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Study: Consumers will pay more for specially labeled milk
Dairy producers are getting a clear message from consumers: People read labels and many are willing to pay more for products marketed as organic or all-natural.
New York Times’ Blakeslee to be Science Writer in Residence
Sandra Blakeslee, author and science correspondent for the New York Times, will be the fall 2003 Science Writer in Residence at UW–Madison.
Cookbook mixes literary works with recipes
For most nineteenth-century women, domestic life centered on the kitchen and the meals prepared there. A group from the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries is recreating a sense of that life with a cookbook, using literary excerpts describing meals or meal preparation to illustrate recipes from contemporary cookbooks.
Explorer of metaphor and science to speak Sept. 26
Theodore Brown, a University of Illinois emeritus professor of chemistry whose explorations of metaphor and the nature of scientific truth have stirred controversy in the scientific community, will speak at a UW–Madison colloquium Sept. 26.
Cancer center receives $7 million federal grant
Tommy G. Thompson, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, presented a $7 million federal grant Sept. 12 to Dean Philip Farrell of the UW Medical School for construction of additional new space for the university's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Potent toxin reveals new antibiotic resistance mechanism
It is the equivalent of the courageous soldier throwing himself on a grenade, says Jon S. Thorson, a professor of pharmacy and the senior author of a paper describing a newly-discovered method of antibiotic resistance published in the Sept. 12 edition of the journal Science.
Ehlers, physicist, congressman, to speak on science education
Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, one of only two scientists in the U.S. House of Representatives, will be on the UW–Madison campus Friday, Sept. 26, to speak about science education.
Wisconsin Union Theater series opens with Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens, one of South Africa's longest-running and most beloved musical groups, opens the Wisconsin Union Theater's Performance Series on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m.
Recession: Wisconsin feels the pain
Wisconsin workers are still reeling from the impact of the national recession that began in 2001, according to a study released by UW–Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy.
‘Jump Around’ tradition returns to student section
Fans in Camp Randall Stadium's student section will once again be jumping around during the break between the third and fourth quarters at Wisconsin football games, says Chancellor John D. Wiley.
Law School Innocence Project helps exonerate inmate
For the last two years, law students and their supervising attorneys worked diligently on Avery's case as part of their studies at the Wisconsin Innocence Project. The Innocence Project is a program within the Frank J. Remington Center at the UW Law School.
Veterinary Medicine celebrates 20 years
From taking care of Wisconsin's dairy cows, or dogs that run the Iditarod at the top of the Earth, or elephants at the equator, alumni of UW–Madison's veterinary school are practicing medicine all over the globe. On Friday, Sept. 26, they'll be gathering back in Madison for the kickoff of the School of Veterinary Medicine's 20-year anniversary celebration.
Lectures to explore ‘VOICES of Africa’
A new lecture series dedicated to identifying, presenting and exploring issues related to Africa and its Diaspora will debut Friday, Sept. 26.
Wisconsin Idea project links weather, culture and storytelling
A collaboration of researchers and educators from UW–Madison's department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, the UW–Madison Folklore Program and the Wisconsin Arts Board is bringing together UW–Madison students and Wisconsin K-12 teachers and students to explore weather lore and sayings, and to connect them to scientific explanations of the weather.
Study finds “all-natural” sells
Label a product "all-natural" or "organic" and consumers will pay more for it, according to a new UW–Madison study.
Dying a good death
"More than 70 percent of us will die from a protracted, chronic illness where good planning will make a difference in the quality of our death," says Karin Kirchhoff, a School of Nursing professor. Using a $2 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Kirchhoff will test a new approach of preparing patients and their families for the end of life.
School of Music plans dynamic concert season
Ensembles large and small, and music ranging from old favorites to premieres, are on the School of Music's performance agenda for the fall semester.
South African grassroots heroes to perform music of apartheid
Mbaqanga, the homemade "dumpling" music of South African townships under apartheid, will take the stage at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Princeton professor to address ‘Private Life of Louis XV’
Robert Darnton, professor of history at Princeton University, will discuss "Mlle. Bonafon and the Private Life of Louis XV: What the Butler Saw and What the Public Read in 18th Century France" as the first of the Center for the Humanities' Humanities Without Borders lectures. The talk will take place on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Music Hall.
Book talks will feature international subjects
The International Institute and Borders Books is sponsoring "The World Beyond Our Borders," a book series initiated last January. This series will again feature UW–Madison faculty discussing their recent books on a variety of international subjects. The talks begin at 7 p.m. at Borders West, 3750 University Ave.