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  • La Follette School notes 25 years with special issue of policy report Nov. 11, 2008 The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs is marking its 25th anniversary with an expanded issue of the La Follette Policy Report that showcases Wisconsin public affairs research.
  • UW historian’s interview with PBS canceled Nov. 7, 2008 William (Will) Jones, an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be a guest on the PBS television series "Bill Moyers Journal" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.
  • Professor spends 25 years making ‘prejudice puzzle’ Nov. 5, 2008 In the 1980s, when equal rights were becoming a cultural norm in America, many psychology researchers encountered people who would respond in interviews that they were not prejudiced, yet their actions would still reflect a bias. The pessimists in the field would conclude that they simply were lying. But UW-Madison psychology professor Patricia Devine saw things differently.
  • Political scientists offer post-election perspectives Nov. 5, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professors Katherine Cramer Walsh and Barry Burden provided their perspectives on the historic nature of Tuesday's presidential election and the massive turnout of voters across the nation.
  • Election Journalism students tackle real-time election coverage Nov. 3, 2008 As a history-making race for the White House enters its final hours, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism students are busy crafting pre-election coverage and preparing to cover Election Day with a campus bent.
  • Cramer Walsh Doughnuts, politics and a look into Wisconsin's views and values Oct. 31, 2008 A knot of older men gather around a table in a Madison-area bakery each morning to laugh, crack wise, talk about politics over doughnuts and warm themselves with round after round of hot coffee.
  • Wisconsin Advertising Project analysis Oct. 31, 2008 The Wisconsin Advertising Project today released an analysis showing that Democrat Barack Obama outspent Republican John McCain on television advertising nearly 3-to-1 between Oct. 21 and Oct. 28.
  • Poll results map thumbnail Obama leading all Midwest states in Big Ten Battleground Poll Oct. 23, 2008 As the race for the White House enters its final days, the Big Ten Battleground Poll shows Barack Obama holds significant leads over John McCain in eight crucial Midwest states.
  • Photo of lobeliad Evolution’s hand detailed in Hawaiian lobeliads Oct. 16, 2008 A team led by UW-Madison botanists Thomas Givnish and Kenneth Sytsma details the evolutionary history of a diverse tropical group of flowering plants long viewed as one of the plant world's most dramatic examples of adaptive radiation, the phenomenon of new species arising from a single ancestor to occupy a multitude of ecological roles.
  • Wisconsin Advertising Project logo Wisconsin Advertising Project analyzes tone of ads in White House race Oct. 16, 2008 During the Wednesday (Oct. 15) presidential debate, both candidates made claims about the tone of the other's television advertising campaign.
  • Portion of album cover Study debunks myth that early immigrants quickly learned English Oct. 16, 2008 Joseph Salmons has always been struck by the pervasiveness of the argument. In his visits across Wisconsin, in many newspaper letters to the editor, and in the national debates raging over modern immigration, he encounters the same refrain:
  • Photo of Crampton Lake Reservoirs promote spread of aquatic invasive species Oct. 15, 2008 The latest "damming" evidence suggests that manmade reservoirs are facilitating the spread of invasive species in Wisconsin lakes.
  • Photo of Henry Drewal Exhibition reveals passion for African arts Oct. 14, 2008 For those who believe a tidy, antiseptic workplace free of distractions improves productivity, a visit to Henry Drewal’s office in the Elvehjem Building will challenge that notion.
  • World’s largest computing grid ready for data Oct. 3, 2008 The technological advancements surrounding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the new particle accelerator near Geneva, Switzerland - are not just about the physics.
  • Anthropology professor honored by Librarian of Congress Oct. 2, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison William F. Vilas Professor of Anthropology Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney has been named John W. Kluge Distinguished Chair of Modern Culture by the Librarian of Congress.
  • More experiments needed to advance environmental restoration Oct. 1, 2008 Across Wisconsin and the nation, scientists, land managers and conservationists are trying to restore large tracts of wetlands degraded by pollution, sedimentation and invasive plants to a more natural state. Yet while these efforts are laudable, Joy Zedler sees in most of them a missed opportunity.
  • Image of Earth's magentic variations Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals Sept. 25, 2008 Ancient lava flows are guiding a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field - and what may drive it to occasionally reverse direction.
  • Madison, Milwaukee UW collaboration offers variety, model for future Sept. 24, 2008 A new doctoral initiative that explores buildings, landscapes and cultures may make the distance between Madison and Milwaukee just a little bit smaller, at least figuratively speaking.
  • Photo of dust Comet dust reveals unexpected mixing of solar system Sept. 18, 2008 Chemical clues from a comet's halo are challenging common views about the history and evolution of the solar system and showing it may be more mixed-up than previously thought.
  • Photo of choral performer Performance Center to get $20 million boost Sept. 16, 2008 Two anonymous donors have made a commitment of $20 million in support of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music's future Performance Center on the northwest corner of University Avenue and Lake Street.