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Competitive prizes help move printable prosthetic hand closer to market
December 12, 2012With an inexpensive, body-powered prosthetic that replicates an amputee's lost hand, a University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineering student earned second place in the undergraduate division of the 2012 National Collegiate Inventors Competition, held in Washington, D.C., in November. Read More
New residence hall, with an environmental theme, rises on lakeshore
December 11, 2012A new $17.3 million residence hall, temporarily named “New 32 Hall,” will be ready to house more than 170 students next fall. Read More
Shared medical appointments: multiple benefits for patients, doctors
December 10, 2012Micah Chan, clinical chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, began conducting shared medical appointments for people with kidney disease two years ago. All groups have at least five patients and remain together from the first meeting. Read More
Five graduate students of color to be inducted into Bouchet Society
December 10, 2012Five University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students of color - Patrick Brown, Sharee Light, Gregory Mosby, Chidi Obasi and Myeshia Price - will be inducted into the UW–Madison chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference March 1, 2013. They will also be inducted into the national Bouchet Society at its conference, hosted by Yale University, April 19-20, 2013. Read More
UW-Madison partners in $5 million grant to study philanthropy
December 10, 2012The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI), a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Chicago and Georgia State University, has received a $5 million grant that will be used to explore the motives of philanthropy and lead to new development strategies. Read More
Winter commencement set for Sunday, Dec. 16
December 7, 2012UW-Madison graduate and Athletic Director Emeritus Pat Richter will deliver the charge to graduates at the university's winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Kohl Center. Read More
Noted biologist to give free, public talks in Madison
December 7, 2012Scott Gilbert, a professor of biology at Swarthmore College noted for using stories, images and analogies to get scientific points across, will give two free public lectures in Madison Dec. 12 and 13. Read More
Telephone talks with nurse can reduce hospital re-admissions
December 6, 2012Weekly telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients, according to results of a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study. Read More
Doorways at UW–Madison help keep doors to learning open
December 5, 2012A poster titled “Doors of UW–Madison,” features 25 images of iconic entranceways—including to the marble Rathskeller and Washburn Observatory—as well as more modern sites like Grainger Hall and the Biotechnology Center’s glassy facade. Read More
Alvarez statement on Bielema’s departure
December 4, 2012University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez issued the following statement Tuesday on the departure of Bret Bielema, who has been named head football coach at the University of Arkansas. Read More
Wills for Heroes project protects those who protect others
December 4, 2012First responders, firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who protect citizens from natural disasters and violent crime are called on to put their communities' safety before their own. Yet more than 80 percent have not prepared even simple wills, according to the national Wills for Heroes project. Read More
Hurricane Sandy relief effort continues at UW–Madison
December 4, 2012In the days and weeks since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, relief has come from many sources. Read More
New UW–Madison engineering dean named
December 4, 2012Ian Robertson, Donald B. Willett professor of engineering at the University of Illinois and director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Materials Research, has been selected as the new dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Documentary celebrates Odyssey Project’s 10-year journey
December 3, 2012On its 10th anniversary, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Odyssey Project has much to celebrate. Journeys from homelessness to graduate school, or incarceration to meaningful employment, are two of more than 250 success stories. Read More
Key lesson from the first hunt: Harvesting wolves may be easier than anticipated
November 30, 2012One of the early lessons from Wisconsin’s first wolf hunt in decades is that shooting or trapping wolves is easier than wildlife management experts had expected, says Tim Van Deelen, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of forest and wildlife ecology. Read More
Researchers trying to get computers to see as humans do
November 30, 2012How could a few pictures of a dog in the grass illustrate key concepts underlying computer vision, a sophisticated science aimed at teaching machines to perform visual tasks for humans - such as recognizing faces, objects and patterns? Read More
Class explores worldwide picture for AIDS, HIV
November 29, 2012"This is an important time in HIV research," Matt Reynolds, an HIV researcher at University of Wisconsin–Madison, tells an undergraduate class on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving. Read More
UW–Madison weighs in at No. 4 in research rankings
November 28, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison, with more than $1.1 billion in research expenditures for fiscal year 2011, remains near the top of the class for all U.S. research universities. Read More
Two students to receive groundbreaking hip-hop scholarship
November 28, 2012The Hip Hop Sisters Network announced Miona Short of Chicago and Hiwot Adilow of Philadelphia as the first recipients of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s First Wave/MC Lyte Scholarship. Read More
Curb magazine celebrates a decade of student journalism
November 27, 2012Ten years ago, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students wanted to show how Wisconsin extends beyond the stereotypes of cheese curds and green and gold. Read More