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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.
Professors engage in ‘groundbreaking’ research
Craig Benson and Tuncer Edil, civil and environmental engineering professors, are currently involved in two major projects that are resulting in environmentally safer and more cost-effective road construction.
Poison-loving bug reveals genetic turn-on
A 'bug' called Rhodospirillum rubrum has the unusual ability to dine on carbon monoxide, the odorless gas that's lethal to animals. Scientists are studying its ability to switch on a set of genes that allow it to grow by breaking down this poison, and the findings could provide insights into how all organisms use such 'transcription factors.'
‘Biocomplexity’ project focuses on northern lakes
A team of a dozen university scientists will conduct a five-year, $3 million federal study of how human use of northern Wisconsin lakes affects sensitive shoreline ecosystems.
Advances
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Internet2 research labs planned
UW-Madison and Dartmouth College will be sites for Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure Labs meant to help develop and deploy technology to make the Internet more secure, more reliable and easier to use.
Best-selling European authors to speak
Four prominent European writers will appear together Wednesday, Nov. 15, to discuss their work and new trends in contemporary European literature. Ib Michael of Denmark, Sandra Petrignani of Italy, Alissa Walser of Germany and Martin Winckler of France will present "New Voices from the New Europe: An Evening of Literature, Readings and Dialogue with European Authors" at 7 p.m., Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Elvehjem Museum offers online taste of collections
Selections from the Elvehjem Museum of Art's permanent collection and temporary exhibitions now are available on the Web. Virtual visitors can access http://www.lvm.wisc.edu to see about 150 examples drawn from the museum's 16,000-piece collection.
Gene barrier could boost farming, environment
Working with teosinte, a wild cousin of maize, a university scientist has found a molecular barrier that, bred into modern hybrid corn, is capable of completely locking out foreign genes, including those from genetically modified corn.
Advances
(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)…
Primate center grant to boost library resources
The Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library will receive a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Center for Research Resources to boost the library's staff and resources so that it can more effectively work with the greater primatological research community.
Political scientist tracks funding sources
Ken Goldstein, a new political scientist at UW–Madison, is to journalists right now as an epicenter is to seismologists. The media are…
UW education research featured at national forum
The university's math education research is getting national attention as part of the " Decade of Behavior" initiative developed to increase public support for behavioral and social science research.