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UW-Madison professor wins Tibbetts Award
Max G. Lagally, E.W. Mueller Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UW–Madison, has been awarded a 2002 Tibbetts Award.
UW-Madison study returns biology to the basics
We may be living in the age of biotechnology, but science still has some very basic questions to answer. And, one of them is 'What microbes live in lakes?'
Women and Science Symposium to be held Oct. 9
The issues facing women in science - professional, scientific and ethical - are the focus of Women and Science, a symposium taking place at 7:30-9:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the On Wisconsin room of the Red Gym, 716 Langdon St.
WAA sponsors homecoming trivia contest
To get UW–Madison students and alumni fired up for Homecoming, the Wisconsin Alumni Association is sponsoring an online football trivia contest on its Web site Sept. 22-Oct. 11.
Association invites future alumni
The Wisconsin Future Alumni Association is holding an information session Tuesday, Sept. 24, for new members of its executive board.
Linguistics professor documents endangered Menominee language
Professor of linguistics Monica Macaulay is recording and documenting the rapidly vanishing Menominee language, a traditionally oral language markedly different from any European counterpart.
Sale offers thousands of books
The largest used book sale in Wisconsin Oct. 9-12 at the university will include more than 15,000 books covering almost any subject .
Grant aids biologist’s teaching
Plant pathology professor Jo Handelsman has received an appointment designed to demonstrate that active, productive scientists can be effective teachers, too.
Science author Waldrop to visit
M. Mitchell Waldrop, a UW–Madison graduate and a prolific, award-winning science writer and author, will deliver a free public lecture and hold a book signing Thursday, Sept. 26, for his new book, 'The Dream Machine.'
Pharmacy dean to retire
Professor Melvin H. Weinswig, who oversaw an era of extraordinary change at the UW School of Pharmacy, will retire as the school's dean at the end of this academic year.
Researchers identify enzyme that turns on RNA
Scientists have long searched for triggers that activate ribonucleic acid (RNA), a key component in gene expression. Now, in the Thursday, Sept. 19, issue of the journal Nature, scientists from UW–Madison report that they have found an enzyme that activates RNA, which could lead to new ways of regulating genetic information.
UW Hospital performs state’s first islet cell transplant
A UW Hospital transplant team has delved into the cutting edge of medical technology by performing Wisconsin's first pancreatic islet cell procedure.
Go online with live help
Imagine having a librarian guide you through the UW–Madison's vast collection of books, magazines and expansive databases ÷ all from your home computer. This fall, Libraries Live Help, a new real-time service, puts library users online in direct contact with reference librarians.
Garden partnership blossoms
University researchers and community members all are harvesting the benefits of a university-community agricultural partnership on Madison's North Side. The university and Friends of Troy Gardens have begun a project dedicated to sustainable agriculture research, and education and outreach at Troy Gardens. The project is led by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and funded by a grant from the Kellogg Foundation.
Globetrotting prof grounds self in Madison
South African-born Rob Nixon defies labels as a writer and professor with specialties in British, environmental and post-colonial literatures -- and ostriches.
Filmmaker Varda to speak at symposium
One of the world's leading filmmakers, AgnÂs Varda, will be the guest of honor at a landmark international symposium devoted to her work Oct. 3-5.
Study: Record TV campaign ads halted for Sept. 11
The much-anticipated ceasefire in political television advertising by 2002 candidates across the nation was confirmed in a study released Friday by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at UW–Madison, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Ford Madox Ford conference starts Friday
The International Ford Madox Ford Society will hold its first North American meeting at the Pyle Center, Sept. 20-22.
Consortium to benefit student researchers
NASA has conferred "designated" status on the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, a program to encourage space-related education, research and public service.
Sample campus arts Sept. 28
The greater Madison community and students, especially those new to Madison, and are invited to get into the arts on campus and bring a friend or two to "Arts Night Out!" on Saturday, Sept. 28.