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Chancellor search forums scheduled
October 11, 2012Public forums, social media and other tools will be used to gather campus and community perspectives into the abilities and characteristics the next UW–Madison chancellor should embody. Read More
Stories of ‘Forward Motion’ debut on Big Ten Network
October 11, 2012"Forward Motion," a 30-minute news magazine spotlighting the inspiration behind some of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s most innovative research and teaching, will debut on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. Central time on the Big Ten Network. Read More
Dayton Duncan to deliver first Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Oct. 17
October 10, 2012Award-winning author and documentary film producer Dayton Duncan, who wrote and produced "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part documentary directed by filmmaker Ken Burns, will deliver the first annual Jordahl Public Lands Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW study proposes “swimways” to help save migratory fish
October 10, 2012A University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher says states should be looking to the skies in order to save fish. Read More
Harvard scholar Lani Guinier to headline UW–Madison Diversity Forum
October 9, 2012Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier, the university's first tenured Jewish African-American law professor who is among the nation's top scholars in the areas of access to higher education, race conscious policy and civil rights law, will give the keynote address at this Friday's (Oct. 12) daylong annual UW–Madison Diversity Forum. Read More
Perkins Coie offers $10,000 prize to UW student innovators
October 9, 2012Perkins Coie LLP has announced a new Innovative Minds competition, offering a $10,000 prize to a University of Wisconsin–Madison student team that produces the year's most market-ready innovation. Read More
Energy from Wisconsin cow manure could replace a coal plant
October 9, 2012According to a recent Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI) study, Wisconsin can be a national leader in bioenergy production using waste from the state's prosperous agriculture and food processing sectors. Read More
Innovation U formally launches the Year of Innovation
October 9, 2012Exhibits and demonstrations by dozens of campus and community innovators, special breakout sessions covering topics ranging from sparking innovative thinking to how to take innovation to the next level, and flash talks and presentations focusing on innovations with roots at the UW and what made them successful, will highlight a special event today kicking off the Year of Innovation as declared by Interim Chancellor David Ward. Read More
‘Class-grass’ concerts celebrate the culture of agriculture
October 8, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is cosponsoring a pair of concerts celebrating the culture of agriculture. Read More
Engineering dean finalists announced
October 5, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison today named four finalists for the deanship of the College of Engineering. Read More
Smaller estrogen doses improve mood without memory loss
October 4, 2012New research by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests that estrogen given in smaller doses to younger women just entering menopause does not worsen memory and improves mood and symptoms of depression. Read More
Recycling challenge at Camp Randall for Oct. 6 game
October 3, 2012At the Big Ten home opener this weekend against Illinois, Badger fans can help Bucky compete. Read More
Hydrogeologist appointed to federal nuclear waste board
September 27, 2012University of Wisconsin–Madison hydrogeologist Jean Bahr has been appointed by President Obama to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Read More
NSF funds UW sustainability project studying the human component of green buildings
September 27, 2012Designing a "green" building involves considering a multitude of variables - everything from electrical efficiency to airflow controls to natural sources of light, heat and energy. But engineering more efficient building control systems is only part of the picture; for a building to be truly green, the occupants living and working within it need to know how to behave in a sustainable way as well. Read More
Vet med students ensure safe, speedy biosecurity check-in for dairy expo cattle
September 27, 2012Scores of trailers will begin rolling into Madison on Friday, Sept. 28, delivering 2,500 show cows to the Alliant Energy Center for the upcoming World Dairy Expo. But to prevent the spread of disease among the cattle, the health status of each animal must be verified before they are unloaded. Fortunately, volunteer students from the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine keep this process running as smoothly as possible. Read More
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery adds CBS and WPR distinguished scholars to collaborative environment
September 27, 2012When Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) director David Krakauer arrived on campus, he envisioned creating a place where leading-edge science effortlessly flowed beyond the walls of the Discovery building and the university. Read More
Hydrogen beam injector guides plasma physics research
September 26, 2012The Madison Symmetric Torus, a leading piece of equipment in plasma physics research for more than 20 years, recently gained a new capability with the installation of a neutral beam injector. Read More
UW-Madison joins initiative to provide language instruction for ROTC cadets
September 26, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison has joined more than 25 other universities nationwide in an effort to help address the U.S. military's need for critical language specialists who understand foreign cultures and can communicate in regions of strategic and economic importance. Read More
NSF tabs UW chemist to lead Math and Physical Sciences Directorate
September 25, 2012The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected F. Fleming Crim, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of chemistry, to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). Read More