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Changes accompany union closing
With the Dec. 22 closing of Union South, numerous campus services have relocated to temporary quarters until a new south campus union opens in spring 2011.
L&S adviser guides students through inauguration experience
A UW–Madison staff member will be among the Washington, D.C., elite next week as part of an inaugural conference of 15,000 students from around the country.
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Q&A: Task force considers new non-state campus funding sources
Michael Knetter, known for his creative fundraising as dean of the School of Business, is stepping into a new role helping the university target new sources of private funding.
Nations that sow food crops for biofuels may reap less than previously thought
Global yields of most biofuels crops, including corn, rapeseed and wheat, have been overestimated by 100 to 150 percent or more, suggesting many countries need to reset their expectations of agricultural biofuels to a more realistic level.
Can you see me now? Flexible photodetectors could help sharpen photos
Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past.
Protein that regulates hormones critical to women’s health found in pituitary
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have solved the mystery surrounding a "rogue protein" that plays a role in the release of neurotransmitters and hormones in the brain.
Recent sightings: Air lift
A helicopter airlifts a motor and other elevator equipment from a flatbed truck to awaiting workers on the roof of…
Study: Can nature’s leading indicators presage environmental disaster?
Economists use leading indicators - the drivers of economic performance - to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems.
Expectant brains help predict anxiety treatment success
A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.
CALS hosts Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum on Jan. 16
Get a first look at the 2009 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report and learn more about the emerging issues and opportunities of Wisconsin agriculture.
Clinical trial uses bat saliva enzyme for stroke treatment
Vampires aren't usually cast in the role of saviors, but stroke experts are hoping a blood thinner that mimics a chemical in vampire saliva will help save brain cells in stroke patients. The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of several centers worldwide currently enrolling patients in a large new clinical trial of desmoteplase, a drug based on an enzyme in vampire bat saliva.