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Scientist’s goal: Control mosquito-borne diseases
The very thought of it can make you itch. Bruce Christensen pops open the door of a sealed research room about the size of a walk-in freezer. Except this room radiates with dank, tropical heat and is full of cloth-covered containers crawling with armies of hungry mosquitoes.
Wildlife collection will aid study of species
James Borman has moved on to the happy hunting ground, but his legacy will touch people throughout Wisconsin. Over his lifetime, he assembled a massive collection of preserved wildlife specimens from North America and elsewhere. Borman, who died in 1999, willed the collection to the university.
Hagen to lead student drama workshops
Tony Award-winning actress Uta Hagen plans to do a workshop forstudents during her visit next week to accept an honorary degree.
Genomics symposium set for May 18-19
Nobel laureates, MacArthur geniuses and industry pioneers are on the card for the fourth annual 'Frontiers of Genomics' symposium May 18-19 on campus.
Dancer stages comeback after serious accident
Until quite recently, dancer Li Chiao-Ping navigated even the simplest of physical activities day-by-day, following her much-publicized car accident last year. Li's post-accident debut will be Saturday, May 13, at Alverno College in Milwaukee. She will follow up with performances here May 18 and 20.
Student receives Wisnewski Prize
Katie Rolnick, a junior majoring in theater and drama, has been awarded the first Ruth Knatz Gross Wisnewski Memorial Prize by the Integrated Liberal Studies Department.
Sleep apnea likely to lead to hypertension
Armed with the strongest evidence to date, researchers at the UW Medical School have established that sleep apnea -- episodes of breathing pauses during sleep -- is likely to be an important cause of hypertension.
Faculty collaborations to yield new courses
A proposed class dealing with implications of human population growth and another on aspects of material culture have received $15,000 grants as part of a new teaching initiative at the university.
New award recognizes collaboration
The Department of Chemistry and the Integrated Liberal Studies program have been chosen to inaugurate the new Chancellor's Award for Departmental Teaching Excellence for the year 2000.
Facility to bridge gap between discovery, therapy
A new Waisman Center facility will help scientists overcome one of the major hurdles of biomedical research: Taking a promising discovery from the laboratory bench to the medical environment.
Alumni University program announced
The 11th annual Alumni University, June 19-23, combines fun and education in one event sponsored by the Division of Continuing Studies and the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
Tours planned for campus natural areas
Tours of the cultural history and natural features of the campus natural areas are planned Saturday mornings in May, June, and July.
National poverty conference set for May 27
The Institute for Research on Poverty is hosting a national conference May 22-24 to explore future trends in poverty issues.
Biotech business pioneer to visit
One of the leaders of the high-tech renaissance in North Carolina's "Research Triangle" will share his business development ideas Thursday, May 11, at University Research Park.
TAs recognized for excellence in teaching
Eight teaching assistants were presented May 1 with Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Awards, an honor that comes with a $1,000 prize.
Madison educators to be honored
Two Madison educators, Gerhard Fischer and Dina Weinbach, are among the seven people to be honored Saturday, May 13, with the School of Education's highest alumni awards.
Groundbreaking set for Arboretum expansion
The university will officially begin work Wednesday, May 10, on a $3.1 million addition and remodeling project for the Arboretum visitor center and a new Native Wisconsin Garden.
Bringing the ‘nanoworld’ within everyone’s reach
Scientists from the National Science Foundation-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center have developed a small kit containing a few simple hands-on demonstrations and a boiled-down knowledge of nanoscience encoded in an easy-to-understand picture book.
UW-Madison tops CPA exam performance
UW-Madison students have topped the nation in passing the Uniform CPA Examination over the past decade.
UW student to appear on ‘Greed’
Andrew Wallmeyer, the managing editor of the Daily Cardinal student newspaper, is the only UW–Madison student selected to appear on a special college edition of the Fox game show 'Greed' later this month.