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Students make heavy use of online software catalog
Students from throughout UW System and the Wisconsin Technical College System schools ordered more than 2,000 software products in the opening days of the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog.
UIR grant programs fuel technology transfer
Two innovative campus grant programs help plug a gap between traditional federal and private funding sources.
Seminar on careers for women in finance Nov. 19
A panel of six successful business women will discuss their careers in finance at a
Attorney takes fee case to the high court
It's the ultimate experience for a lawyer - arguing a case before the U.S, Supreme Court. Susan Ullman will achieve that career peak as she defends the university's student fee system before the high court Nov. 9.
UW Children’s Hospital debuts online ‘universe’ for patients
While staying in the hospital is no child's idea of fun, the recent installation at UW Children's Hospital of Starbright World, a high-tech onscreen 'universe' can relieve some of the loneliness, isolation and pain that comes with being in the hospital.
Supreme Court hears student fees case
The nation turned its attention on UW–Madison Nov. 9 as the university defended its mandatory student fee system before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Study suggests link between HIV treatment, heart disease
According to the results of a pilot study conducted by physicians at the UW Medical School, protease inhibitors - key ingredients of the more popularly known 'AIDS cocktail' that has returned countless HIV patients to health - may also be putting them at risk of developing coronary artery disease.
Mobile doppler radar visits campus
“Doppler on Wheels,” a state-of-the-art radar platform used primarily to study severe weather, is at the university this week in support of…
Flu shots available to students, staff
University Health Services will administer flu shots to students, faculty and staff at the Union South satellite clinic on Monday, Nov. 8 and Tuesday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. No appointment is necessary, but faculty and staff pay a fee for vaccination.
Neville Public Museum, UW–Madison host day of discovery
Visitors to the Neville Public Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 17, may find a new experience around every corner, like the chance to extract DNA from a plant, study strange Lake Michigan critters or examine Martian meterorites.
ROTC units schedule Veterans Day activities
The university's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) units will mark Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, with several activities.
Afro-American Studies to lead new consortium
The university will administer a four-university black studies consortium under a new grant from the Ford Foundation.
New humanities center to foster collaboration
A new Humanities Center will take an interdisciplinary approach to improve partnerships and interaction between humanities and other disciplines on campus.
He was a Nazi youth: Professor emeritus comes to terms with past
After he had joined the National Socialist Jungvolk in 1938, Jurgen Herbst began to realize that something was profoundly wrong in that organization, and, in fact, everywhere in Nazi Germany. Herbst, professor emeritus of history and educational policy, outlines his ideological transformation in 'Requiem for a German Past: A Boyhood Among the Nazis,' just published by the UWPress.
Investment board leader to speak at retirement meeting
Patricia Lipton, executive director of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, plans to explain the workings of the board Thursday, Nov. 11, at the fall general meeting of the UW–Madison Retirement Association.
Madison Initiative hiring program moves ahead
University officials are seeking authorization to recruit up to 32 new faculty in clusters of emerging areas of knowledge. The UW System Board of Regents' Education Committee will consider the request at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 4.
Gulbrandsen appointed managing director of WARF
Carl Gulbrandsen has been appointed the managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a non-profit agency that commercializes intellectual property for the university.
Three examples of UIR-funded projects
Three examples of more than 200 projects funded by UIR grants that illustrate the leveraging of state money and the entrepreneurship of the university's research community.
Latino film festival to debut this weekend
Film screenings and panel discussions will inaugurate a new Latino Film Festival on campus Nov. 5-6.
‘On Writing Well’ author Zinsser to visit campus Nov. 9-10
Nationally recognized writing expert William Zinsser will visit campus Nov. 9-10 in a series of presentations for faculty and students in areas as diverse as English and engineering.