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Madison declares a snow emergency
January 20, 2012The city of Madison declared a snow emergency on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 20.
With $3.5 million, UW-led consortium will address national freight issues
January 20, 2012The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), a consortium led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Flu researchers pause for thought
January 20, 2012The authors of two H5N1-related papers, to be published in Nature and Science respectively, today announce in those journals their decision to call a voluntary 60-day pause on research involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses leading to the generation of viruses that are more transmissible in mammals.
Free voter IDs available to UW–Madison students
January 20, 2012Recent changes in state law make it necessary for all Wisconsin voters to present a photo ID at the polls.
Interior design program ranked among top 10 nationally
January 20, 2012The undergraduate interior design program at the UW–Madison School of Human Ecology has been ranked 10th out of 200 similar U.S. programs by Design Intelligence, a bi-monthly report published by the Design Futures Council.
Researcher find gene critical to sense of smell in fruit fly
January 20, 2012UW-Madison researchers have discovered that a gene called distal-less is critical to the fly's ability to receive, process and respond to smells.
Researchers outline food security, climate change road map
January 20, 2012While last month's meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture experts urges scientists to lay the groundwork for more decisive action on global food security in environmental negotiations in 2012.
New approach to combat intractable bacterial infections
January 20, 2012Bacteriologist Marcin Filutowicz specializes in developing antimicrobial technologies that one day may help replace antibiotics—and save lives—as the power of our antibiotics arsenal wanes.
Interim chancellor’s statement on WRC report
January 19, 2012Here is a statement from Interim Chancellor David Ward regarding adidas and a new report from the Worker Rights Consortium about the PT Kizone factory.
New work, new audiences for innovative School of Music project
January 19, 2012Jerry Hui could probably make his audience enjoy a root canal.
Student Bar Association sponsors voter registration drive Jan. 26
January 19, 2012As the state readies for another election season, the Law School’s Student Bar Association will hold a non-partisan voter registration drive on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Cartoonist and author Lynda Barry is spring artist in residence
January 18, 2012Lynda Barry, acclaimed cartoonist and author, will be the University of Wisconsin–Madison's spring artist in residence, the Arts Institute and Department of Art announced today.
Lecture examines building family business boards of directors
January 18, 2012John Ward, a pioneer of family business research and education and co-author of "Building a Successful Family Business Board," will speak as part of the UW Family Business Center Lecture Series at the Fluno Center for Executive Education, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 8-11 a.m.
Careers Conference points directions in a changing economy
January 18, 2012As economic and workforce challenges continue, many adults and students will seek assistance with job retraining, lifelong career development skills, continuing education and the development of 21st century skills.
Hip-hop teaching, performance and culture
January 18, 2012Using hip-hop pedagogy as a teaching tool to integrate topics from history, politics and art to culture and performance in the classroom will be the topic of the second annual lecture series "Getting Real II" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this spring.
Selig Distinguished Lecture delves into Japanese Americans’ relationship with baseball
January 17, 2012How baseball helped Japanese Americans develop an identity and bond with America will be addressed in the Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The frosty side of winter arrives, and campus employees respond
January 17, 2012Old Man Winter decided to mostly sleep through the first semester. But when the snow finally did hit – more than 5 inches blanketed the campus last Thursday – the UW–Madison Grounds Department crews didn’t hit the snooze button. Workers were clearing pathways for UW staff and faculty when the first flakes began to fall.
University Roundtable series kicks off Feb. 8
January 17, 2012A look at the life-changing Odyssey Project, the use of floral imagery to influence behavior by the Japanese government and the fascinating world of brain-computer interfaces will all be part of the University Roundtable speaker series this spring.
UW Press reports banner year for book sales
January 17, 2012Print book sales at the University of Wisconsin Press bounced back in 2011 from a recession-driven slump.
Help Porchlight recover from fire damage
January 14, 2012Members of the UW–Madison community are encouraged to help campus neighbor and local transitional housing provider Porchlight recover from a Friday, Jan. 13 fire.