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  • Photo of Biddy Martin Chancellor search March 14, 2008 UW-Madison is currently conducting a national search for a successor to Chancellor John D. Wiley, who will step down in September 2008.
  • UW–Madison biochemist elected to National Academy of Sciences March 12, 2008 Judith Kimble, a professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
  • Office upholds remaining WARF stem cell patents March 12, 2008
  • UW-Madison ‘Gaia Project’ creates environmental learning, action project for faculty and staff March 12, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Gaia Project, a program devoted to helping faculty and staff get involved in topics related to climate, energy and sustainability, has launched this semester with more than 100 subscribers already on board.
  • Curiosities: Why do we dream? March 12, 2008 Submitted by Rachel Furlow, 7th grade, Cherokee Middle School
  • Stem cell summit to convene in Madison March 12, 2008 Researchers, business representatives, philanthropists, bioethicists and educators from around the world will be invited to Madison for the World Stem Cell Summit at the Alliant Energy Center on Sept. 22-23, 2008.
  • Image of Gulf of Mexico dead zone Increased ethanol production to worsen Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ March 10, 2008 The rush in the United States to produce corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel will likely worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and expand the annual "dead zone" that kills fish and other aquatic life, according to new research.
  • WID established as Graduate School center March 8, 2008 In fall 2007, the proposal (1.5 Mb PDF) for the public Wisconsin Institute for Discovery was approved by the University Academic Planning Council, establishing the institute as a center within the Graduate School.
  • Forum today to seek campus, community views on next chancellor March 6, 2008 The last of three public forums seeking campus and community perspectives on the qualities and talents needed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's next chancellor will be held Thursday, March 6 at Union South.
  • 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.
  • Gilson event highlights conflicts of interest in clinical trials Feb. 28, 2008 Paul DeLuca, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, will speak on conflicts of interest in clinical trials at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6.
  • Professor named first scientific director of national nuclear research facility Feb. 28, 2008 Idaho National Laboratory has selected University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fuels and materials expert Todd Allen to lead its newly created Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) National Scientific User Facility.
  • Bacteria unlock secrets that may aid cancer treatment Feb. 27, 2008 The murky flasks of bacteria growing in Ben Shen’s lab may change how we look at both chemistry and chemotherapy.
  • Photo of farm Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern corn belt Feb. 27, 2008 U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north. Earlier plantings could account for up to half of the yield gains seen in some parts of the northern Corn Belt since the late 1970s, a new study has found.
  • Photo of people working on wastewater project UW students help El Salvadoran towns build wastewater system Feb. 27, 2008 New Year's Eve in Nejapa, El Salvador, looks a lot like the Fourth of July. At Griselda Guzman's house, homemade fireworks lighted the front yard, where the guests dancing outside her pale yellow home included 11 University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students and three advisers.
  • Celebrating Leopold’s legacy Feb. 27, 2008 To celebrate the Aldo Leopold legacy, people are invited to the Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, for “Madison Reads Leopold,” part of Aldo Leopold Weekend. Leopold Weekend is a statewide event that honors Leopold’s contributions to our understanding of the environment.
  • Biochemist Kimble elected National Academy councilor Feb. 27, 2008 Judith Kimble, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
  • Photo of RFID chip Can RFID technology promote a safer blood supply? Feb. 26, 2008 Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns, access restricted areas, locate stolen vehicles and track luggage at major airports.
  • Stem cell pioneer James Thomson to steer regenerative medicine at MIR Feb. 25, 2008 The Morgridge Institute for Research, the private, not-for-profit side of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, is announcing the appointment of world-renowned stem cell pioneer and researcher James Thomson as the first member of its multidisciplinary scientific leadership team.
  • Morgridge Institute launches Web site Feb. 25, 2008 The Morgridge Institute for Research launched a new Web site today, Feb. 25, 2008.