http://www.news.wisc.edu/ News stories from the University of Wisconsin-Madison en-us This year’s Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards ceremony will recognize 135 UW–Madison winners of the Hilldale Fellowship, the Herfurth and Kubly Awards, the Holstrom Environmental Scholarship and the University Book Store Awards, as well as winners of the national Goldwater, Udall and Truman scholarships and more. Brittany Johnson bnjohnson3@wisc.edu 2013-05-08T20:16:00-00:00 Wed, 08 May 2013 20:16:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21770 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21770 In an effort to improve microorganisms that can sustainably produce fuels and chemicals, a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer is using a U.S. Department of Energy award to study what - if anything - gets lost in the translation of genetic information. Renee Meiller meiller@engr.wisc.edu 2013-05-08T19:52:00-00:00 Wed, 08 May 2013 19:52:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21768 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21768 The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is recruiting cyclists and pledges for its 10th annual Ride to Farm fundraiser on Saturday, June 1 to support the next generation of Wisconsin farmers. 2013-05-08T15:16:00-00:00 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:16:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21764 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21764 Last month, the financial picture looked bleak for the Dictionary of American Regional English. Jenny Price price3@wisc.edu 2013-05-08T13:35:00-00:00 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21763 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21763 The TV show “The Apprentice” comes to mind when students in Deb Pierce’s capstone journalism course describe their semester. Twenty-five seniors in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication had signed up to apply everything they’d learned, over four years of classes and internships, to an actual client. 2013-05-08T13:17:00-00:00 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:17:00 GMT http://news.ls.wisc.edu/?p=12017 http://news.ls.wisc.edu/?p=12017 Six campus buildings remained without power, and a seventh partially down, due to a switch gear equipment failure in the campus electrical system. According to Faramarz Vakili, associate director of the UW Physical Plant, repair work is ongoing. Susannah Brooks srbrooks2@wisc.edu 2013-05-07T19:49:00-00:00 Tue, 07 May 2013 19:49:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21761 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21761 Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) and will be more resilient to the effects of a changing climate. Bob Mitchell rdmitche@wisc.edu 2013-05-07T18:01:00-00:00 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:01:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21760 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21760 Prescribed burns will begin taking place this Wednesday in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve near the western edge of the UW-Madison campus. Käri Knutson knutson4@wisc.edu 2013-05-07T17:58:00-00:00 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:58:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21724 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21724 The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced the 2013 initiates for the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. 2013-05-07T15:18:00-00:00 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:18:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21759 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21759 Featuring a broad swath of leading-edge research from around the world, an advanced manufacturing research conference June 10-14, 2013, will draw nearly 500 academic, industrial and governmental participants to the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. Renee Meiller meiller@engr.wisc.edu 2013-05-07T15:04:00-00:00 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.news.wisc.edu/21758 http://www.news.wisc.edu/21758