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  • Photo of Kelsey Van Ert Spoken word scholars aim to transform campus Sept. 30, 2007 They express themselves and how they feel about the world around them through a powerful mechanism: words. And now the students who have embraced urban art, including “spoken word,” are coming together on campus, playing a leadership role in a national movement and sharing their craft with others.
  • Nanoscale image Doping technique brings nanomechanical devices into the semiconductor world Sept. 26, 2007 With the help of a device capable of depositing metals an atom at a time in the materials used in computer chips, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has successfully blended modern semiconductor technology and nanomachines.
  • ‘Jumping genes’ could make for safer gene delivery system Sept. 26, 2007 A new nonviral gene delivery system using transposons, or “jumping genes,” provides a safer alternative to previous options, according to a publication by a UW-Madison molecular biologist and biological safety expert.
  • Brain image Hormone-driven effects on eating, stress mediated by same brain region Sept. 25, 2007 A hormone system linked to reducing food consumption appears to do so by increasing stress-related behaviors, according to a new study.
  • Photo of frog Study: Nutrient pollution drives frog deformities Sept. 25, 2007 High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasite infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds and lakes across North America, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
  • Waisman Center Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood Sept. 25, 2007 Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors - repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities - that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition.
  • Illustration of children's hand prints Training program readies social workers for the field Sept. 25, 2007 For the right person, it's the best job in the world. That's the inspiration for a UW-Madison training program that covers the cost of a master's degree for social work students who commit to working in Wisconsin's public child welfare system for one or two years.
  • Portion of book cover New book looks at public perception and media treatment of GMOs Sept. 24, 2007 Although the vast majority of Americans are blithely unaware, the United States and its system of food production is irreversibly hitched to modern biotechnology. In short, most people unwittingly and regularly consume food that was produced through genetic engineering.
  • Ultrasound image Study reveals possible genetic risk for fetal alcohol disorders Sept. 21, 2007 New research in primates suggests that infants and children who carry a certain gene variant may be more vulnerable to the ill effects of fetal alcohol exposure.
  • Stem cell cultures $7.2 million grant to aid search for ALS stem cell therapy Sept. 20, 2007 With the help of a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • Illustration of doors opening on Bascom Hall icon Getting in: The not-so-secret admissions process Sept. 19, 2007 As any high school senior can attest, the college search process is complicated these days. Woven among the entrance exams and the application forms and the deadlines are myths about who gets in and who doesn’t—and why. On Wisconsin, the university’s alumni magazine, talks to the people who make those decisions every day and learns that numbers are only part of the equation.
  • Brown and colleague at computer Richard Brown: Helping problem drinkers scale back or quit Sept. 19, 2007 Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, which opened at 21 primary care clinics around the state this past spring and summer, is simple and effective in early detection of at-risk or harmful drinking or drug use, numerous studies show.
  • Microbial Sciences Building Microbial Sciences Building designed for discovery, collaboration Sept. 14, 2007 As the doors swung open at the new Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students and researchers found a facility designed to spark exchanges of ideas aimed at answering biological questions of unprecedented complexity and importance.
  • IME logo Video library broadens School of Medicine’s reach Sept. 12, 2007 A new Web site with free video content is bringing the resources of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to a global audience of health information consumers.
  • Horses Major donor underwrites Equine Veterinary Referral Center Sept. 11, 2007 The new Morrie Waud Equine Center, a facility designed to train veterinary medicine students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is now officially open for business.
  • Concrete canoe team in competition Concrete Canoe team victorious in the Netherlands Sept. 11, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team dominated the 30th annual Dutch Concrete Canoe Challenge this weekend in the Netherlands. The team took first place overall, with victories in five out of the six race categories. The team's 20-foot, 176-pound canoe, Descendent, also won the construction and innovation categories for its design and use of environmentally sound concrete.
  • Woman looking through microscope Basic research robust in face of more university patenting Sept. 10, 2007 A UW-Madison study of more than 1,800 U.S. life scientists found that, despite an explosion in academic patenting in recent years, most life science professors still do research the "old-fashioned" way: they win federal grants, publish results in scientific journals, and graduate Ph.D. students.
  • Using evolution, UW team creates a template for many new therapeutic agents Sept. 10, 2007 By guiding an enzyme down a new evolutionary pathway, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created a new form of an enzyme capable of producing a range of potential new therapeutic agents with anticancer and antibiotic properties.
  • Exhibits reveal famous patrons of the arts also loved science Sept. 10, 2007 Medici enthusiasm for science as well as art during the three centuries the family reigned over Florence and Tuscany is now on display at UW-Madison.
  • Pipette and petri dish National Stem Cell Bank announces addition of new cell lines Sept. 7, 2007 The National Stem Cell Bank has announced that it has received select human embryonic stem cell lines from Novocell, a leading stem cell engineering company based in San Diego. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank will have on deposit 14 of the 21 cell lines listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry.