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Wisconsin forum to examine U.S. transportation programs
The nation's transportation programs and the status of federal budget authorizations to support them will be discussed Monday, Aug. 9, in Appleton at a forum sponsored by the Midwest Regional University Transportation Center at UW–Madison and the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. Read More
Campus Center for Real Estate announces new leadership
The UW–Madison Center for Real Estate (formerly the Center for Urban Land Economics Research) has announced Tim Riddiough is its new academic director. Read More
Arboretum conference, course examine landscape, prairie
Landscape and tall grass prairie will be explored during two August events sponsored by the UW–Madison Arboretum. Read More
Cuthbert to help lead national group for university attorneys
Henry L. Cuthbert, senior university legal counsel at UW–Madison, has been elected second vice president of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, a position that will automatically move him higher in the group's leadership until he becomes president in 2007. Read More
Staff directory being updated for 2004-05
Work is underway to produce the UW–Madison staff directory for 2004-05. Read More
Wasp researcher doesn’t mind an occasional sting
While many people recoil at the sight of a paper-like nest tucked under the eaves or behind a foundation crack, a UW–Madison scientist is one of the few who eagerly await the year's first yellow jackets. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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). Read More
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. Read More
Road construction projects advance
Road resurfacing and utility construction projects continue to affect traffic routes on campus. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More