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Legal scholar Gordon Brewster Baldwin dies in Italy

October 16, 2006

Gordon Brewster Baldwin, a distinguished constitutional and foreign relations law scholar at the University of Wisconsin Law School, died in his sleep this past weekend after attending an opera in Italy with his wife, Helen.

Study: Put a price tag on environmental services

October 13, 2006

The pressing issues of an increasingly strained global environment require a broad societal response - including the systematic assignment of monetary value to the services nature provides such as water purification and climate regulation, according to an assessment of the findings of a study of the health of the world's ecosystems.

Access to UW–Madison

October 13, 2006

UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project

October 12, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Google announced an agreement today to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from more than 7.2 million holdings at the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.

Prize-winning scholar to lecture on African American ideas of work, culture, liberty

October 12, 2006

Distinguished historian Thomas Holt will deliver the 2006 Merle Curti Lectures, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of History.

Professor’s work underscores importance of family in care of people with disabilities

October 12, 2006

An assistant professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is working to teach how important the family is to Hispanic and Latino parents in caring for adult children with disabilities.

UW-Madison attracts Wisconsin’s top students

October 12, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has scored a major in-state recruiting coup, attracting the state's largest number of 2006 Wisconsin All-State Scholars.

Midwest local TV newscasts average 36 seconds of election coverage

October 12, 2006

In the month following the traditional Labor Day kickoff of the 2006 election campaign season, television stations in nine Midwest markets devoted an average of 36 seconds to election coverage during the typical 30-minute local news broadcast, a new analysis conducted at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows.

Homecoming parade to affect downtown traffic patterns

October 12, 2006

Several downtown streets will be closed on Friday, Oct. 13, for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Parade.

Reports of UW Marching Band conduct detailed

October 12, 2006

In an effort to foster public understanding regarding reports of misconduct by members of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, Chancellor John D. Wiley and band director Mike Leckrone today disclosed the nature of some of the reported behavior.

Nova producer to delve into the art of science television

October 11, 2006

Paula S. Apsell, the executive producer for public television's science series Nova, has been named University of Wisconsin–Madison Science Writer in Residence for the fall of 2006.

Microbial ‘blueprint’ may unlock mysteries of wastewater treatment

October 11, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison environmental engineer and her graduate student are among researchers on a multi-institutional team who have mapped the metagenome of elusive phosphorous-eating organisms key to thousands of wastewater treatment processes in the developed world.

Study: Dust may dampen hurricane fury

October 10, 2006

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have put forward an intriguing theory that introduces a whole new dimension to the debate on what might be causing stronger and more frequent storms.

Business school plans celebration for Grainger Hall addition

October 10, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business will hold a kickoff ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction of a $40.5 million addition to Grainger Hall.

UW-Madison to sponsor teacher, student international workshops

October 10, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison area and international studies programs will sponsor several workshops for K-12 teachers and students this fall.

Berquam: Participate in ASM fall elections

October 9, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam is encouraging all students to play an active role in shared governance by voting in next week's Associated Students of Madison fall elections.

Forage specialists apply their expertise to bioenergy research

October 9, 2006

Michael Casler and Paul Weimer are experts on matters related to forage digestibility in dairy cows. So how did they end up doing research on use of biomass crops for ethanol production?

Students fight hunger with hunger

October 9, 2006

On Thursday, Oct. 12, University of Wisconsin–Madison students will go hungry to fight hunger as part of the Muslim Student Association’s fourth annual…

Charo elected to National Academy

October 9, 2006

Initiative fosters teacher training in less commonly taught languages

October 6, 2006

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute and the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages a three-year, $345,000 grant to launch the National Online Less Commonly Taught Languages Teacher Training Initiative.

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