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‘Best companies’ are better performers
The neverending wrangle over whether firms that make their employees happy can bring the same kind of smiles to shareholders has just received an answer from a UW–Madison researcher: Yes, they most emphatically can.
UW-Madison, PanVera ties run deep
PanVera Corporation, a University Research Park company that turns genetic information into tools for drug discovery, is a textbook example of how university-industry partnerships can be vital to a company's success.
Colleges collaborate on stray voltage research
A new research project may determine if and how lower-level stray voltage affects livestock.
Forum examines online market research
UW-Madison is sponsoring a forum to highlight the latest developments in online market research Nov. 16-17 at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Chicago.
Discovery of ‘immortal skin’ holds medical promise
From a routine study of the life span of human skin cells, a university research project gave rise to an astonishing accident: A line of skin cells that simply wouldn't die.
Groups offer new design for scholarship
Scholars have discussed their work informally, within and across disciplines, since Plato was a pup. However, a new innovation for university researchers creates a cohesive framework that helps faculty and students more effectively work across disciplines and departments.
Booming e-business sinks Madison roots
A university computer scientist, whose software ideas are powering hot Web sites like Ask Jeeves!, hopes to find fertile ground for high-technology employees in Madison.
Center builds food network
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has taken the lead in building a national network of centers and programs working to foster more sustainable food and farming systems.
Investing in ‘New Economy’ explored
Experts from five major investment firms will offer advice and ideas on investing in the new economy at an investment symposium on campus Friday, Nov 10. The free symposium runs 2-5 p.m. at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.
Professor’s passion helps protect endangered primates
In 1982, while still a Harvard graduate student, professor of biological anthropology Karen Strier began a fieldwork stint in one place that has stretched to the present day. 'The 18 years I've been studying these monkeys is longer than some of my students have been alive,' she says.
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Recent sightings
UW Arboretum staff member Larry Ring uses a kerosene drip to set a perimeter fire during a recent prairie burn at…
New staffer pursues social change here and abroad
Ed Reed recently joined the UW–Madison staff as associate director of the Center for East Asian Studies. And oh, the places he has gone before coming here...
Designing a more accessible world
A new system meant to help visually impaired people use everyday electronic devices will work on a wide range of electronic products, providing easy use without the need for visual cues. It is being tested on automated teller machines and voting booths.
Work transforms rodent virus into vaccines
A new process transforms the lowly cardiovirus into a potential multipurpose vaccine that eventually may be used trigger an immune response to a host of human and animal afflictions from malaria to HIV.
Deploying anti-cancer weapons precisely
A cancer treatment that precisely maps affected tissue and directs cancer-killing radiation while protecting the rest of the body is more than T. Rockwell Mackie's dream. It is his reality.
Now playing on a computer near you
A new technology developed by computer science Professor Mary Vernon and colleagues Derek Eager of the University of Saskatchewan and John Zahorjan of the University of Washington, could put popular movies just a few clicks away from the networked personal computer or TV.
New York Times reporters to discuss race relations
Three New York Times reporters will discuss 'How Race is Lived in America,' a recent Times series on race relations, Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Desktop revolution: UW’s Condor scavenges for power
The future of supercomputing may be less glitzy than the multi-million-dollar, lightning-fast machines people assumed would handle massive computational chores. The future may end up looking a lot more ordinary -- like that computer humming away on your desktop.
State department official to visit
William B. Bader, assistant secretary for educational and cultural affairs, will visit campus Nov. 1-2 to discuss the current status of international educational programs.