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Alumna to blast off
University alumna Laurel B. Clark ('83, M.D. '87) is scheduled to launch aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on Friday, July 19, as payload specialist on a 16-day research mission.
Music Hall clock to be fixed
Weather permitting, Physical Plant workers will replace storm-damaged Music Hall clock faces Tuesday, June 25.
Grad school dean finalists named
The university has narrowed the field of candidates for Graduate School dean to three finalists.
UW students win FutureTruck competition
A sport-utility vehicle modified by engineering students has won this year's FutureTruck challenge.
Tintypes offers pure entertainment
The University Theatre's summer season kicks off this June with Mary Kyte's "Tintypes," a Tony-nominated musical that charts the course of America's history at the tumultuous turn-of-the-century.
Poll: Residents happy, but skeptical
Wisconsin residents are generally happy to live here but do not express pride in government, says the second in the University of Wisconsin Survey Center's series of Badger Polls.
Poll: Campaign at early stage
Public viewpoints on the incumbent Wisconsin governor remain lukewarm, says the most recent Badger Poll.
Microbe eats formaldehyde
In a world where dangerous chemicals abound, a small microbe may have a big future.
Fun with concrete and bad water
More than 1,000 civil engineering students plan to gather this weekend at the university for concrete canoe races, high-speed bridge building and polluted water purification using only common kitchen items.
Folklife Festival scheduled this weekend
The Midwest Folklife Festival this weekend, June 22-23, at Folklore Village in Dodgeville features music , art and performances by Wisconsin ethnic and traditional artists.
Carillon recitals set for Sundays
University carillonneur Lyle Anderson plans to perform free public recitals weekly on Sundays at 3 p.m., June 23-Aug. 11.
Experience alters how we perceive emotion
A new study of abused children suggests that experience can alter the way people see emotions.
Business students take first
Students from the School of Business took top honors in national competition in San Francisco recently.
H.S. students discover science
The 26 high school students who take part in the Summer Science Institute through July 26 will discover first-hand what research can offer to them.
New satellite technique helps spot fast-growing fires
Spotting forest fires in remote areas will be faster and easier this summer as fire-weather forecasters begin using a new technique that automatically detects wildfires in environmental satellite imagery.
Study yields new cystic fibrosis findings
A new study of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis has added provocative findings to the complicated picture of early intervention against the disease.
Bugs beat all in biodiversity
When it comes to biodiversity, nothing can beat insects - especially beetles, says Dan Young, an entomologist with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Between 70 and 80 percent of all animals are insects, and more than one out of every four animal species on earth is some type of beetle.
UW-Madison students win Singapore competition
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison business students has won first place and $20,000 in an international business plan competition in Singapore.
Study shows how pollution affects tree growth
Researchers are headed to northern Wisconsin to continue a long-term study that is revealing how air pollution affects northern forests.
Gelatin bandage may aid tissue repair
Engineering professor John Kao's latest invention is sort of like a molecular version of Jell-O salad.