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Seventeen state government officials complete Certified Public Manager program
May 7, 2007Seventeen managers from Wisconsin state and local government will become Wisconsin Certified Public Managers at a ceremony at the State Capitol on May 11. The nationally accredited certification is achieved through completion of 300 instructional hours in the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program administered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW study tests topical honey as a treatment for diabetic ulcers
May 2, 2007Jennifer Eddy, a physician at UW Health’s Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic and an assistant professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, is conducting the first randomized, double-blind controlled trial of honey for diabetic ulcers.
Climate change exhibit opens May 5 in Ashland
May 1, 2007A traveling art and science exhibition focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region will open Saturday, May 5, at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland. An opening reception will be held at the center at 4 p.m. that day.
New Web site of K-12 resources launched
April 26, 2007Information on summer sports camps and music clinics, lesson plans on everything from reading to genetics, parenting newsletters, a virtual museum of minerals - these are but a few of more than 250 University of Wisconsin–Madison resources for educators, parents, and students accessible on a new Web site.
Professor plants seeds of forgiveness in Belfast, Milwaukee
April 24, 2007Bob Enright, a professor of educational psychology and his wife, Jeanette Knutson Enright, have been leading initiatives in Northern Ireland and Milwaukee to develop, introduce and assess a comprehensive curriculum for introducing children to the idea of forgiveness.
Susan Paddock: Making government work for people
April 11, 2007The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Susan Paddock founded Wisconsin’s Certified Public Manager Program in 1990, giving students a chance to see how branches of government operate and how the decisions they make at their level affect people who work at other levels and settings.
Wisconsin Idea: Putting a new spin on pest management
April 5, 2007A University of Wisconsin–Madison agronomist has developed a Web tool to help Wisconsin farmers better manage the weeds in their fields.
Wisconsin Alumni Association takes UW across the state
March 15, 2007In the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will be in cities statewide this spring educating, entertaining and talking with alumni about the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Consumer law clinic offers help, hope to low-income clients
March 15, 2007The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Consumer Law Clinic provides legal help to low-income victims while serving as a classroom, teaching UW law students through firsthand experience.
State, local governments benefit from professor’s planning expertise
March 7, 2007Thinking ahead generally does not top America's to-do lists. But professor Brian Ohm's area is land use and community development, and he is on a mission to help improve planning practice in Wisconsin and beyond.
Jay Martin: Harnessing technology to help the disabled
March 1, 2007Like most people, mechanical engineering professor Jay Martin never really understood the challenges of living with a severe physical disability until his teenaged son, Liam, was paralyzed in a diving accident.
Honoring Morgridge Center’s 10th anniversary
February 28, 2007The Morgridge Center for Public Service celebrates 10 years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this year. In the spirit of recognizing past service efforts at UW–Madison and in the Madison community, 10 notable contributions the Morgridge Center has helped achieve since its inception are highlighted.
Leopold Foundation, UW–Madison to digitize Aldo Leopold archives
February 27, 2007The entire Aldo Leopold Collection held by the University Archives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison will be digitized in a partnership project with the Aldo Leopold Foundation. More than $100,000 has been awarded to the Foundation, in Baraboo, Wis., to support the project.
UW service helps communities make informed choices on challenged books
February 15, 2007School librarians have an inherently behind-the-scenes profession, but what happens when they are thrust into a very public controversy over a challenged book?
Listening sessions, other outreach planned for Wisconsin Idea Project
February 14, 2007A series of 10 listening sessions around the state are being organized this spring in support of the Wisconsin Idea Project, a campaign to strengthen UW–Madison’s relationship with the citizens of Wisconsin.
Dean: Biosciences can transform state economy
February 14, 2007Few people have a better firsthand take on the value of university-industry collaboration than Molly Jahn, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.