Tag Federal relations

Flu researchers pause for thought

January 20, 2012

The authors of two H5N1-related papers, to be published in Nature and Science respectively, today announce in those journals their decision to call a voluntary 60-day pause on research involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses leading to the generation of viruses that are more transmissible in mammals. Read More

Jahn to speak at White House for Morrill Act’s anniversary

January 9, 2012

The 150th anniversary of a law that changed the mission of the University of Wisconsin and gave rise to the Wisconsin Idea is being marked in 2012, and a UW–Madison faculty member and student will be participating in a White House event that coincides with the occasion. Read More

UW–Madison sends two to elite epidemic-investigation training

December 20, 2011

Two people trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have been chosen for a highly competitive federal program that hones the skills needed to investigate epidemics. Read More

New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty

December 15, 2011

Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure. Read More

Byars-Winston to receive White House award

December 8, 2011

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be honored Friday at the White House for her efforts to enhance job opportunities for young girls, women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read More

UW–Madison Air Force ROTC wins national award

December 1, 2011

The Air Force ROTC at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is officially one of the best in the nation after the cadre won the national Right of Line award for best small detachment in the nation. Read More

EPA administrator to visit UW–Madison

November 10, 2011

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will visit Madison and the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read More

UW–Madison home to weather-predicting supercomputer

November 2, 2011

A new supercomputer designed to run weather prediction models is now the most powerful computer of its kind on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, where researchers will help make those models more accurate. Read More

Launch of new satellite will sharpen weather observations

October 28, 2011

From a launching pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base our newest weather satellite rose into orbit this morning, buoyed by know-how from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's atmospheric and space science community. Read More

Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures

October 27, 2011

A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples. Read More

Fungus causes deadly bat disease: last doubts removed

October 26, 2011

Scientists have proven that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome, a fast-spreading and highly lethal disease of bats. Read More

UW-Madison to collaborate on new federal Climate Science Center

October 20, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is among several institutions that will collaborate through a new federal Northeast Climate Science Center to study the effects of climate change on ecosystems, wildlife, water and other resources. Read More

UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty wins five-year national grant

September 30, 2011

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was awarded a five-year national Poverty Research Center grant by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More

UW–Madison researchers win White House science award

September 29, 2011

The White House has named a pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and a recent alumnus to a list of the country's most promising researchers. Read More

UW–Madison receives $23.5 million grant for healthy transformation

September 27, 2011

The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, a unit of University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, announced today (Sept. 27) that it has received a $23.5 million federal grant to make it easier for Wisconsin residents to be and stay healthy. Read More

Engineering professor to help guide safety in next generation of space exploration

August 22, 2011

Following the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decommissioning of its 30-year space shuttle program earlier this summer, the agency will be looking in new directions for the future of space exploration - with University of Wisconsin–Madison expertise on board. Read More