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• Study reveals extraordinary glass properties Jan. 6, 2013 Technologically valuable ultrastable glasses can be produced in days or hours with properties corresponding to those that have been aged for thousands of years, computational and laboratory studies have confirmed.
• Gerda Lerner, women’s studies pioneer, dies at 92 Jan. 4, 2013 Gerda Lerner, Robinson Edwards Professor Emerita of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in an assisted-living facility in Madison. She was 92 years old.
• Researchers: Online science news needs careful study Jan. 3, 2013 A science-inclined audience and wide array of communications tools make the Internet an excellent opportunity for scientists hoping to share their research with the world. But that opportunity is fraught with unintended consequences, according to a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison life sciences communication professors.
• Registration open for Cycle for Sight fundraiser Jan. 3, 2013 Fight blinding diseases and get some exercise in the middle of Wisconsin winter! You can do both by registering an indoor cycling team for the annual Cycle for Sight Fundraiser.
• UW-Madison a leader in value among public universities Jan. 2, 2013 According to a national survey, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the best values in public universities.
• Three thorns: Badger rally comes up short in Pasadena Jan. 1, 2013 Although Stanford didn't score many style points in the 99th Rose Bowl, the Cardinal could celebrate because they didn't let Wisconsin score any points at all after halftime. Wisconsin's 20-14 loss was the third straight in the New Year's Day game.
• As climate warms, bark beetles march on high-elevation forests Dec. 31, 2012 Trees and the insects that eat them wage constant war. Insects burrow and munch; trees deploy lethal and disruptive defenses in the form of chemicals.
• Families, fans enjoy Rose Bowl traditions Dec. 31, 2012 The last time Stanford played the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Rose Bowl, Sara Schultz was 11 years old. In 2000, her whole family made the journey out to Pasadena from their home in Whitefish Bay.
• UW Hospital and Clinics purchases Best Western InnTowner Hotel Dec. 28, 2012 The Best Western InnTowner Hotel near UW Hospital and Clinics has been purchased by the hospital to provide a new patient-and-family centered resource for regional patients.
• Rose Bowl competitors serve together off the field Dec. 28, 2012 As the Badger football team returns to the Rose Bowl for the third straight year, another Los Angeles-area organization is excited to welcome fans back for a day of community service.
• Military projects push boundaries of flexible electronics in imaging technologies Dec. 28, 2012 Aiming to address the strategic military need for accurate, high-resolution imaging, a University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical and computer engineer working with the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. Department of Defense has a simple goal: to make night vision more accurate and easier for soldiers and pilots to use.
• Sales of UW merchandise smash record, help financial aid Dec. 28, 2012 As you pull on your jersey or take a sip from your favorite UW mug in preparation for the 2013 Rose Bowl, remember every Bucky Badger and Motion W has a grand purpose: real need-based financial aid for UW-Madison students.
• Increased medical and social support needed to reduce black infant mortality Dec. 27, 2012 The mortality rate for black and white infants in Dane County was just about equal from 2004 until 2007. However, black infant deaths rose from 2008 to 2010 while the mortality rate for white babies remained steady.
• Wisconsin Center for Education Research wins $15 million grant to improve student achievement Dec. 27, 2012 More than 4,000 students and their families will be better prepared for success in school thanks to the expansion of an initiative developed by UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
• Website allows Badgers to share their pride in the run-up to the Rose Bowl Dec. 26, 2012 An interactive website will follow the historic return of the Badgers to the Rose Bowl and allow fans to share their Badger pride, wherever they are.
• One step closer: UW-Madison scientists help explain scarcity of anti-matter Dec. 26, 2012 A collaboration with major participation by physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made a precise measurement of elusive, nearly massless particles, and obtained a crucial hint as to why the universe is dominated by matter, not by its close relative, anti-matter.
• Badgers find 'right fit' for football coach in Andersen Dec. 20, 2012 The first time that Gary Andersen showed up on Barry Alvarez's radar was during Utah State's near-upset of Auburn in the 2011 opener. Despite being a three-touchdown favorite, the Tigers, defending national champions, had to rally from a 10-point deficit in the final 3:38 to escape with a 42-38 win.
• Normal operations, final exams to resume Dec. 20, 2012 The UW-Madison will resume normal operations on Friday, Dec. 21.
• Campus open for essential functions only; no in-person final exams Thursday Dec. 20, 2012 In response to blizzard warnings issued by the National Weather Service for Madison and Dane County, UW-Madison will be open only for essential operations Thursday. Scheduled, in-person final exam meetings will not be held. Visit http://emergency.wisc.edu for complete details, along with updates on campus events and services.
• UW-Madison’s Trisha Andrew honored for energy research Dec. 19, 2012 Trisha Andrew, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in Energy. The list recognizes talented young innovators whose work holds potential for the energy landscape of the future.