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Mathematician wins top national science prize
February 15, 2005Carl de Boor, a mathematician and computer scientist, has won the 2003 National Medal of Science, the most prestigious science award in the country. Read More
WARF to receive national medal of technology
February 15, 2005The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will be among the recipients of the 2003 National Medal of Technology, an annual award conferred by the president of the United States that recognizes significant and lasting contributions to the country's economic, environmental and social well-being through the development and commercialization of technology. Read More
Eight faculty named AAAS fellows
February 14, 2005Eight members of the faculty are among 308 individuals nationwide elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More
Co-produced play adds depth to drama training
February 11, 2005The thing about a George Bernard Shaw play is its dialogue, according to Mark Lococo, director of the University Theatre production of Shaw's "Misalliance." Read More
Fund to aid UW international students affected by tsunami
February 11, 2005As the countries of southern Asia work to recover from all that was lost in the Dec. 26 tsunami, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is reaching out to help international students facing financial difficulty as a result of the epic disaster. Read More
Chancellor’s statement regarding governor’s proposed budget
February 10, 2005Feb. 10, 2005 “On Tuesday [Feb. 8], Gov. Doyle proposed his 2005-07 budget. Those sections dealing with the University of Wisconsin… Read More
Team receives $1.25 million grant for stem cell research
February 3, 2005A multidisciplinary team led by James Thomson has received a $1.25 million grant for stem cell research from the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles. Read More
Scientists find portal to how animals evolve
February 2, 2005New work by the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute adds to the accumulating understanding of how evolution works at the most fundamental level. Read More
UW hosts events for black history month
February 1, 2005In February the nation embarks upon its 35th Black History Month. To commemorate the occasion, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a number of special events. Read More
Scientists grow critical nerve cells
January 31, 2005After years of trial and error, scientists have coaxed human embryonic stem cells to become spinal motor neurons, critical nervous system pathways that relay messages from the brain to the rest of the body. Read More
Fish-odor enzyme advances understanding of toxic reactions
January 27, 2005People with a rare enzyme mutation that makes their bodies smell like rotten fish find it devastating. Read More
Kite flyers, makers highlight annual winter festival
January 25, 2005Organizers of the seventh annual Kites on Ice festival at the Memorial Union invite the public to "Come Play in the Wind" on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5-6. Read More
UW-Madison contributes to tsunami relief efforts
January 25, 2005With students back on campus and settling into the semester, the community is organizing fund-raisers and events for relief efforts following the tsunami that devastated south Asia in December. Read More
UW celebrates 2005 as the year of languages
January 24, 2005In an increasingly global community, the importance of communicating and interacting with people who do not use English as their primary language is becoming a high priority for more Americans. Read More
New center studies business and poverty
January 13, 2005A new center, aimed at helping businesses improve the economic well-being of their low-income workers, has opened its doors. Read More
‘Bunny Lake’ to open Cinematheque restoration series
January 13, 2005The Cinematheque restoration series provides a golden opportunity for the university community, as well as members of the wider community, to discover — or rediscover — some of the best American cinema as it was meant to be seen. Read More
Probe opens a new window to interstellar space
January 13, 2005Taking stock of the stuff between the stars - the all-important dust and gases that are the building blocks of new stars - has never been easy. Read More
Public meetings set on campus master plan
January 11, 2005A series of public and neighborhood meetings to discuss the campus master plan, which will lay out a vision for campus development for the next 20 years, will be held in coming weeks. Read More
University plans Martin Luther King Jr. tributes
January 11, 2005The UW will play a larger role in this year's local tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read More
From a Wisconsin cornfield, Earth’s dynamo recreated
January 5, 2005In an underground bunker that brushes up against a Wisconsin barnyard on one side, and a cornfield on the other, a team of scientists, using a molten ball of metal, is replicating the same magnetic field-generating dynamo that exists at the core of the Earth. Read More