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Study: Too few doctors ask teens about smoking
Doctors are failing to identify smoking status in about half of the adolescent patients they have seen, according to a UW–Madison study. Physicians addressed tobacco use even less with younger teens, missing an opportunity to intervene with those experimenting with tobacco use. Read More
Storm rakes Charmany, leaves heavy damage
A storm that roared through Madison's west side Wednesday night heavily damaged UW–Madison's Charmany Instructional Facility, according to campus officials. Read More
Music, memories mark Summer Music Clinic’s 75th year
Summer 2004 marks the clinic's 75th anniversary. Since 1929, nearly 1,000 student musicians have polished their musical talents each summer under the tutelage of almost 2,000 music educators from across Wisconsin. Read More
UW Comprehensive Cancer Center receives second $7 million HHS grant
A second $7 million construction grant for the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC) has been approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More
Concrete canoe team wins national championship
The UW–Madison concrete canoe team successfully defended its national championship, triumphing over 21 other universities in three days of competition that concluded Sunday near Washington, D.C. Read More
Track and running clubs sponsor fitness walk
The Wisconsin Track Club and the Running Club at UW–Madison are co-sponsoring a non-competitive walk on Thursday, June 24, from 6-8 p.m. as a way of encouraging people to become interested in physical fitness. Read More
UW Health Sports Medicine center weighs in on body fat
Thanks to a landmark study involving the UW Health Sports Medicine Center, physicians and coaches can evaluate the effectiveness of methods widely used to measure body composition and predict the minimum weight an athlete should maintain. Read More
UW-Madison to lead expansion of online health care education
The UW–Madison School of Nursing is leading six nursing schools in a national project to take online education in health care to a higher level. Read More
UW center recognized for aiding international trade
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research received a Governor's Export Achievement Award at the 40th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference Tuesday, May 18. Read More
UW student wins Chemical Society Sigal Fellowship
The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, has awarded the 2004-2006 Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship to Matthew G. Woll, a graduate student at UW–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison wins national FutureTruck Competition
The third time around produced another winning result for the UW–Madison FutureTruck team. Read More
New ‘Research Channel’ to reach and teach larger audiences
UW-Madison researchers and artists will start reaching larger audiences when the Research Channel shows four documentaries that focus on work at the university. Read More
Professor honored for math education
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has recognized Thomas P. Carpenter, a professor in the UW–Madison School of Education, for a lifetime of accomplishment in math education. Read More
Ancient maps and corn help track the migrations of indigenous people
Maps are tools to show you where you are going, but they can also show you where you came from. That principle drives the work of Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who study ancient maps, oral traditions and the movement of domesticated crops to learn more about the origins of native people in the Americas. Read More
WiCell to offer free stem cell training to UW–Madison researchers
In an effort to increase the number of UW–Madison researchers working with human embryonic stem cells, WiCell has agreed to waive the $300 fee for taking its two-day stem cell training course. Read More
Grad School merges academic services and admissions offices
The UW–Madison Graduate School has combined its Admissions Office with the Office of Fellowships and Academic Services. Read More
Summer carillon recitals begin June 20
The UW–Madison Memorial Carillon, a fixture on campus since the mid-1930s, will be heard in a series of Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening recitals this summer. Read More
Student invention gives his brother new level of freedom
Charged with creating a new device for a senior design course in mechanical engineering, a team of students immediately knew their goal. Read More
Student project helps state leaders explore women’s issues
Farm wives, conservationists, small-town entrepreneurs, inner-city single mothers, corporate executives, faculty, students: The experiences of women from all walks of life in Wisconsin are being collected by a group of undergraduates. Read More