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Rotational grazing triples on state dairy farms

February 28, 2000

About 23 percent of Wisconsin's dairy farmers used management-intensive rotational grazing last year -- more than triple the seven percent that used rotational grazing in 1993, a UW–Madison survey has shown. Read More

Book: Librarian was an early civil rights activist

February 22, 2000

The civil rights movement of the '60s was boosted by the bravery of those who had gone before, and Martin Luther King Jr. had a surprising partner from the '40s and '50s: an elderly white librarian in a small Oklahoma town. That librarian is the focus of a new book by Louise Robbins, director of the School of Library and Information Studies. Read More

Study challenges wisdom of holding back students

February 22, 2000

A new study by a education professor Elizabeth Graue challenges the conventional wisdom about the value of 'redshirting' children by delaying their entry into kindergarten or of asking them to repeat a grade in K-3. Read More

Atmospheric scientists take to the skies again

February 21, 2000

The Wisconsin Snow and Cloud-Terra 2000 experiment will once again bring to Madison NASA's ER-2, a high-altitude research plane, to validate science scientific instuments on NASA's new earth observing satellite, Terra. Read More

Art professor to curate Smithsonian collection

February 18, 2000

Truman Lowe, internationally acclaimed sculptor and university faculty member for 24 years, is serving as contemporary arts curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian. Read More

Prof reveals truth about cherry tree story: It’s a lie

February 17, 2000

You may have used the story of George Washington and the cherry tree to teach your children the virtue of honesty. While a sterling example of personal integrity, the incident is a complete fabrication, concocted in 1806 by Parson Weems for a fictional account of Washington's life, according to Stephen Lucas, professor of communication arts and author of 'The Quotable George Washington' (1999: Madison House). Read More

Advances

February 15, 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

Pigment power: Carrots join fight against cancer

February 15, 2000

Have you ever seen a purple carrot? How about white, yellow, or red? Recent research suggests that pigments in these colorful carrots, which taste just like regular carrots, may help prevent heart disease and cancer, and reduce cholesterol. Read More

Top economists to predict economic outlook

February 14, 2000

Top economic experts will offer forecasts for 2000-2001 at an executive briefing on campus Friday, March 17. Read More

Chemists develop new way to monitor molecules

February 8, 2000

Taking a page from modern astronomy, where scientists are making a raft of new discoveries by sampling starlight across the electromagnetic spectrum, a group of university chemists has refined a powerful new way to probe the molecular universe using infrared light. Read More

Enzyme research could advance anti-cancer drug development

February 7, 2000

In a breakthrough that could revolutionize the development of anti-cancer drugs and drugs to treat other diseases, researchers at the UW Medical School have identified the molecular basis through which a family of enzymes involved in several life-threatening diseases communicates information to cells. Read More

Institute formed to distribute stem cells

February 1, 2000

In an effort to move human embryonic stem cell technology into the mainstream of academic and corporate research, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has established a private subsidiary whose primary purpose will be to distribute the cells to qualified scientists. Read More

Biotechnology seen as key to growth

February 1, 2000

Pinning Wisconsin's economic growth to the potential of biotechnology, Gov. Tommy Thompson has proposed a $317 million investment in cutting-edge research centers at the university. Read More

Biotechnology disciplines rank among nation’s best

February 1, 2000

Several UW–Madison biotechnology-related departments are ranked among the nation’s best. Graduate programs in biochemistry, molecular biology, molecular and general genetics, chemistry, computer science and biostatistics… Read More

Ethicists provide insights on biotechnology advances

February 1, 2000

As biologists press toward a greater fundamental understanding of the basis of life, ethical conundrums trail in their wake. From the ability to screen for genetic predisposition to disease to the creation of genetically altered foods, a host of ethical dilemmas has surfaced for society to contend with. Read More

Campus is home to national bioscience leaders

February 1, 2000

Here are just a few examples of the many leading figures in bioscience research who work at UW–Madison. Read More

Professor applies knowledge to environmental problems

February 1, 2000

Glenn Chambliss, chair of the Department of Bacteriology, has lived a life that sounds like a Dickensian tale. Read More

Governor proposes biotechnology initiative

January 27, 2000

In his State of the State message to the Legislature Jan. 26, Gov. Tommy Thompson revealed plans for a $317 million BioStar initiative to build a series of state-of-the-art research centers on campus. Read More

Seeds of growth: Book describes sharp upturn for high-tech firms

January 27, 2000

From compounds for gene therapy to promising new drugs for treating cancer and osteoporosis, the commercial prodigies of the university's research enterprise have altered the state's economic landscape, creating jobs and wealth that rival the contributions of Wisconsin's most important industries. Read More

Advances

January 18, 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