Stories indexed under: College of Letters & Science

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• New technology promises to help drug makers go green June 16, 2010 Production of a single kilogram of pharmaceuticals often yields hundreds of kilograms of chemical waste. Now, new chemistry developed by scientists at UW, combined with technology developed by researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, promises to dramatically reduce that waste stream for a key step in the pharmaceutical production process.
• Students take third in national advertising competition June 15, 2010 A team of UW-Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla.
• UW-Madison humanities scholars receive national fellowships June 11, 2010 Four scholars at UW-Madison working in the humanities have received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
• Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages June 10, 2010 UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.
• African Studies Program helps celebrate first World Cup held in Africa June 9, 2010 Soccer fans will pack local bars and restaurants for the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But the UW-Madison African Studies Program (ASP) is offering a family-friendly spin on the world's most important sporting event by partnering with Dungeon-Monroe neighborhood businesses and a Madison non-profit to host an outdoor game watch, a kids' event and a lecture.
• Saving the Point of Rocks June 8, 2010 It may be one of the toughest rocks on Earth, but even Baraboo Quartzite is no match for a road crew.
• Study shows need for teacher training in personal finance June 8, 2010 While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
• Scholars look at effect of red tape on citizens’ relationships with public officials June 3, 2010 For many people, fighting City Hall means having to cut through layers of red tape.
• Two young UW-Madison faculty win Shaw Scientist Awards June 2, 2010 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professors will receive the 2010 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today.
• UW-Madison to host series of talks on core poverty issues June 1, 2010 The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Summer Research Workshop by offering five talks that are free and open to the public on issues central to poverty in the United States and efforts to reduce it.
• Powerful genome barcoding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA May 31, 2010 Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA.
• UW-Madison students compete for national title in advertising competition May 25, 2010 Finishing school, making rent, finding a first job, hanging out with friends - all top concerns of young adults.
• Children of divorced parents face economic barriers, study finds May 20, 2010 Family structure affects a child's economic mobility prospects, according to a new study co-authored by professor Thomas DeLeire of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs for the Pew Economic Policy Group's report, "Family Structure and the Economic Mobility of Children."
• Putting politics aside: Using evidence to develop policy May 19, 2010 The authors of a new book about informing policymaking with research have devoted their careers to bridging the gap between the research and public policy communities.
• Odyssey Project offers a promising journey of hope, transformation May 13, 2010 The walls of Emily Auerbach’s office are crowded with photos that show the outcomes of hard-fought success.
• Child welfare training program marks 10 years, expands access May 12, 2010 Kira Gengler and Megan Jeidy will both get their master's degrees in social work on Sunday, May 16, but they already have something their fellow graduates seek: jobs.
• Noted UW-Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96 May 12, 2010 Robert H. Burris, a noted University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist, died on Tuesday, May 11 at the age of 96.
• For comfort, mom’s voice works as well as a hug May 11, 2010 "Reach out and touch someone" - good advertising slogan, or evolutionary imperative?
• UW-Madison limnologist honored for lifetime achievements May 7, 2010 James Kitchell, a professor in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected to receive the 2010 A. C. Redfield Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
• Scholarship honors memory of UW-Madison student Neha Suri May 5, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is honoring the memory of Neha Suri, a beloved 22-year-old senior journalism and political science major who passed away in February at UW Hospital and Clinics from meningococcal disease.