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  • Photo of Terry Millar Professor strengthens math, science education March 26, 2008 For well over a decade, mathematics professor Terry Millar has worked to improve math and science instruction for students at all levels by bringing together the knowledge of university mathematicians and scientists with the teaching and curricular expertise of educators.
  • Image of brain scan Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain March 25, 2008 Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples' mental states, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Events celebrate nanotechnology March 20, 2008 The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during "Nano Days," Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6.
  • UW Geology Museum receives more than $100,000 in minerals March 19, 2008 In its 160-year existence, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum has never before received a mineral donation like the one recently given by retired UW-Madison electrical engineering Professor R.A. Greiner.
  • UW-Madison team ‘zaps’ competition with electric snowmobile March 18, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Clean Snowmobile team blew the competition out of the snow at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC) in Houghton, Mich., March 10-15.
  • Photo of Bosscher Fund for late professor lifts Engineers Without Borders into the black March 10, 2008 Katie Simon had a lot to be nervous about in March 2007 when she became the president of the University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), an organization that applies the knowledge of engineers to improving the quality of life for developing communities.
  • Photo of midge Lowly Icelandic midges reveal ecosystem’s tipping points March 5, 2008 A UW-Madison zoologist describes in the journal Nature an ecosystem population dynamics model built on the flies of Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, showing how even slight human-induced changes can irreversibly alter the balance of nature.
  • Photo of student working with tamarind The Wisconsin Experience: Psychology gets undergraduate research down to science Feb. 28, 2008 Choices, choices. In every undergraduate major, a time comes around a student’s junior year to explore different academic specialties within a degree program, moving up the pyramid from general education to refined focus.
  • Photo of students at a past Undergraduate Symposim Symposium opens world of research opportunity Feb. 19, 2008 With 10 years and hundreds of research projects in its history, the Undergraduate Symposium has been instrumental in showcasing undergraduates’ hard work. It’s also opened participants’ eyes to the possibilities of research — and even led some to continue the work they started with the event.
  • Study: Religion colors Americans’ views of nanotechnology Feb. 15, 2008 Addressing scientists in Boston Feb. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication, presented new survey results that show religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe.
  • UW-Madison makes presidential honor roll for community service Feb. 13, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison was named this week to the 2007 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for its efforts to promote community service and service learning on its campus.
  • Conference looks to the future of interdisciplinary work on campus Feb. 12, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a long tradition of collaboration among scholars from distinct academic disciplines. This legacy continues in the high-quality research, instruction, and service emerging from the university's 290 interdisciplinary departments, centers and institutes.
  • Catheterized system wins annual student creativity prize Feb. 12, 2008 A catheterized system to sense bladder pressure and control urine flow to prevent incontinence won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin-Madison invention competition.
  • Program examines ‘Four Lakes’ cultural landscape Feb. 7, 2008 An upcoming presentation will examine the parallel developments of the state and university with consideration of the complex outcomes for the American Indian peoples and Indian nations of the Great Lakes.
  • 2008 Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Award recipients announced Feb. 6, 2008 Four University of Wisconsin System students, including two from UW-Madison, will receive this year's Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Awards, recognizing outstanding scholarship and community service.
  • Students choose service over sun on alternative breaks Feb. 5, 2008 Since 1990, University of Wisconsin-Madison student spring breakers have abandoned the luxury of sandy beaches to travel across the country and volunteer during their precious week of spring break.
  • International Institute faculty book series features human rights around the world Feb. 5, 2008 Celebrating the contributions that University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty bring to the study of human rights, this semester's International Institute book series offers diverse perspectives and voices to shed light on these complex issues.
  • Hot subjects—BSE 375: ‘Biorefining: Energy and Products from Renewable Resources’ Feb. 4, 2008 Solving the energy crisis has been the topic of conversation for consumers, researchers and politicians alike, particularly since the price of oil reached $100 a barrel earlier this month.
  • Visiting artist to connect art students to the real world Jan. 25, 2008 University art students, who have yet to confront with the harsh realities of making it as a professional artist, have much to learn from those who have walked the line between the proverbial "starving artist" and making a good living in art.
  • Theatre auditions attract national producers, hopeful actors, techies Jan. 25, 2008 Theatre producers from around the country will audition actors, singers, dancers, designers, technicians and managers at the 32nd annual Theatre Auditions set for Feb. 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union.