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Investing in ‘New Economy’ explored

November 9, 2000

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. Read More

Professor’s passion helps protect endangered primates

November 7, 2000

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. Read More

Advances

November 7, 2000

(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.)… Read More

Recent sightings

November 7, 2000

UW Arboretum staff member Larry Ring uses a kerosene drip to set a perimeter fire during a recent prairie burn at… Read More

New staffer pursues social change here and abroad

November 7, 2000

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... Read More

Designing a more accessible world

November 6, 2000

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. Read More

Work transforms rodent virus into vaccines

November 6, 2000

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. Read More

Deploying anti-cancer weapons precisely

November 6, 2000

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. Read More

Now playing on a computer near you

November 6, 2000

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. Read More

New York Times reporters to discuss race relations

November 6, 2000

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. Read More

Desktop revolution: UW’s Condor scavenges for power

October 31, 2000

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. Read More

State department official to visit

October 30, 2000

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. Read More

Professors engage in ‘groundbreaking’ research

October 27, 2000

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. Read More

Poison-loving bug reveals genetic turn-on

October 26, 2000

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.' Read More

‘Biocomplexity’ project focuses on northern lakes

October 24, 2000

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. Read More

Advances

October 24, 2000

(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.)… Read More

Internet2 research labs planned

October 17, 2000

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. Read More

Best-selling European authors to speak

October 16, 2000

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. Read More

Elvehjem Museum offers online taste of collections

October 16, 2000

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. Read More

Gene barrier could boost farming, environment

October 12, 2000

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. Read More