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Social Security expert: Modest changes may offer more protection
UW–Madison sociologist Pamela Herd has been a scholar of Social Security for more than a decade, but her most poignant lesson may have come from her own mother’s experience last fall.
Models present new view of nanoscale friction
To understand friction on a very small scale, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers had to think big.
For the Record: Feb. 25–March 11, 2009
Wisconsin Week, the newspaper of record for UW–Madison, carries legally required notices for faculty and staff.
Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, however, are an abundance of ways to screw up.
University Theatre caters to the little ones
University Theatre presents a unique experience for young theater-goers ages 4 and up.
Five questions with… Audrey Gasch
Brewers and bakers can’t do without yeast, and neither can science. For decades, researchers have used the yeast cell as a model for how cells work in general, including our own. Following this tradition, assistant genetics professor Audrey Gasch has studied the responses of yeast to environmental fluctuations and stress in the lab for years.
Festival celebrates 11th year with Babcock ice cream flavor
As the Wisconsin Film Festival (April 2 to 5) rolls into its second decade, the Babcock Hall Dairy is rolling out a limited edition flavor for the festival, called “In The Dark.”
Recent sightings: Up, up and away
Hanging on to a control bar while catching some air, kite skier Mike Bares enjoys the fresh snow on frozen Lake Mendota. Photo:…
State building commission OKs new Union building project
The State Building Commission has unanimously approved plans for the new south campus union.
Faculty Senate organization plans discussion on state budget
The Public Representation Organization of the Faculty Senate (PROFS), is hosting a public roundtable discussion about the recently introduced state budget at noon on Monday, March 9, at the Memorial Union (check TITU for room location).
State budget increases financial aid
A state budget providing additional student financial aid, university budget reductions and significant new initiatives at UW–Madison was presented to the Legislature last week by Gov. Jim Doyle.
Milestones
Shuchi Shawla, computer science; Karsten Heeger, physics; Song Jin, chemistry; and Tehshik Yoon, chemistry, have been awarded 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships, which support fundamental research…