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Survey analyzes Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula logging sector
Private woodland owners provide the majority of timber harvested in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and most owners choose to selectively cut, rather than clearcut, their woodlands, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University. Read More
Scientist brings international connections to UW stem cell work
Growing up in the Brazilian state of Goiana, Gabriela Cezar was deep in cattle country. And as far back as she can remember, she wanted to be a veterinarian. “My father was head of the national beef cattle research center in Brazil, so I was always exposed to animals,”said Cezar, who earned her veterinary medicine degree in her native country and has additional graduate degrees from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh and UW–Madison. But Cezar’s career path took a turn toward stem cell research early on. Read More
UW scientists team up to battle food-borne illnesses
On its journey to your dinner plate, food is vulnerable to contamination along the way. Usually, it arrives at its final destination without picking up dangerous microbial hitchhikers—but not always. Read More
Dane County economic outlook survey released
Higher energy costs are expected to dampen Dane County Businesses' economic outlook for 2006, a new survey has found. Fewer Dane County businesses expect increases in sales revenue, profitability and number of employees in 2006, according to the third annual Dane County Economic Survey. The survey is sponsored by First Business Bank and the UW–Madison School of Business. Read More
Holiday gift ideas abound across campus
Holiday shopping. It always catches you off guard. What to buy, who gets what and when will you do all of it? Look no further than UW–Madison. Homemade cookies, Union gift cards, books and music are just a few of the items that UW–Madison has to offer. Buy a gift and help support university academic, social and outreach programs. Read More
Volleyball advances to NCAA Regional
Senior co-captains Aubrey Meierotto and Sheila Shaw both had double-figure kills in their final home match as 13th-ranked Wisconsin defeated 16th-ranked California 30-23, 30-22, 30-25 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at the UW Field House. Read More
Barrows, CALS associate dean, to retire
Richard L. Barrows, Associate Dean for Academic Student Affairs in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and professor of agricultural and applied economics, will retire from the university after the end of the academic year. Read More
January: Reluctant businessman helps lead first Wisconsin stem cell business
Craig January, who comfortably wears the hats of both scientist and heart doctor at UW–Madison, has had numerous chances to go into business. But January, who developed a novel method to test drugs for heart toxicity in the late 1990s, resisted them - until recently. Read More
Cross country team wins national championship
The top-ranked Wisconsin men's cross-country team clinched its first NCAA team title since 1988. Read More
Research runs deep at Trout Lake Station
More than eight decades ago, two enterprsing biologists from UW–Madison opened a modest research outpost on Trout Lake, deep in the heart of Wisconsin's northern lakeregion. The goal was to peer into the fundamental mysteries of freshwater lakes, from their basic chmistry to their elaborate life cycle. Read More
Women’s soccer earns spot in NCAA Tournament
The Wisconsin women's soccer team (13-8-2) is headed to Milwaukee for the first and second rounds of the 2005 NCAA Tournament, the NCAA women's soccer selection committee announced Monday. The Badgers will face off against Marquette in the first round Friday, Nov. 11. The Golden Eagles earned the No. 4 seed in the bracket. Read More
Learning the international language of science
Undergrads will get taste of research abroad at a Bangkok university Read More
Electronic pruners: A worthwhile investment
Using an electronic pruner is more efficient than using a manual pruner, because it reduces hand fatigue and is faster. Read More
National Stem Cell Bank spins out first private sector work
Nimblegen Systems is the first Madison company to benefit from the Oct. 3, 2005 announcement by the National Institutes of Health to base the National Stem Cell Bank at the WiCell Research Institute. Read More
Strategic Plan: Fourth-year progress report reveals advances on initiatives
The strategic plan for UW–Madison identifies five strategic priorities that support a central objective: to sustain and strengthen the university's position of preeminence in research and higher education. This summary offers a representative sample of how faculty, staff and students have addressed each priority during the plan's fourth year. Read More
Fall Career Connection largest in five years
Hundreds of students began their day Sept. 13 with a stroll through the Engineering Centers Building, where the college's fall Career Connection was in full swing. Three days later, many of those students left with interview commitments for internships, co-ops and professional positions; contacts in industry, and, at the very least, backpacks full of recruiting giveaways like miniature calculators, CD holders and even food-storage containers. Read More
Magazine ranks UW–Madison tops in research
UW-Madison is the top research university in the United States, according to the September issue of Washington Monthly. Read More