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UW alumnus endows human resources chair in business school
Bruce R. Ellig, a graduate of the School of Business, has given the school the funds needed to attract and retain outstanding faculty in its human resources area.
Candidates for violence prevention position to visit
Beginning today, the campus community and public are invited to ask questions and contribute thoughts on the two finalists for violence prevention specialist, a position with University Health Services.
Office of Corporate Relations reports ‘solid progress’ in its first year
The year-old Office of Corporate Relations at UW–Madison made "solid progress in addressing its mission of serving the needs of business in Wisconsin and beyond," according to its Annual Review for 2003-04.
Regents announce finalists in UW System president search
The UW System Board of Regents' President Toby E. Marcovich announced the finalists for the position of president of the University of Wisconsin System July 16.
GenTel BioSurfaces awarded more than $900K in small business innovation research grants
Five Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants totaling more than $900,000 have been awarded to GenTel BioSurfaces, Inc. in 2004 by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, company officials announced today (Thursday, July 15).
UW part of national pathogen bioinformatics center
In an effort to speed up research on disease-causing pathogens, including ones that could be used as biological weapons, scientists at UW–Madison will team with an information technology (IT) company, SRA International, Inc., to build an online, publicly accessible library of data on these infectious agents and their genomes.
Road construction projects advance
Road resurfacing and utility construction projects continue to affect traffic routes on campus.
Presentation focuses on Web standards
Campus communicators and others who maintain campus Web sites are invited by UW–Madison's Web Accessibility for All project to attend a presentation by UW-Platteville's Web coordinator. Dan Frommelt will speak on "The Benefits of Web Standards" on Monday, July 26, at 1 p.m. in the Pyle Center.
UW study: Migrating birds offer insight into sleep
A newly published study by a UW–Madison research team points the way to solving two of life's seemingly eternal but unrelated mysteries: how birds that migrate thousands of miles every year accomplish the feat on very little sleep and what that ability means for humans who are seriously sleep-deprived or face significant sleep problems.
Briefing to explore manufacturing for biotech industry
Biotech companies that are interested in achieving greater efficiencies in product development and manufacturing processes are invited to an introductory briefing by the UW–Madison's Center for Quick Response Manufacturing on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Tackling tuberculosis: First steps towards new vaccine
Tuberculosis, a mycobacterium that infects human lungs, still claims the lives of about 2 million people every year. Existing vaccines provide questionable protection, and they can even cause disease in individuals with compromised immune systems.
Law School clinic publishes consumer-rights manual
A guide to help make Wisconsin consumers more savvy both in the marketplace and in the legal arena has been published by the Consumer Law Litigation Clinic at the UW Law School.
UW-Madison launches business news wire
UW-Madison has launched the "UW Business News Wire" to distribute news and other information from the university that would be of interest to the business community.
Social marketing cuts drunken driving in Wisconsin
When off-the-rack messages about the dangers of drinking and driving were falling flat, officials in some rural Wisconsin communities gambled on a more unconventional tack advocated by a retired UW–Madison business professor.
GLBT Alumni Council to honor two distinguished graduates
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Council of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will present its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards to two UW–Madison alumni on Sunday, July 18.
UW-Madison rethinks storm-water management
It's easy to blame recent flooding in Dane County on record-setting spring rains. But people are as much at fault as the weather, according to Ken Potter, civil and environmental engineering professor at UW–Madison.
New study shows phonics is critical for skilled reading
By developing a computer model that mimics how children learn to read, two researchers from UW–Madison and Stanford University track the development of a skilled reader, ultimately showing that phonics gives readers an edge, especially early on.
Technology could enhance accuracy of breast biopsy
A new technology developed by a research group headed by Nimmi Ramanujam, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at UW–Madison, will be a "third eye" during breast biopsies and can increase the chance for an accurate clinical diagnosis of breast cancer.
UW Hospital and Clinics among nation’s elite in eight specialties
UW Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top 50 of the nation's 2,113 major teaching hospitals in eight specialties, according to the 2004 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" guide.
As humans alter land, infectious diseases follow
As people remake the world's landscapes, cutting forests, draining wetlands, building roads and dams, and pushing the margins of cities ever outward, infectious diseases are gaining new toeholds, cropping up in new places and new hosts, and posing an ever-increasing risk to human and animal health. A team of experts warns that widespread changes in the global landscape are providing new opportunities for dozens of infectious diseases.