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Molecular biologist receives Stephen Jay Gould Prize

March 24, 2010

Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin–Madison molecular biologist and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, an award given in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance public understanding of evolutionary science. Read More

Study explores link between sunlight, multiple sclerosis

March 22, 2010

For more than 30 years, scientists have known that multiple sclerosis (MS) is much more common in higher latitudes than in the tropics. Because sunlight is more abundant near the equator, many researchers have wondered if the high levels of vitamin D engendered by sunlight could explain this unusual pattern of prevalence. Read More

Twenty-year study yields precise model of tectonic-plate movements

March 22, 2010

A new model of the Earth, 20 years in the making, describes a dynamic three-dimensional puzzle of planetary proportions. Read More

UW Marching Band delivers food and music to local seniors

March 18, 2010

The UW Marching Band is spicing up the Meals on Wheels again this spring with its "March for Meals" program. Read More

Journalism school to honor alumni communicators

March 15, 2010

Marketing and strategic communication will take center stage at this year's University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication annual awards dinner. Read More

Teach-in on Afghanistan, Pakistan set for next weekend

March 12, 2010

A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20. Read More

Upcoming conference to cover journalism ethics

March 12, 2010

Traditional and new journalism values will intersect at the second annual conference on journalism ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel

March 11, 2010

Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. Read More

Words, wit and wild hearts: A conversation with author, professor Lorrie Moore

March 10, 2010

It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Jacquelyn Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member. Read More

Production explores conflict of head over heart

March 10, 2010

The emotional conflict over whether to follow one’s heart or not is a struggle that has plagued all peoples during all eras. In 1888, playwright Henrik Ibsen explored the topic in his play “The Lady from the Sea.” Graduate directing student Jeremy Thomas Poulsen now tackles Ibsen’s play in University Theatre’s upcoming production, opening Friday, March 19, and playing through Saturday, April 10, in the Hemsley Theatre. Read More

Book, research sparked professor’s passion for the gas and dust of the galaxy

March 10, 2010

Most people first think of the stars when thinking about outer space — but Snezana Stanimirovic is more interested in what’s between them. Read More

Mount Horeb bands to invade Humanities Building

March 10, 2010

Some 300 middle- and high-school band members from Mount Horeb, Wis., will come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Wednesday, March 17, for a morning of musical instruction and collaboration in a musical March madness. Read More

Where the invasive things are — and where they could be

March 9, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Limnology have launched a new Web site to help assess the threat of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes. Read More

World Languages Day expands with special community event

March 5, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has always been a leader in language instruction and study abroad activities. Community members will now have a chance to experience what thousands of Wisconsin high school students have learned over the past decade: language and culture add meaning to our lives. Read More

Obama nominates UW–Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences

March 4, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

New book explores widespread, troubling legacy of synthetic chemicals

March 4, 2010

Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Read More

Geography professor hired to study Hmong and other Southeast Asian uplands groups

March 3, 2010

Ian Baird will join the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Department of Geography this fall as a tenure-track professor specializing in Hmong and other highland groups of mainland Southeast Asia. Read More

The science of healthy minds brings Dalai Lama to UW–Madison

March 3, 2010

The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. Read More

New book puts American welfare state in perspective

March 1, 2010

A new book called "Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?" explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and well-being of nations and, in particular, looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere. Read More

Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members

March 1, 2010

Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children. Read More