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• Poor dads: A “perfect storm” of adverse events works against young families May 3, 2011 In the beginning of the 21st century economy, almost half of all children are being raised by at least one parent with a low educational background and a poor expected economic future.
• Experts available to media on Osama Bin Laden's death, aftermath May 2, 2011
• Scientists detect early warning signal for ecosystem collapse April 28, 2011 Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals emanating from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning - a death knell - of the impending collapse of the lake's aquatic ecosystem.
• Astronomy technique could help assess deadly melanomas April 26, 2011 As a young graduate student with a passion for surfing, Andy Sheinis soaked up a lot of California sun.
• Television insiders and Badger alumni look at today’s media April 22, 2011 It's the job of those working in broadcast journalism to report on the news, not make news. When five high-profile journalists are invited to discuss the changing nature of television news at their alma mater, however, that's a different story.
• UW-Madison graduate wins Pulitzer Prize April 20, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna this week was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, for an explanatory report on an effort by doctors to diagnose a boy's mystery illness.
• Precipitation, predators may be key in ecological regulation of infectious disease April 14, 2011 A little information can go a surprisingly long way when it comes to understanding rodent-borne infectious disease, as shown by a new study led by John Orrock from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Book series explores chemistry’s panache April 14, 2011 When chemistry’s preeminent impresario Bassam Shakhashiri mounts the dais, you know the show is about to begin.
• Curiosities: Is global warming evident in temperature records and warming winters? April 11, 2011
• Veteran journalist Dan Flannery wins UW-Madison’s Journalism Ethics Award April 11, 2011 The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will honor newsman Dan Flannery, executive editor of the Post Crescent in Appleton, Wis., with the Wisconsin Commitment to Journalism Ethics Award on Friday, April 15.
• New undergraduate majors build on UW-Madison’s environmental legacy April 8, 2011 Pursuing environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is certainly not new, but being able to major in it is.
• Two faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows April 7, 2011 One current and one emerita professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship Awards, recognizing artists, scholars and scientists based on distinguished past achievement and exceptional future promise.
• Beethoven Piano Competition winners perform Saturday April 6, 2011 The School of Music's annual Beethoven Piano Competition took place on April 2, and three winners emerged from a field of nine entrants - Hallie Houge, Margaret Runaas and Jeongmin Lee.
• Protecting children: New child welfare center finds "what works" April 5, 2011 A new research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promotes child and family well-being through interdisciplinary research and enhanced collaboration and communication among the researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking best practices in preventing child maltreatment.
• Earth Day conference to showcase sustainability April 5, 2011 Two dazzling new gathering places on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will share the spotlight on Wednesday, April 20 as joint venues for the Nelson Institute's fifth annual Earth Day Conference, and the public is invited.
• Thirteen recently tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards March 29, 2011 This year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker’s dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across campus.
• Eleven faculty members named Kellett award winners March 29, 2011 Honors go to professors five to 20 years past first tenured position
• Noted primate researcher to discuss animal research March 25, 2011 On Tuesday, March 29, University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Charles Snowdon will discuss his decades of research on a small new-world monkey called the cotton-top tamarin.
• UW-Madison lake scientist gets world's top water prize March 22, 2011 Noted University of Wisconsin-Madison limnologist Stephen Carpenter has been awarded the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize, the world's most prestigious award for water-related activities, it was announced in Stockholm, Sweden today (Tuesday, March 22).
• Al Jazeera adviser to headline UW-Madison journalism ethics conference March 15, 2011 Al Jazeera's chief strategic adviser in the Americas will be the keynote speaker at the third journalism ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, April 15.