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Despite gains, women still face bias in science careers
Despite gains in the training of women scientists and the implementation of programs to help women overcome ingrained barriers, the career path of most women scientists at universities remains a difficult trek, fraught with roadblocks of bias, a sometimes chilly campus climate and the challenge of balancing family and work. Read More
Africans in India reveal their histories in quilts
Madison will get a sampling of Siddi quilts in an exhibition in the Gallery of Design at the School of Human Ecology. "Stitching History: Patchwork Quilts by Africans of India" will feature about eight large quilts and a dozen crib-sized quilts, all done by members of the Siddi Women's Quilting Cooperative, which professor of art history Hnery Drewal founded in 2004. Read More
Galactic survey reveals a new look for the Milky Way
With the help of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, University of Wisconsin astronomers have conducted the most comprehensive structural analysis of our galaxy and have found tantalizing new evidence that the Milky Way is much different from your ordinary spiral galaxy. Read More
Elizabeth Waters, Cole halls to shift roles in 2006
In order to better accommodate the preferences of residents, University Housing will shift its all-women's residence from Elizabeth Waters Hall to Cole Hall beginning in 2006. At that time, Elizabeth Waters Hall will begin operation as a coed residence hall. Read More
Polymer bandages may give new life to old bridges
Long polymer "bandages," designed so that troops could quickly repair or reinforce bridges to bear the weight of 113-ton military tank transport vehicles, now could be used to quickly and inexpensively strengthen aging rural bridges and concrete culverts around the country. Read More
Environmentally friendly gas cans still available
Environmentally friendly gasoline containers are available to Dane County residents free when they exchange their old gas cans as part of a program funded by UW–Madison. Read More
New treatment may curb IV-based infections
Inserted through the skin and into a vein, long-term intravascular devices such as IV catheters deliver to patients a range of life-saving medications, nutrition and fluids, among other uses. But these life-saving devices also can provide a furtive pipeline for germs from the external world to gain access to the bloodstream of patients. A new finding at UW–Madison may help solve this medical conundrum. Read More
$3.4 million directed to key MS study
In an effort to develop new techniques to repair and protect the nervous system in multiple sclerosis patients, including the use of human stem cells, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has awarded $3.4 million to a team of UW–Madison scientists. Read More
UW-Madison in drivers’ seat of national transportation center
With $16 million in funding over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation, UW–Madison transportation engineers will drive their research, education and technology-transfer efforts to the national level. President Bush will sign the "Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users" Wednesday in Aurora, Ill. The bill designates UW–Madison as one of 10 National University Transportation Centers charged with advancing research on critical national transportation issues and expanding the workforce of transportation professionals. Read More
Leary selected as interim director of UW Press
Sheila Leary, a 22-year veteran of university press book publishing, has been selected as interim director of the University of Wisconsin Press, effective Aug. 22. In announcing the selection, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader notes that Leary will bring a wealth of experience and leadership skills to the job. Read More
Study suggests broader damage from fetal alcohol syndrome
The chemical pathways by which alcohol causes neurological cell death in chick embryos overlap with the pathways that give alcohol its addictive properties, a UW–Madison fetal alcohol researcher announced in a study published this month in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Read More
Social Security turns 70
Social Security, the centerpiece of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, will turn 70 on Saturday, Aug. 13. The milestone carries added significance at the UW–Madison, recognized as the intellectual home of the landmark legislation. Read More
Chamberlin Hall renovation project celebrated
Chancellor John Wiley will dedicate the newly renovated Chamberlin Hall during a two-day physics symposium there on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 -13. The building is the new home to the UW–Madison physics department. Read More
America’s public forests landlocked by sea of development
America's national forests are beginning to resemble "islands" of green wilderness, increasingly trapped by an expanding sea of new houses, a UW–Madison forestry researcher reports at the 90th annual Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting in Montreal, Canada. Read More
Soil scientist named Arboretum director
Kevin McSweeney, a professor of soil science at the UW–Madison, has been named the new director of the UW–Madison Arboretum, a 1260-acre green oasis in the heart of Madison. Read More
Scientists zero in on drugs’ sweet spots
Employing a simple new technique to manipulate the sugars that power many front-line drugs, a team of Wisconsin scientists has enhanced the anti-cancer properties of a digitalis, a drug commonly used to treat heart disease. Read More
Students asked to think outside the box during moving days
Every August, thousands of students move in and out of downtown apartments. In an effort to minimize the mess and maximize the benefit to the community, UW–Madison and a coalition of local partners, including the City of Madison, Goodwill Industries and St. Vincent de Paul, are working together on the Moving Days campaign to encourage students to donate usable items to local charities. Read More
Ugandan AIDS professionals to speak
Two workers on the front lines of the AIDS crisis in Uganda will hold an information discussion on the subject Tuesday, Aug. 9 at UW–Madison. Read More
Stunden honored for IT leadership
Ann Stunden, director of the Division of Information Technology (DOIT) at UW–Madison, has received a 2005 award for information technology leadership from the national organization EDUCAUSE. Read More