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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."
Stem cell research funding backed
President George Bush will allow federal funding for limited embryonic stem cell research.
Gift boosts pharmacy research
A $1.5 million grant from the Madison-based Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help the School of Pharmacy test and develop useful new drugs.
UW-Madison declares chilled water emergency
The chilled water systems that cool buildings at UW–Madison are unable to keep up with demand of recent extreme heat and humidity, and Physical Plant officials have declared a chilled water emergency that could last for at least another day.
Hinden named interim dean of international studies
Michael Hinden, associate dean of international studies and professor of English, will serve as the interim dean of international studies while the UW–Madison conducts its search for a permanent dean, Chancellor John Wiley announced Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Event promotes international research
The Center for International Business Education and Research is hosting a three-day seminar to help Ph.D. students to engage in international research.
How wild is the north woods? Not very, biologists say
Biologists have constructed a new map for the north woods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that they say reflects how "wild" ecological conditions are across the region.
Trace helps define standards
The Trace Research and Development Center will host a meeting July 30-31 meant to help develop all-purpose 'remote controls' for people with disabilities.
Prostate cancer study begins
Healthy men in their 50s and older are being encouraged to participate in the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study, launched July 24 by the National Cancer Institute and a network of researchers.
Study: Families can’t afford basics
More than 200,000 working families in Wisconsin with one to three children under age 12 don't earn enough to afford a basic family budget, a new study says.
Students advance through Information Technology Academy
A new group of Madison high school students will soon enter the Information Technology Academy, a pre-college technology access and training program for talented students of color and economically challenged youth.
Tiny crystals predict huge volcano in western U.S.
Reading the geochemical fine print found in tiny crystals of the minerals zircon and quartz, scientists are forming a new picture of the life history - and a geologic timetable - of a type of volcano in the western United States capable of dramatically altering climate sometime within the next 100,000 years.
Study explores impact of Down, Fragile X syndromes
An ongoing research project is tracking the communication challenges posed by Down and fragile X syndromes, the two most common genetic causes of mental retardation. Additional families are being sought to participate in the project.
World land database charts troubling course
Over the past 300 years, in an ever-accelerating process, humans have reshaped the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In doing so, humanity has scripted a scenario of global environmental change with impacts that promise to be at least as severe as global climate change, scientists reported here today, July 11.