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UW-Madison hosts summer youth activities fair
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Summer Youth Activities Fair will be held from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Villager Mall, 2300 S. Park St.
Nanoscale packaging could aid delivery of cancer-fighting drugs
A University of Wisconsin–Madison pharmacy professor aims to improve the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs by targeting them more selectively to tumors and boosting their solubility in water.
Traveling festival takes unique approach to women’s films
Alice Guy Blaché made movie history in 1896 with the release of “La Fee Aux Choux” (“The Cabbage Fairy”), generally acknowledged to be one of the very earliest films to tell a story, and certainly the first film directed by a woman.
Dance Program’s anniversary honors H’Doubler, Nikolais
When Margaret H’Doubler pioneered the Dance Program 80 years ago — making it the first degree-granting program of its kind in the country — she had much more than tutus and tap shoes in mind.
Employee Matters
The facts about domestic partner benefits at UW–Madison
Kathleen Horning: Helping communities make choices on challenged books
School librarians have an inherently behind-the-scenes profession, but what happens when they are thrust into a very public controversy over a challenged book?
Hidden gems: New composites are stiffer than diamond
Using a unique combination of barium titanate and tin, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have made the first known material that's stiffer than diamond.
Regents approve updated admissions policy
Every applicant who wants to be a student in the UW System will receive a comprehensive, individualized admissions review – a practice long used by UW–Madison – under an updated policy approved last week by the Board of Regents. “Every applicant deserves our consideration as a whole person,” said UW System President Kevin P. Reilly.
Climate change exhibit opens Feb. 16 at Nicolet College
A traveling art and science exhibition focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region will open Friday, Feb. 16, at the Nicolet College Art Gallery, in Rhinelander. An opening reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.
Researcher seeks ‘missing piece’ in climate change models
To most people, soil is just dirt. But to microbiologists, it is a veritable zoo of bacteria, fungi and nematodes. It's also a vast carbon dioxide factory. As these microorganisms consume carbon-based materials found in soil, they release carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere as a normal part of their metabolism.