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Biocore Prairie burn planned today
March 31, 2010A controlled burn of the Biocore Prairie just west of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on planned for today, Wednesday, March 31, at 1 p.m. if conditions are suitable.
UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society
March 31, 2010On March 23, five University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.
On slippery science subjects, Internet news delivers
March 31, 2010Internet-based science news draws a more demographically diverse, learned and focused audience than print or television news, according to a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison communication researchers.
Low-power computers could benefit environment and U.S. economy
March 30, 2010A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professor has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design low-power computing systems that, if implemented on a broad scale, could have significant environmental and economic benefits.
Gassman to receive Distinguished Alumni Award in School of Social Work
March 30, 2010Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Social Work in a ceremony Monday, April 12 at the Waisman Center on the UW–Madison campus.
UW-Madison researchers use light to coax cells to move
March 30, 2010Suppose you could get immune cells to move just where you wanted them to in the body - to fight infection or kill a tumor? It may sound like science fiction or magic, but it's not.
U.S. Postal Service honors two from UW–Madison
March 30, 2010The U.S. Postal Service has given both of its awards for scholarship on the history of the American postal system to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.
Particle accelerator ready to attempt record-breaking collisions
March 29, 2010Energy is building at the Large Hadron Collider outside of Geneva, Switzerland, in more ways than one.
Author, activist Noam Chomsky to receive award
March 29, 2010Philosopher, political activist, lecturer and author Noam Chomsky will receive the A.E. Havens Center’s Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship on Thursday, April 8.
UW-Madison furlough day set for April 2
March 29, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison will close on Friday, April 2 as a mandated furlough day for most of its employees.
Recent sightings: Chancellor Martin in China
March 26, 2010Chancellor Biddy Martin and International Studies Dean Gilles Bousquet talk with Beijing middle school students on the grounds of Tsinghua University, one of China’s…
UW-Madison to welcome China’s champions
March 26, 2010Eleven accomplished Chinese student-athletes will spend six months living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of a groundbreaking partnership with Beijing University of Sport, the foremost sports, physical education and exercise science institution in China.
Outstanding Women of Color awards honor faculty who’ve gone above and beyond
March 26, 2010As well as achieving excellence in academics, the six winners of the 2009-10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Outstanding Women of Color awards have all stepped off the Madison campus and advocated for social justice in the greater community.
A great break can be a safe break
March 25, 2010Whether they’re headed to their hometowns, to volunteer in someone else’s town, or for one last run down on the snow-covered slopes of the Rockies,…
Spring break last chance to win a trip to Las Vegas
March 24, 2010The end of spring break will mark the last chance people have to submit entries in the "On, Wisconsin!" YouTube competition, which offers grand prize of a trip to Las Vegas this fall.
Symposium set on the ethics of health care reform
March 24, 2010"Reforming Health Care Ethically: Waste, Trade-offs and Rationing" will be held from 1 to 5:30pm April 8 at the Health Sciences Learning Center in lecture auditorium 1306. Seating is open and admission is free.
Book explores organ transplant network, evidence-based decision-making
March 24, 2010In an important and timely study of medical governance, professor David Weimer of the La Follette School of Public Affairs explores a regulatory approach that delegates decisions about the allocation of scarce medical resources to private nonprofit organizations.