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UW-Madison’s Mitchell named young professional of the year
June 20, 2012Everett Mitchell has a simple - and compelling - reason for why he gives so much of his time doing community service work.
Tracking Davidson’s Goliaths: Marine archaeologists to survey wrecks of Australasia, Adriatic in Whitefish Bay
June 20, 2012At a time when everyone else had switched to iron and steel, James Davidson steadfastly clung to wood, building some of the largest wooden schooners ever to sail the Great Lakes, and becoming a legendary shipbuilding titan in the process.
Three UW–Madison student teams to compete in national food competitions
June 20, 2012When 18 UW–Madison food science students head to Las Vegas later this month, they'll be packing some delicious luggage: samples of a fruit smoothie, a PB&J popsicle and a cranberry-filled pretzel snack they painstakingly developed during the past academic year.
$27 million award bolsters research computing grid
June 20, 2012Every day researchers add another sea of data to an ocean of knowledge on the world around us - billions on top of billions of measurements, images and observations of the tiniest subatomic particles up to the movement of planets and stars.
Moynihan wins national book award
June 19, 2012Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication.
Modeling biofuel fitness for the sea
June 19, 2012With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop a tool to characterize the performance of a new class of alternative fuels that could be used in maritime vehicles such as submarines and aircraft carriers.
Administrative Excellence campus forum set for June 20
June 19, 2012Seven teams will be presenting their work at the Administrative Excellence campus forum on Wednesday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at Varsity Hall in Union South.
Center for Integrative Design’s new name reflects broadened activities
June 19, 2012The renamed Center for Integrative Design in the School of Human Ecology will support a focus on design as both a practice and a discipline.
HR Design teams submit revised recommendations
June 19, 2012Four work teams from the campus’ Human Resources Design project have turned in revised recommendations that are responsive to feedback received during a lengthy engagement process.
Business school partnership advances real estate program
June 18, 2012A new partnership agreement between the Wisconsin School of Business and the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) will bring some of the brightest students from Shanghai to Madison to study in the innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program.
Nominations being accepted for WAA’s Forward under 40 Awards through July 8
June 18, 2012The Wisconsin Alumni Association is accepting nomination for the Forward under 40 Awards.
Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp kicks off at UW–Madison
June 18, 2012When it comes to business, every good idea needs a business plan, a market and some capital. This week, some of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s best minds are learning how to take new ideas to market and launch them into businesses at the Wisconsin School of Business’s Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center marks first issued patent
June 18, 2012The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is marking the arrival of summer with a milestone: the first patent issued on the center's technology.
Memorial Union construction set to begin
June 18, 2012Memorial Union visitors will begin to see construction fences go up the week of June 18 in preparation for the first phase of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project.
New online catalog details UW–Madison Continuing Studies classes
June 15, 2012Now you can easily search for noncredit Continuing Studies classes online.
Social class discrimination contributes to poorer health
June 15, 2012Discrimination felt by teenagers based on their social class background can contribute to physiologic changes associated with poorer health, according to a new study led by a University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher.
National network innovation program builds on UW–Madison success
June 14, 2012Suman Banerjee's work finds plenty of happy users every day, but it's not every day the University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences professor helps inspire a national program supporting technical innovation.
Fragile X gene’s prevalence suggests broader health risk
June 14, 2012The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, suggests the mutation in the gene - and its associated health risks - may be more common than previously believed.
UW Hospital and Clinics traffic advisory from June 14-29
June 14, 2012From June 14 to 29, concrete replacement construction is taking place on the drive approaching the main entrance of UW Hospital and Clinics.
Webinars focus on new online master of engineering in sustainable systems engineering
June 14, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold a series of informational webinars on the new online master of engineering in sustainable systems engineering (SSE).