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At home in the Northwoods
Summer is high season at Kemp Natural Resources Station in Woodruff, Wis, when a series of classes, researchers and visitors stream onto Kemp grounds. For most, Kemp serves as a home base for research projects that require access to woods, water, wildlife or wilderness. This summer, the station is hosting people studying topics ranging from climate change to lakeshore ecology to biodiversity.
Hungry insects leave clues to impacts of climate change
Harshaw, Wis. — A boardwalk beckons into the stand of trees, pleasantly cool on a hot summer morning — where it becomes immediately clear…
New Web site makes it easier to find, analyze dairy market data
Crunching the dairy numbers is a lot simpler than it used to be, thanks to one of the most comprehensive collections of dairy marketing information going online.
Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado?
Scott Bachmeier, a research meteorologist at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW–Madison, says that particles in the air scatter…
Study finds Viagra increases release of key reproductive hormone
The little blue pill may do more than get the blood pumping. Sildenafil — the generic name for Viagra — also increases release of a reproductive hormone in rats, according to a new study.
Budget proposals may mean ‘lost opportunities’ for UW
Proposed cuts to the University of Wisconsin budget will compromise quality, make it more difficult to retain top faculty and hurt Wisconsin's economy, Chancellor John D. Wiley says.
New children’s hospital becomes reality for families
When nearly 9,000 visitors walked through the new American Family Children's Hospital during its open house in late July, children's hospital Vice President David Berry said he heard two main reactions from patients and families who had offered advice on what the new hospital should include.
Milestones
Arash Bashirullah has been named an assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program. Richard Begam, Department of English, has been named Mark and Elisabeth Eccles…
Technician cares for Kemp Station
It's an unseasonably hot June day in northern Wisconsin and the sun is blazing, but the solitary figure working on the roof either doesn't mind or is toughing it out. The demanding manual labor, set against a backdrop of the scenic North Woods, makes a typical workday for Gary Kellner, craftsworker and natural resources and maintenance technician at the Kemp Natural Resources Station in Woodruff, Wis.
Faculty, staff encouraged to promote safety
Officials from the Offices of the Dean of Students and the UW Police Department are continuing to urge students to pay close attention to personal safety, especially when out downtown, late at night.
Save the date for Sept. 28 diversity forum
Students, faculty and staff are reminded to save the date for the eighth annual Diversity and Climate Campus Forum to be held on Friday, Sept. 28, at Memorial Union.
Campus prepares for peak residence hall move-in days
It won't be long now before the university's residence halls are bustling with activity again. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 29 and 30, will be the busiest days of the fall move-in. Approximately 2,500 students and their families will arrive between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on each of those days. Another 1,300 students are scheduled to move in on Sunday, Aug. 26, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Admissions office shifts to paperless system
As fall approaches, so does the start of the 2007-08 application season in the Office of Admissions. But this year will be like no other as the undergraduate admissions office has implemented a document imaging system: They are going paperless.
Employee Matters
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