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Professor recognized for work on climate change and insurance

June 22, 2007

Dan Anderson, a University of Wisconsin–Madison business professor, has won a $10,000 stipend for his paper on risk management as it relates to global warming and climate change.

Lakeshore preserve Web site wins ‘Best of 2007’ award

June 1, 2007

The interactive Web site for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve has garnered another national award.

UW-Madison welcomes students for summer graduate research experience

May 31, 2007

This summer, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host 100 of the brightest undergraduate students in their fields from around the country to do graduate-level research with faculty members.

Mutant parasites, unable to infect hosts, highlight virulence genes

May 30, 2007

With a single approach, microbiologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts.

Workshop to focus on policy innovation for environmental, economic gain

May 29, 2007

How can the U.S. and the European Union find solutions to environmental problems while also supporting the economy? Eight Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public "international dialogue on ecological policy" co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Virtual chemistry experiments snag big Internet award

May 25, 2007

A Journal of Chemical Education Web site produced at UW–Madison has received a major "internetional" award.

Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus ‘cold war’

May 24, 2007

First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.

Research may yield improved treatment for diseased lungs

May 24, 2007

A multi-institutional team of engineers, scientists and clinicians from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will study large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.