http://www.news.wisc.edu/ News stories from the University of Wisconsin-Madison en-us 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15216 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15216 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. Madeline Fisher mmfisher@wisc.edu 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15215 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15215 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. Sandra Knisely perspective@engr.wisc.edu 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15212 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15212 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. 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15211 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15211 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. 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15210 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15210 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. 2008-05-08 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15209 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15209 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. John Lucas jplucas@wisc.edu 2008-05-07 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15207 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15207 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. Brian Mattmiller bsmattmi@wisc.edu 2008-05-07 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15201 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15201 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. 2008-05-07 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15199 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15199 An innovative undergraduate biology program on campus is celebrating its 40th birthday. 2008-05-07 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15198 http://www.news.wisc.edu/15198