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Garcia-Rivera chosen as UW–Madison safety director
Andy Garcia-Rivera, senior consultant for research compliance at Cornell University, has been named as director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Department of Safety.
Two Wisconsin veterinary students win national awards
Two of five national awards given by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) recognizing academic achievement went to students at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
UW-Madison accounting professor among most influential in finance
An accounting professor at the School of Business has been named one of the nation’s 100 most influential people in finance.
Huber to receive award from Sleep Research Society
Reto Huber, a sleep researcher at UW–Madison, will receive the Sleep Research Society's "Young Investigator Award" at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Denver on Tuesday, June 21.
Doyle appoints two to Board of Regents
Gov. Jim Doyle appointed Thomas Loftus and Christopher Semenas to the University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents.
Two scientists land leadership roles with national psychology group
Two UW–Madison psychologists were in June elected to top positions of leadership at the American Psychological Society (APS), together filling two of the society's 10 governance slots.
Scientists streamline method for making key virus
By devising a novel way to package the genome of a common human tumor virus - the virus that causes common warts, genital warts and that is implicated in prevalent cancers - scientists have paved the way for making the pathogen far more accessible to biomedical science.
Technique provides path to manufacturing complex nano-electronic devices
In the time it takes to read this sentence, your fingernail will have grown one nanometer. That's one-billionth of a meter and it represents the scale at which electronics must be built if the march toward miniaturization is to continue. Reporting in the June 3 issue of the journal Science, an international team of researchers shows how control over materials on this tiny scale can be extended to create complex patterns important in the production of nano-electronics.
Making a better cheddar
Whether it's a stretchy mozzarella or an easy-to-slice Swiss, cheesemakers aim to provide consumers with high quality, consistent products. To this end, they often try to improve texture and flavor by controlling for factors like acidity and the breakdown of milk proteins by enzymes. However, the key to better Cheddar may lie in undissolved calcium salts, according to a report by UW–Madison cheese scientists published recently in the International Dairy Journal.
Two from UW receive Cottrell Scholars awards
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors are recipients of the 2005 Cottrell Scholars Award from Research Corporation, a foundation for the advancement of science that supports research at American and Canadian universities. Helen Blackwell of chemistry and Gary Shiu of physics were among the 13 recipients of the $100,000 award this year.
Graduate School plans summer research opportunities conference
The Graduate School is hosting the Summer Research Opportunities Program Conference Friday-Sunday, July 15-17, in collaboration with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
Scientist honored as new Royal Society Fellow
John White, a cell biologist and biomedical engineer at UW–Madison, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the highest scientific accolade granted in the United Kingdom.