electronic circuits. Read More
Study: Marmoset dads don’t stray
March 16, 2005A squirrel-sized primate with white hair dancing out of its ears, the common marmoset finally may dispel tired stereotypes about promiscuous fathers in the animal kingdom. Read More
To control germs, scientists deploy tiny agents provocateurs
March 14, 2005Aiming to thwart persistent bacterial infections and better control group behaviors of certain microorganisms, scientists are creating artificial chemicals that infiltrate and sabotage bacterial "mobs." Read More
Project builds in weather data to predict road safety
March 11, 2005David Noyce hopes to help drivers predict the future - by warning them of weather-related driving conditions ahead. Read More
Ceramics balance control, spontaneity for artist
March 9, 2005The evolutionary aspect of Don Reitz's work will be especially evident in the Elvehjem exhibition. It will include about 75 pieces created from the 1960s to the present. Read More
Study: Post-9/11 news drove liberals toward a harder line
March 8, 2005Liberals who gleaned most of their news from television in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks increased their support for expanded police powers, bringing them closer in line with the opinions of conservatives, a study by a UW–Madison researcher shows. Read More
Small molecule may help pinpoint some cancers
March 8, 2005Writing in the March 8 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, groups led by Medical School Professor James Dahlberg and his collaborator Wayne Tam, at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, report that elevated cellular levels of a particular microRNA, known as miR-155, may be diagnostic of some human cancers, notably lymphomas. Read More
Study: Eye contact triggers threat signals in autistic children’s brains
March 7, 2005Brain tests at UW–Madison suggest that autistic children shy from eye contact because they perceive even the most familiar face as an uncomfortable threat. The work deepens understanding of an autistic brain's function and may one day inform new treatment approaches and augment how teachers interact with their autistic students. Read More
Rennebohm Foundation donates $15 million to IRC
March 4, 2005The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation today announced a $15 million gift to help build the planned Interdisciplinary Research Complex (IRC). Read More
Fermilab experiment to beam neutrinos through Dairyland
March 1, 2005In an effort to pin down the elusive nature and qualities of one of nature's most intriguing subatomic particles - the neutrino - scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab, in Illinois will soon send a beam of the ghostlike particles coursing through subterranean Wisconsin to a detector deep in a mine in northern Minnesota. Read More
Governor’s budget adds funding to UW, financial aid
February 25, 2005A two-year state budget that includes cuts in administrative positions but adds funding to deal with major university priorities was presented to the Legislature by Gov. Jim Doyle, kicking off deliberations that are expected to last for months. Read More
Symposium celebrates 45 years of African history
February 24, 2005Top scholars in the field of African history will help celebrate 45 years of African history on campus. Read More
Art students learn boatbuilding skills firsthand
February 24, 2005Are we in a dockyard or an art studio? You'd be hard pressed to answer at the moment, for master boatbuilder Josh Swan is in residence in the seventh-floor woodworking studio at UW–Madison. Read More
‘Voices of Wisconsin’ examines language diversity
February 18, 2005A series of panel discussions examining the role of languages in Wisconsin communities, part of a yearlong celebration of the Year of Languages, opens Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Madison. Read More
Scientists rid stem cell culture of key animal cells
February 17, 2005Tackling a pressing and controversial technical barrier in stem cell biology, scientists at the WiCell Research Institute and UW–Madison have crafted a recipe that allows researchers to grow human embryonic stem cells in the absence of mouse-derived "feeder" cells, long thought to be a source of potential contamination for the therapeutically promising cells. Read More
First critical parts of giant neutrino telescope in place
February 15, 2005Working under harsh Antarctic conditions, an international team of scientists, engineers and technicians has set in place the first critical elements of a massive neutrino telescope at the South Pole. Read More