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LGBT Campus Center finalists to visit
The UW–Madison community is invited to meet five finalists the position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Campus Center director.
Salzburg, Austria to honor UW women’s studies scholar
Gerda Lerner, Robinson-Edwards Professor of History emerita UW–Madison, will receive a new prize from the city of Salzburg, Austria.
New observatory rises on South African mountaintop
A new observatory that promises to give Wisconsin astronomers unique access to the southern sky is now a prominent feature on a remote South African plateau.
Models show gene flow from crops threatens wild plants
Models show that genes from crops rapidly can take over those in related wild plants.
Manufacturing technique offers possibilities for electronics industry
Manufacturing the minute may have gotten cheaper and more exact, thanks to a new technique developed by an international team of researchers.
New findings suggest flaws in studies of alcohol use and cognition
A growing compendium of research that suggests moderate alcohol consumption provides a cognitive boost at midlife is seriously flawed, according to a new study.
UW-Madison’s Parallel Press releases three poetry chapbooks
Parallel Press, an imprint of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, has released three new chapbooks, with three more to follow later this year.
UW Hospital ranked among nation’s best
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics ranks among the top 50 of the nationâs nearly more than 2,000 major medical centers in nine medical specialties, according to the latest edition of U.S. News and World Reportâs "Americaâs Best Hospitals" guide.
Key cellular machinery predated rise of animals
With the help of an obscure microorganism with ancient roots, scientists have discovered that critical biological processes at work today in humans and other animals were in place before the advent of multicellular life on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
Study suggests interplay of gene, stress can predict depression
When a loved one dies, families usually gather together to grieve. While some members cope with the loss, others sink into depression. Who will experience the telling signs of this mental illness depends in part on genetic make-up, according to new research published in the July 18 issue of the journal Science.
UW-Madison faculty installing salvaged material for condo landscape
Public art and ecological design come together as a pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty install salvaged pieces of steel and rubble into the landscape of a trendy condominium complex in Middleton, Wis.
Brennan named to join UW–Madison’s corporate relations office
Robert W. Brennan, the longtime president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (GMCC), has accepted an appointment to join the new Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a special consultant and liaison with the Wisconsin business community.
University-community partnerships recognized
UW-Madison is honoring eight partnerships between the university and local communities for their innovative approaches to community service during the past year.
GLBT council to honor distinguished alumni
The GLBT Alumni Council of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will honor two distinguished alumni at its annual brunch on Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. The public is invited to attend.
Nurses’ art show to benefit UW–Madison School of Nursing
While a nurse's job may be the epitome of caring and giving, alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, with support from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, are temporarily stepping into a different profession - that of artist - to give back to current nursing students.
NIH selects UW–Madison for autism studies
With the help of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Wisconsin–Madison will join a broad national effort to study autism, a complex developmental disability that affects the functioning of the brain.
UW-Madison gets funding to develop entrepreneurship initiative
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $50,000 from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Mo., to plan how to stimulate entrepreneurial values and skills across the campus
Chancellor streamlines communications functions
As part of the UW–Madison's new initiative to strengthen its communications with the business community, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced today two changes in the management of university communications that he said 'will make better use of our available resources and expertise in this important area.'
University-community partnerships to be recognized
UW-Madison is honoring eight partnerships between the university and local communities for their innovative approaches to community service over the last year.
Icebound Antarctic telescope delivers first neutrino sky map
A novel telescope that uses the Antarctic ice sheet as its window to the cosmos has produced the first map of the high-energy neutrino sky.