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• The Waisman Center: Decades later, what would Harry think? Jan. 30, 2012 Last fall, the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison bid successfully for the same National Institutes of Health core grant that the late Harry Waisman first won 45 years ago.
• Department of Surgery among nation's best in research funding Jan. 29, 2012 By just about any measure, the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison is excelling in research.
• UW-Madison reaches 3,000 in total Peace Corps volunteers produced Jan. 25, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison this year ranks third among large universities nationwide in the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, up from eighth last year.
• Satellite renamed to honor UW-Madison space pioneer Jan. 25, 2012 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have renamed their newest Earth-observing satellite after Verner Suomi, a longtime UW-Madison professor who often is called the father of satellite meteorology.
• With $3.5 million, UW-led consortium will address national freight issues Jan. 20, 2012 The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), a consortium led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Flu researchers pause for thought Jan. 20, 2012 The authors of two H5N1-related papers, to be published in Nature and Science respectively, today announce in those journals their decision to call a voluntary 60-day pause on research involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses leading to the generation of viruses that are more transmissible in mammals.
• Jahn to speak at White House for Morrill Act’s anniversary Jan. 9, 2012 The 150th anniversary of a law that changed the mission of the University of Wisconsin and gave rise to the Wisconsin Idea is being marked in 2012, and a UW-Madison faculty member and student will be participating in a White House event that coincides with the occasion.
• UW–Madison sends two to elite epidemic-investigation training Dec. 20, 2011 Two people trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have been chosen for a highly competitive federal program that hones the skills needed to investigate epidemics.
• New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty Dec. 15, 2011 Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure.
• Byars-Winston to receive White House award Dec. 8, 2011 A researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be honored Friday at the White House for her efforts to enhance job opportunities for young girls, women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
• UW–Madison Air Force ROTC wins national award Dec. 1, 2011 The Air Force ROTC at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is officially one of the best in the nation after the cadre won the national Right of Line award for best small detachment in the nation.
• EPA administrator to visit UW–Madison Nov. 10, 2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will visit Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Tuesday, Nov. 15.
• UW–Madison home to weather-predicting supercomputer Nov. 2, 2011 A new supercomputer designed to run weather prediction models is now the most powerful computer of its kind on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, where researchers will help make those models more accurate.
• Launch of new satellite will sharpen weather observations Oct. 28, 2011 From a launching pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base our newest weather satellite rose into orbit this morning, buoyed by know-how from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's atmospheric and space science community.
• Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures Oct. 27, 2011 A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples.
• Fungus causes deadly bat disease: last doubts removed Oct. 26, 2011 Scientists have proven that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome, a fast-spreading and highly lethal disease of bats.
• UW-Madison to collaborate on new federal Climate Science Center Oct. 20, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among several institutions that will collaborate through a new federal Northeast Climate Science Center to study the effects of climate change on ecosystems, wildlife, water and other resources.
• UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty wins five-year national grant Sept. 30, 2011 The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was awarded a five-year national Poverty Research Center grant by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• UW–Madison researchers win White House science award Sept. 29, 2011 The White House has named a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and a recent alumnus to a list of the country's most promising researchers.
• UW–Madison receives $23.5 million grant for healthy transformation Sept. 27, 2011 The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, a unit of University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, announced today (Sept. 27) that it has received a $23.5 million federal grant to make it easier for Wisconsin residents to be and stay healthy.