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• Recent sightings: What’s the scoop? May 8, 2008
• Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image May 8, 2008 As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.
• Alumni ‘fired up’ about latest innovation May 8, 2008 After selling the first company he founded for more than $1 million, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering alum Chad Sorenson wasn't sure what to do next.
• Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize May 8, 2008 Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.
• WARF licenses influenza vaccine technology to FluGen May 8, 2008 The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and FluGen have signed license agreements for a technology that has the potential to significantly improve the way influenza vaccines are manufactured.
• Invitrogen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells May 8, 2008 Invitrogen Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced today (May 8) that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development of research tools.
• UW Safewalk at full strength, ready for finals May 7, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's SAFE program is fully staffed and ready to provide safe late-night transportation to any student who needs it as the spring semester draws to a close. SAFE stands for Safe Arrival For Everyone.
• Symposium marks a decade of big strides in teaching, learning at UW-Madison May 7, 2008 If a UW-Madison graduate were to return to campus today after a ten-year absence, the first impression would be striking: A building boom has altered the landscape with high-tech new buildings and additions, while another wave of construction busily charges ahead. Not as obvious to the visitor, however, would be the radical changes taking place within those walls.
• Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social set for May 8 on Bascom Hill May 7, 2008 Be sure to block off some time on your calendar for the sixth annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social on Thursday, May 8. Several flavors of Babcock ice cream and frozen yogurt will be served from 1–2:30 p.m. under a tent on Bascom Hill, rain or shine.
• Biocore program turns 40 May 7, 2008 An innovative undergraduate biology program on campus is celebrating its 40th birthday.
• Wisconsin Basecamp offers wilderness experience for new UW students May 7, 2008 Incoming freshmen and transfer students are invited to participate in Wisconsin Basecamp, a five-day wilderness excursion preceding students' first semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Four finalists named for UW-Madison chancellor May 7, 2008 University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced four finalists who are being considered for the position of UW-Madison chancellor.
• Engineering senior turns her hobby into cash May 6, 2008 It started off pretty simply. Danielle McIntosh, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior graduating in biological systems engineering, was intrigued by a friend who brought his hula hoop over to her apartment. She and her roommates would try out practicing with the hoop, and she found herself thinking about it even when her friend wasn’t around.
• Counseling canines to help reduce study stress May 6, 2008 A group of friendly dogs will be inviting students to take a study break from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Library Mall during UW-Madison's Counseling and Consultation Services' annual Pet Therapy event.
• Two alumni to receive honorary degrees May 6, 2008 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni have been selected to receive honorary degrees from their alma mater.
• Commencement, move-out to cause traffic issues May 6, 2008 The southeast area of campus, particularly along West Dayton Street, will be a very busy and congested place on Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18.
• Alumnae to speak at spring commencement ceremonies May 6, 2008 Two high-powered University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center.
• Recent sightings: Going round and round May 6, 2008
• Latest Badger Poll results to be released this week May 5, 2008 More results from the latest University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger Poll, a survey of Wisconsin residents' views on timely topics, will be released this week.
• Time Magazine names James Thomson one of “World’s Most Influential People” May 2, 2008 Stem cell scientist James Thomson has been named one of Time magazine's "World's Most Influential People," with Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University. Last year, they each discovered a way to give human skin cells many of the characteristics of embryonic stem cells, an advance that avoids the destruction of embryos.

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