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  • Campus influenza cases on the rise Feb. 22, 2008 Since the beginning of February, there has been a marked increase in the number of students coming to University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with influenza-like illness and laboratory-confirmed influenza.
  • Off the hook: Stronger soft-plastic fishing lure reels in raves Feb. 21, 2008 Working with University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and business school faculty and students, a Wisconsin entrepreneur has perfected a fiber-reinforced fishing lure that may prevent millions of pounds of toxic plastics from polluting waters nationwide.
  • ‘Mini conference’ on Wisconsin Union Initiative set for Feb. 25 Feb. 20, 2008 The Wisconsin Union announces a “mini conference” to formally kick off the start of the Wisconsin Union Initiative, a project to build a new “green” south campus union and restore and upgrade Memorial Union.
  • Genetic pathway critical to disease, aging found Feb. 20, 2008 The same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust plays a similarly corrosive role in our bodies. Oxidative stress chips away at healthy cells and is a process, scientists know, that contributes to a host of diseases and conditions in humans ranging from Alzheimer's, heart disease and stroke to cancer and the inexorable process of aging.
  • 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.
  • Hot subjects—Civil and Environmental Engineering 679: Travel Behavior Analysis Feb. 18, 2008
  • Two UW-Madison engineers elected to national academy Feb. 18, 2008 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering faculty members are among the 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2008.
  • Hot subjects—Horticulture 375: Organic Agriculture Colloquium Feb. 15, 2008 After two years of teaching an experimental colloquium on organic farming, horticulture professor Jim Nienhuis is no longer surprised by the diversity of majors interested in his class.
  • Image f dust storms off West Africa The key to quieter Atlantic hurricane seasons may be blowing in the wind Feb. 15, 2008 Every year, storms over West Africa disturb millions of tons of dust and strong winds carry those particles into the skies over the Atlantic. According to a recent study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison atmospheric scientists, this dust from Africa directly affects ocean temperature, a key ingredient in Atlantic hurricane development.
  • 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.
  • Edil receives Turkish science award Feb. 15, 2008 In a January ceremony held at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, and attended by Turkish dignitaries, including the president, president of the parliament, prime minister, cabinet ministers, university presidents, and others, University of Wisconsin-Madison Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Tuncer Edil received the Special Science Award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.
  • Photo of wolves Researchers promote coexistence of wolves, people Feb. 14, 2008 For almost a decade, Adrian Treves, an animal behaviorist and ecologist, and Lisa Naughton, a social scientist, have worked closely with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to address the challenges of living with wolves, especially the losses of livestock and hunting dogs that inevitably result.
  • Faculty conflict of interest issues probed at WARF Gilson Discovery Series Feb. 12, 2008 Conflicts of interest for university faculty members who start their own companies will be the subject of a panel discussion on Monday, Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue.
  • 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.
  • Photo of submersible Recent sightings: Icy test drive Feb. 12, 2008
  • Photo of February calendar Curiosities: Why do we need leap days? Feb. 11, 2008 Leap days appear every four years or so, including this year, and they are needed because one orbit around the sun does not occur in an exact number of days, says Jim Lattis, director of UW Space Place, in the UW-Madison astronomy department.
  • Open forums seek campus, community views on next chancellor Feb. 8, 2008 Three public forums designed to elicit campus and community perspectives on the qualities and talents needed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's next chancellor will be held during the coming month.
  • Foundation awards grants to six states to improve addiction treatment Feb. 6, 2008 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded $2.2 million in grants to six state-provider partnerships through Advancing Recovery: State/Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Care, the foundation's initiative to improve the quality of alcohol and drug addiction treatment in the United States by promoting the use of evidence-based practices.
  • Undergraduate inventors to compete Feb. 11 and 12 Feb. 5, 2008 Coming soon to the University of Wisconsin-Madison: new solutions for ice fishermen, potato farmers, tailgaters, laptop junkies and airlines - all invented by undergraduates.
  • 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.