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Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?
Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented today (Jan. 29).
TIP/Apple Tablet experts
Jan. 27, 2010
Chazen exhibit cranks up the whimsy
From simple wind-up toys (chattering plastic teeth, anyone?) and cuckoo clocks to the creepy animatronic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland, moving make-believe is fun to watch. The Chazen Museum of Art satisfies that fascination for moving parts and the fantastic in a new exhibit, “Automata: Contemporary Mechanical Sculpture.”
Heating plant renovation ushers in greener era
The Charter Street Heating Plant, an aging but critical source of energy for campus, is about to undergo a transformation that will take the state and university to the 21st century frontiers of cleaner, coal-free power.
Milestones
Perry Pickhardt, Department of Radiology, and Maureen Smith, Health Innovation Program, have received a $2.7 million grant supporting collaboration between their departments to investigate the…
For the Record
Jan. 27-Feb. 10, 2010 Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Trees removed in Muir Woods
During the final week of winter break when there was very little vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Observatory Drive, Environmental Services staff took advantage of the lull and the relatively good weather to remove several dead, weak or broken trees along the top of Muir Woods.
Brown bag to address challenges faced by academic staff supervisors
The College of Letters & Science Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) will host a brown-bag brainstorm session to discuss the challenges that academic staff professionals face when supervising other academic staff professionals.
University announces new online airfare booking tool
UW–Madison has announced a change in online travel booking procedures.
Employees contribute to Partners in Giving despite economy
State, university and UW Hospital and Clinics employees contributed generously to the 2009 Partners in Giving charity fundraising campaign in spite of the state of the economy, furloughs, layoffs and retirements.
University Roundtable begins with ‘Changing Your Brain’
The exciting new field of “contemplative neuroscience,” a Law School project that frees the wrongly convicted and the seasonal beauty of the Allen Centennial Gardens will be featured during the spring series of University Roundtable luncheon presentations.
Forum explores climate change, human security
Why did Viking settlements, seemingly well-suited to harsh northern environments, survive centuries of climate change in some places but fail in others?