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Deith: From ‘hmmm’ to useable technology
Most workers are happy to follow the letter of their job descriptions, but some so enjoy their work that they find it natural to interpret that description as broadly as possible. As senior information processing consultant for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Brian Deith is in that latter category. The straightforward interpretation of his job would be plenty to fill a standard work week, as Deith is the only IT support person in a department with around 200 computers, three servers with 2.5 terabytes of combined storage, and dozens of faculty and students requiring technical support. But Deith handles those responsibilities and much more.
Undergraduates delve into big science across campus
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has become a summertime magnet for undergraduate students looking to gain hands-on research experience.
Summer class helps K-12 teachers tap into spoken word
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is offering a special class for teachers and youth services personnel, most from Madison and Milwaukee, on harnessing the might of spoken words.
Hybrid-vehicle team places second nationally
Tired of high gas costs and poor sport utility vehicle (SUV) fuel efficiency? A group of engineering students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has spent the last three years building one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient SUVs in North America. The principles behind the vehicle, appropriately named the "Moovada," could one day be incorporated into mass-production hybrid SUVs.
Online course to develop curriculum around process of science
"Forensic Science" is a unique online learning opportunity that will provide K-12 teachers with the techniques and tools to bring scientific investigation into their classrooms. This two-week Web-based learning opportunity will be conducted June 12-26.
State, local government officials complete Certified Public Manager program
Sixteen managers from Wisconsin state and local government and one manager from Illinois local government became Wisconsin Certified Public Managers at a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 5.
Candidates sought for MBA Programs
Candidates have until June 1 to apply for admission to the UW–Madison MBA in Strategic Management in the Life & Engineering Sciences or Entrepreneurial Management, designed for individuals who already have a graduate degree in a scientific field and a desire to build on that background with additional business skills.
Communities offer students chance to learn other cultures
The International Learning Community, in cooperation with University Housing, offers residence programs in German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. In 2006-07, the Arabic floor will be added.
Burrill competition to focus on security, sustainable energy issues
From sustainable energy sources for developing countries to affordable unmanned aerial security vehicles, student entrepreneurs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are creating solutions for today's most challenging problems.
Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries lecture focuses on civility
Johns Hopkins University Professor Pier Massimo Forni will give the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries' annual lecture on Wednesday, April 19, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Environmental advocate to lecture on world population
An environmental advocate who The Washington Post has called "one of the world's most influential thinkers" will give a free public lecture on Thursday, April 20, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Event will kickoff new agroecology master’s program
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will celebrate the approval of a new agroecology master’s program on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse conservatory, located at 465 Babcock Drive. The event is free and the entire Madison community is invited to attend.
‘Virtual’ symposium brings nanotech, biotech topics to K-12 science teachers
On Monday, May 1, educators from around Wisconsin will join with educators in Indiana and Minnesota to explore the convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology with a panel of experts drawn from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the National Science Foundation and Wisconsin's biotechnology community. The New Technologies symposium will originate from the Pyle Center at UW–Madison and will be broadcast live via Internet2 beginning at 8 a.m.