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  • For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness Sept. 29, 2010 Typically, monkeys don't know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don't recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees and people pass this "mark" test - they obviously recognize their own reflection and make funny faces, look at a temporary mark that the scientists have placed on their face or wonder how they got so old and grey.
  • Ethnic Studies Week kicks off with lecture on legacy of civil rights Sept. 29, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will join educational institutions around the nation in celebrating Ethnic Studies Week with a kickoff event today (Sept. 29) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in 4141 Helen C. White Library.
  • Portion of info graphic Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’ Sept. 29, 2010 The world's rivers, the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis.
  • Writer, NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu to speak on campus Sept. 24, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) presents Andrei Codrescu, National Public Radio commentator and prolific writer and editor.
  • New classroom offers multimedia opportunities Sept. 20, 2010 Students in UW-Madison’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication now have a classroom that will keep pace with their multimedia training.
  • UW-Madison chancellor hosts ‘Meeting of the Minds’ Sept. 20, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will lead a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with four UW-Madison faculty at the top of their fields to cut through the chatter and tackle the issues at the core of what it means to live in a democracy in 2010.
  • Photo: Server bank Coming to a device near you: A safer, faster Internet Sept. 16, 2010 Like an aging bridge, the Internet is groaning under the weight of traffic that is growing by leaps and bounds and changing form under constant innovation.
  • Photo: Jeff Vinokur UW-Madison student mixes passions for science, dancing Sept. 15, 2010 UW-Madison junior Jeffrey Vinokur is passionate about two things: chemistry and a style of hip-hop dancing called "popping."
  • Time magazine election-year road trip stops in Madison Sept. 11, 2010 Time magazine's Joe Klein will stop Monday, Sept. 13 in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk with students and anyone interested in the state's hot races.
  • Student ambassadors reinforce ties with China Sept. 7, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin's spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip - one that they hope will continue to inspire their fellow students.
  • Year of the Arts to inspire, engage, celebrate Sept. 2, 2010 In any year, the arts scene on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is vibrant and rich, with hundreds of performances, exhibits and events from students, faculty and visiting world-famous artists.
  • UW-Madison researchers release Wisconsin Poverty Report: New measure tells new story Sept. 2, 2010 The second Wisconsin Poverty Report shows the rate of poverty in Wisconsin worsened in 2008, with more than 11 percent of the state's population living in need, including one in seven children and one in 10 elderly residents.
  • UW-Madison researcher wins grant to explore policy options for climate change Sept. 1, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor has won a three-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore options for public-policy mechanisms to address climate change.
  • Photo: Shark Curiosities: Why do sharks have to swim constantly? Aug. 30, 2010 For two reasons, says James Kitchell, professor of zoology at UW-Madison. First, sharks lack the swim bladder that most fish use to adjust their buoyancy.
  • Selig’s connections with UW-Madison celebrated at Miller Park Aug. 27, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and invited guests will celebrate Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig and his connections with the university at the Milwaukee Brewers’ game Friday, Aug. 27, versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.
  • Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison Aug. 20, 2010 It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s.
  • Rafael Casal: Making the most of his fearlessness Aug. 10, 2010 He’s the professional artist who honed his craft and distilled his style at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for close to three years.
  • To future archaeologists, old technology is beautiful technology Aug. 2, 2010 A couple of dozen students sit on plastic tarps under the trees at the edge of the Eagle Heights Community Gardens, at the west end of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Their professor - a noted archaeologist - faces them, sitting on his own tarp, much as he would while supervising a dig in his specialty area, South Asia. Within arm's reach, UW-Madison archaeology professor Jonathan Mark Kenoyer has some raw materials of ancient technology: boxes of arrows, stone tools, horns, hunks of obsidian and flint, cords, a chalkboard and a box of Band-Aids.
  • Students looking at map Students size up seismic sensor sites July 29, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison students Matthew Kogle and Kelly Hoehn logged thousands of miles this summer driving rural Wisconsin roads, scanning the landscape. When they found a promising spot, they knocked on the door of the nearest farmhouse and tried to interest the owners in their cause.
  • Sky map image portion IceCube spies unexplained pattern of cosmic rays July 27, 2010 Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results - including an early finding about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed to study.