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Agency’s aggressive patent management protects public, professors
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has been patenting and licensing UW research for more than 75 years. Today, WARF has one of the most envied file cabinets in science, with about 1,700 active patents ÷ including not one but two patents resulting from James Thomson's stem-cell work.
Program seeks to assist women business owners
The School of Business is recruiting a third class of established women business owners to participate in a groundbreaking program that creates volunteer advisory panels to help them grow their businesses.
Budget talks find some agreement
The Assembly and Senate appear to have reached agreement on nearly two-thirds of their differences over the state budget adjustment bill.
Public forum on breast cancer
A free public forum discussing key issues in the fight against breast cancer is planned 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 5.
After the punch line: What jokes tell us
As director of UW–Madison's folklore program, Jim Leary is possibly Wisconsin's best repository of the state's ethnic history and heritage. And he can tell a mean farmer joke. He knows hundreds, gathered from his many travels around the state. Most of them are rare artifacts, plucked from the brains of elderly farmers, tavern owners and townsfolk whom Leary has met over the years. To him, those jokes are to be cherished as much as any fine work of art.
SSEC aids severe storms study
Two university research centers will support a massive field experiment to better measure humidity, rainfall and overall moisture in the air and how it all changes.
Online program honored
UW-Madison programs recently were recognized by the University Continuing Education Association for excellence in university outreach.
Polygon honors teachers
Polygon Engineering Council, the School of Engineering's council of student organizations, announced its annual teaching excellence awards April 28.
Iwanter Prize announced
Jyoti Raghu is the winner of the second annual Center for the Humanities Iwanter Prize for excellence in interdisciplinary humanities scholarship for her senior thesis, 'Piers Plowman and Fourteenth Century England.'
Professor is an advocate for improving end-of-life care
To social work professor Betty Kramer, pondering how you'll leave this world isn't especially morbid or ghoulish. As an expert in the field of end-of-life issues, including grieving and palliative care, she's spent much of her career thinking about how people can prepare for death.
Study reveals anticancer activity
A potential new treatment for patients with metastatic prostate cancer has demonstrated anticancer activity in some patients in a clinical trial.
Berquam named assistant dean of students
Lori Berquam, assistant residence life director, will move to the Dean of Students office this summer to take the post of assistant dean and chief judicial officer.
Photo special: Campus from on high
Photos by Jeff Miller They are beautiful to behold — bird’s-eye views of campus lands captured on a fine spring day:…
WAA hosts UW marathoners
The Wisconsin Alumni Lifelong Learning online marathon training program will culminate May 25-26 in the running of the Mad City Marathon.
Engineer among world’s top researchers
Engineering assistant professor Susan Hagness is one of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators, says Technology Review magazine.
Letters and Science honors five academic staff
Five members of the College of Letters and Science academic staff at the UW–Madison received career achievement awards at an April 24 reception and ceremony.
Students develop northern research building design
Future engineers are designing a new, year-round building for environmental instruction and research in northern Wisconsin.
New hearing test simulates noise of real world
Researcher Ruth Litovsky has developed a hearing test that simulates the noisy real world, and the results could improve our understanding not only of hearing but also of developmental and learning disabilities among children.
Class to ride the river
About 15 students from UW–Madison and Edgewood College will study Wisconsin history by following the watery path of French explorers this summer.
Durand recognized for diversity efforts
Bernice Durand, professor of physics, is being honored for years of leadership in promoting diversity at the university.