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Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy

March 14, 2012

Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility. Read More

Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells

March 13, 2012

For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood. Read More

Unique art and science project displayed at National Science Foundation

March 13, 2012

A series of paintings, quilts and other artworks developed through a collaboration between artists and ecologists in Wisconsin is on display at the headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Virginia. Read More

UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report

March 12, 2012

Several UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” Read More

Statement of Interim Chancellor David Ward on adidas

March 9, 2012

I want to reiterate that my goal in this issue is to see redress for the impacted workers, while simultaneously mitigating financial harm to our institution by means of a required process of mediation. Read More

Mobile UW: Now better than ever

March 9, 2012

Mobile UW from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is getting a fresh upgrade that will make it look even better on the iPad and help users get around campus more efficiently. Read More

Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning

March 8, 2012

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Read More

Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin

March 7, 2012

In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease. Read More

Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places

March 7, 2012

From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment. Read More

Office of Sustainability launches at UW–Madison

March 7, 2012

The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability, which grew out of the campuswide Sustainability Initiative, will officially launch on Friday, March 9, with an event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More

UW-Madison PEOPLE Program awarded Great Lakes community investment grant

March 7, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, called PEOPLE, has been awarded a $300,000 grant to increase the scope of academic preparedness for disadvantaged students seeking post-secondary education. Read More

World Food Programme official visits UW–Madison

March 6, 2012

Bettina Luescher, United Nations World Food Programme chief spokesperson for North America and UW–Madison alumna, will visit the university on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9. Read More

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year

March 5, 2012

The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year. Read More

Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer’s

March 1, 2012

As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease. Read More

UW Pro Arte Quartet concert highlights Bolcom, Milhaud, Mozart

March 1, 2012

American composer William Bolcom believes an artist's role is to mirror society. Read More

Bound to El Norte: Pulitzer Prize-winning photos at UW–Madison

March 1, 2012

The UW–Madison community can get a firsthand look at the results in the exhibit, “Bound to El Norte,” which includes 29 images from the series that won Bartletti the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. The exhibit starts Thursday at Ebling Library. Read More

Law School establishes $2.5 million fund in honor of alumnus

March 1, 2012

Exelon’s gifts will be used to establish up to four new faculty fellowship funds, which will support retaining mid-level faculty members. Read More

Daya Bay antineutrino detectors exceed performance goals

February 29, 2012

After just three months of operation, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has far surpassed expectations, recording tens of thousands of particle interactions and paving the way to a better understanding of neutrinos and why the universe is built of matter rather than antimatter. Read More

Madison Reads Leopold set for Saturday at UW Arboretum

February 28, 2012

The UW–Madison Arboretum — where Aldo Leopold helped establish a pioneering experiment in ecological restoration — will host Madison Reads Leopold, a public reading from Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac” on Saturday, March 3, in celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend. Read More

Growing demand creates opportunities, challenges for Wisconsin organic agriculture

February 23, 2012

Sales of organic food continue to rise despite the economic downturn, and that bodes well for Wisconsin, which has experienced dramatic growth in that sector since the enactment of the National Organic Program in 2002, notes a new report on Wisconsin organic agriculture. Read More