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Study: Businesses can benefit from failure
A new study by Anne Miner of the School of Business suggests that businesses often ignore a strategic tool that can yield surprisingly good lessons on success: failure. Read More
Researcher finds way to raise chickens with fewer antibiotics
UW-Madison animal scientist Mark Cook is finding ways producers can raise chickens economically with fewer antibiotics. "I believe that our new tools and strategies will increase both animal and human health," he says. Read More
Faculty’s interests go beyond Y2K
As the year 2000 draws near, we thought about asking various faculty members about its significance. But we decided that the landscape where they tread is far more fascinating. So join us on an impossible journey through time, as we visit a few of our faculty and their favorite years. Read More
Book blazes path through Internet jungle
Finding the best, most accurate digitized information on the Net can still be a hit or miss proposition. A new book from Internet Scout may help. Read More
SSEC to develop next-generation weather satellites
Building on a tradition that dates back 35 years to the first geostationary weather satellite, the Space Science and Engineering Center has been selected to help NASA develop a new generation of satellite technology that promises to greatly improve weather forecasting and the monitoring of atmospheric pollutants. Read More
‘I Have a Dream’ leads top 100 speeches of the century
The mastery and magic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech earned it top honors in a new list of the 100 best political speeches of the 20th century. Compiled by researchers at UW–Madison and Texas A&M University, the list reflects the opinions of 137 leading scholars. Read More
Patent growth strengthens UW future
Over the past five years, WARF has seen a dramatic increase in the number of university faculty disclosing potentially valuable inventions from the laboratory. And leaders believe that diverse portfolio will allow WARF to make even greater contributions to the university's 'margin of excellence.' Read More
Scientists identify gene that detects DNA damage
Researchers at the UW Medical School have found that mutations in a gene they've been studying for several years can cause ataxia-telangiectasia. The affected gene appears to play a crucial role in controlling the way cells respond to DNA damage that can lead to cancer. Read More
UW Arts Institute names film festival director
Mary Carbine, veteran of film and arts organizations in California, Chicago and Madison, has been named director of the Wisconsin Film Festival. The festival, a project of the UW–Madison Arts Institute, will be held March 30-April 2, 2000 in Madison. Read More
Governor sees ‘biotech revolution’ in the making
Gov. Tommy Thompson's fast-paced tour Nov. 30 through the biotechnology landscape at UW–Madison, from computer-packed genetics labs to nascent startup companies, was a showcase of great expectations. Read More
New map depicts state’s land cover
A new map showing Wisconsin's land cover in extraordinary detail is available from the State Cartographer's Office at UW–Madison. Read More
Recent Sightings
Holiday dishes Trimmed with holiday lights, the two big satellite dishes atop the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building transmit holiday cheer. Read More
‘Living wages’ discussed at La Follette symposium
The focus of "living wage" activists may have moved to Seattle and the World Trade Organization last week, but the issue still sits heavily in the lap of professor John Witte here in Madison. Read More
Psychologist works in the mysterious realm of human memory
For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals or stymied by instructions for assembly, university psychologist Art Glenberg has a reassuring theory. Read More
Universities make strides in federal budget
For the second straight year, Congress has made a strong show of support for higher education by bolstering budgets for basic research, student financial aid and information technology. Read More
Waisman scientist tracks rare genetic disorder
An unexpected break put scientists at the Waisman Center on the trail of the genetic cause of Alexander's Disease, a rare brain disorder in children. Read More
Forecast at the Biotron: Rosy climates for scientists, industry
As a place where scientists can order their own designer climates, the university's Biotron serves up frozen tundra, ocean depths, arid desert and mountaintops all on the same floor. Read More
Project aims to share health information across state
With the help of a strategic planning grant, the UW Health Sciences IAIMS Initiative is laying the groundwork for a well-coordinated and faculty-driven approach to more effective sharing of health information resources in the 21st century. Read More
Popular science holiday program ‘sold out’
The ever-popular holiday lectures of Bassam Shakhashiri, scientific spectacles intended to amaze audiences through the power and fun of science, are "sold out," its organizer said Monday, Nov. 29. Read More