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Study aimed at minority retention in science, engineering
Angela Byars-Winston, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, received a $206,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a three-year study aimed at improving the retention of minority students in undergraduate life sciences and engineering programs at UW–Madison. Read More
New titan arum blossom may be on a record pace
The growers of a rare flower, the giant but malodorous titan arum or "corpse flower," say a large plant that blossomed four years ago is about to blossom again, and may be on a record-setting pace for cultivated titan arums. Read More
Budget statement from Chancellor John Wiley
"We are witnessing the systematic dismantling of public higher education in this state, a function of a lack of collective will among our public policy makers - governor and legislators alike - to set aside partisan differences and address the long-simmering structural problems that year after year plague public funding of social, civic and educational programs. We continue to endure band-aid 'solutions' to a problem that continues to expand, predictably resulting in biennial political confrontations between the governor and the Legislature over how best to trick the problem into becoming someone else's worry a few years down the road. The road, unfortunately, is ruinous, and we're already well down a path from which it will take years to recover." Read More
Study spells out new evidence for roots of dyslexia
Addressing a persistent debate in the field of dyslexia research, scientists at UW–Madison and the University of Southern California have disproved the popular theory that deficits in certain visual processes cause the spelling and reading woes commonly suffered by dyslexics. Read More
Moving a multi-ton space machine
As the UW Space Place prepares for a late-June move to Villager Mall, it faces the daunting task this week of relocating its star attraction: an enormous space observatory weighing several thousand pounds. Read More
From Bayfield to Milwaukee: Dispatches from the Wisconsin Idea Seminar
Every May, about the time the lilacs bloom, a group of 40 faculty and staff from the University of Wisconsin–Madison turn in their last grades, check their email one more time and embark on a five-day experience called the Wisconsin Idea Seminar. Read More
UW-Madison selects Underwood as School of Education dean
Julie K. Underwood, associate executive director and general counsel for the National School Boards Association, has been named the new dean of UW–Madison's School of Education, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today. Read More
Employee Recognition Day scheduled for June 15
The university's annual Employee Recognition Day celebration will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, on Bascom Hill. Read More
University receives Spirit of Tourism Award
UW-Madison received the 2005 Augie Faulkner Spirit of Tourism Award from the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) at the organization's annual business briefing on May 12. Read More
Faculty grant, program guidelines now available
The specific guidelines for three 2006-07 UW–Madison faculty grants and programs are now available. Read More
Why Files again earns PC Magazine ‘Top 100’ site award
The Why Files, which covers issues of science, math and technology behind the headlines of the day and current events, was listed among the top sites in the magazine's Education, Information and Reference category. Read More
Researcher offers new perspective on sexual desire in later life
A study by John DeLamater of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Morgan Sill of the University of Michigan, published in the May 2005 issue of The Journal of Sex Research, found that the sexual desire of older people is influenced more by attitudes toward sex than by biological factors such as medication. Read More
Psychologist: Make culture part of the new collaborative science
MADISON-Cultural considerations are increasingly vital in multidisciplinary research as more scientists stray from narrowly focused studies to expansive, boundary-blurring questions, a University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologist will announce to attendees (May 27) at the 17th Annual Convention of the American Psychology Society in Los Angeles. Read More
Polymer grid technology a boon for bridges
When the long-awaited Highway 151 bypass around Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, opens later this year, vehicles traveling northbound will cross DeNeveu Creek on a bridge like no other in the country. Read More
Transportation safety and research tips
With the twin forces of summer travel and road construction poised for their annual collision, reporters may be interested in projects at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that focus on the safety and reliability of America's highways. UW–Madison is a national leader in transportation research and is home to an interdisciplinary program on transportation engineering and urban planning. Read More
Troupe to dramatize conflict in the classroom as part of UW–Madison forum
The scene: a university classroom. The characters: the teacher, assorted students. The action: A well-thought-out, well-intentioned discussion section meant to introduce a statistical correlation turns into a shouting match between a few of the students. Read More
Professor weaves Wisconsin Idea into chemistry
Majid Sarmadi has uncovered new technologies to make cloth less static, more absorbent, more repellent, better able to take prints and dyes, deflect or absorb light, shield electromagnetic radiation and more. He also has found methods of reducing waste and environmental pollution relating to textile manufacturing. Read More
Report: State tobacco ‘quit line’ saves millions in health care costs
The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line has saved Wisconsin citizens $26 million in health care costs since its inception in May of 2001. Read More
The Inverse Doppler effect: ECE researchers add to the bylaws of physics
What if the speed of light is a constant only most of the time? What if gravity sometimes pushed instead of pulled? Scientists are increasingly asking what would seem like far-out questions regarding the laws and rules of physics after discovering conditions and materials where the rules don't quite apply. Read More
Competition unleashes student creativity on silk tie designs
Silk ties, especially upscale ones that cost up to $120, are unlikely to make their way into many undergraduate student fashion statements. But as far as classroom projects go, ties proved to be a perfect fit. A Department of Environment, Textiles and Design course at UW–Madison, led by professor Jennifer Angus, spent the spring 2005 semester designing a new line of retro-conversational ties for the Chippewa Falls fashion company XMI. Read More