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Ceremony to mark assembly of Thai pavilion
A traditional ceremony known as "Yok Sao Eak," which means "stand up the first pillar," will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. as Thai artisans begin construction of the Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The first day of assembly will involve the next day.
Gene transfer in primates a success
By successfully inserting a gene from a jellyfish into the fertilized eggs of rhesus monkeys, scientists have managed to make transgenic placentas in which the inserted gene functions as it does in the jellyfish.
Advances
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UW ranks eighth best in nation
The university has been named the eighth-best public university in the 2002 "America's Best Colleges" guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report.
With a tweak, flu virus is a killer
By incorporating the slightest change in the arrangement of its molecules, the virus responsible for a brief but frightening influenza outbreak in Hong Kong several years ago can quickly morph from a relatively benign virus to a killer.
Memorandum of understanding
Memorandum of Understanding between WiCell Research Institute, Inc. and Public Health Service U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This Memorandum Of Understanding (hereinafter…
WiCell signs stem cell research agreement
The National Institutes of Health and the WiCell Research Institute, Inc., of Madison announced today, Sept. 5, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for research use of WiCell's existing five human embryonic stem cell lines.
Stem cells guided down blood’s developmental pathway
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells can be teased down a developmental pathway to become blood cells.
Freshman class of 2001 is a record-setting group
The incoming freshman class could be the largest and most talented in the 153-year history of the campus.
Prof studies nuclear safety in deregulated landscape
A study of deregulation's past impact on several safety-critical industries provides valuable insight into the factors affecting safety of deregulated nuclear power plants.
Families working longer in downturn
The national economic slowdown is hitting Wisconsin hard, according to a report released this Labor Day holiday weekend.
Children’s Museum to host energy exhibit
The College of Engineering has teamed up with the Madison Children's Museum to present 'Making Electricity without Making Smoke,' an exhibit to help children understand energy and energy sources.
Does estrogen improve memory in women with Alzheimers’?
In a small but carefully designed study, a Medical School geriatrics researcher has found that high doses of a particular form of estrogen are associated with measurable improvements in both attention and memory in women who already have Alzheimer's Disease.
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For counseling psychologist, work brings an emotional rebirth
One day, when Bruce Wampold was 5 years old, he happily went off to play in the woods near his house in Bellevue, Wash., as he often loved to do. But that day turned out to be tragically different for Wampold and reverberated throughout much of his life.
Margaret Atwood to give reading Sept. 14
Margaret Atwood, the internationally known author of "The Handmaid's Tale," will read from her latest novel, "The Blind Assassin," at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, in the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St.
New UW–Madison kiosks provide Internet access on the go
Access to the Internet is getting even easier at UW–Madison. Eighteen new "communications kiosks" provide convenient access to the Web for the campus community and visitors.
Surgeon tries new Parkinson’s treatment
A northwestern Illinois woman Thursday became the first Parkinson's disease patient at UW Hospital and Clinics to undergo deep brain stimulation, a procedure in which electrodes are placed deep into the brain and connected to a pacemaker-like device that delivers electrical impulses to disable certain nerve cells.
WARF sues to preserve stem cell access
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday, Aug. 13, to ensure broad research access to the five stem cell lines developed by researcher James Thomson.
Thomson tops Time list
Stem-cell researcher James Thomson is on the cover of Time magazine this week as one of 18 leaders in science and medicine singled out by the editors as "America's Best."