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• Writer’s Choice: Connections between visual, science explored Jan. 30, 2008 When visual culture is mentioned, molecules, materials science and technology do not often come to mind. But exploring the possible intersections between the visual and science is the focus of a conference organized by the Visual Culture Center at UW–Madison. “Visualizing Science,’” to be held Feb. 7–8, is the latest in the center’s series of public conferences that explore visual culture, part of an ongoing collaboration among scholars from sciences, arts and humanities.
• Particle accelerator may reveal shape of alternate dimensions Jan. 30, 2008 When the world's most powerful particle accelerator starts up later this year, exotic new particles may offer a glimpse of the existence and shapes of extra dimensions.
• With a jolt, ‘nanonails’ go from repellant to wettable Jan. 29, 2008 Sculpting a surface composed of tightly packed nanostructures that resemble tiny nails, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and their colleagues from Bell Laboratories have created a material that can repel almost any liquid.
• Talk commemorates 75th anniversary of Warfarin saga Jan. 25, 2008 Seventy-five years ago this February, a Wisconsin dairy farmer brought some sweet clover hay to University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Karl Paul Link. The farmer suspected the clover had killed his cattle, which died from uncontrollable bleeding. From one farmer's misfortune, much good has come.
• New Antarctic ice core to provide clearest climate record yet Jan. 25, 2008 Ice Coring and Drilling Services at UW-Madison built and is operating a state-of-the-art, deep ice-coring drill that is the engine behind an unprecedented Antarctic research project to record greenhouse gas levels over the last 100,000 years. The project completed its first year at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide.
• Professor helps schools meet the demands of high-stakes accountability Jan. 24, 2008 Richard Halverson, an education leadership and policy analysis professor, is focusing his research on examining how schools are approaching the tough standards established by the federal No Child Left Behind law.
• UW-Madison joins largest climate change teach-in in U.S. history Jan. 23, 2008 On Jan. 30 and 31, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will participate in Focus the Nation, an unprecedented teach-in on global warming solutions with the aim of preparing millions of students to become leaders in responding to the challenge.
• Campus learns about building plans at town hall meetings Jan. 23, 2008 Throughout the month of October, the UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation hosted a series of town hall meetings on campus to inform the university community about the latest building plans for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
• Bioethicist Fost debates use of steroids in sports Jan. 23, 2008 Norman Fost, professor in the departments of pediatrics and medical history and bioethics, and director of the Program in Bioethics, particpiated recently in an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate as an advocate for the motion “Should We Accept Steroid Use in Sports?”
• Low vaccination rate of U.S. puppies and kittens poses larger risks Jan. 22, 2008 It's hard to believe that in an advanced country like the United States, fewer than half of all puppies and kittens are being vaccinated. Yet that's exactly what was found in a study recently completed by UW-Madison and Dane County veterinarians.
• School of Pharmacy ready to celebrate 125 years Jan. 22, 2008 What began as an inspiration of several forward-thinking pharmacists throughout the state is now, 125 years later, a national leader in advancing both the practice and science of pharmacy.
• Ebola virus disarmed by excising a single gene Jan. 21, 2008 The deadly Ebola virus, an emerging public health concern in Africa and a potential biological weapon, ranks among the most feared of exotic pathogens.
• In diatom, scientists find genes that may level engineering hurdle Jan. 21, 2008 Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips.
• Curiosities: How can a tornado occur in January? Jan. 21, 2008
• Study: Brain connections strengthen during waking hours, weaken during sleep Jan. 20, 2008 Most people know it from experience: After so many hours of being awake, your brain feels unable to absorb any more-and several hours of sleep will refresh it.
• Planning for interaction at Institutes for Discovery Jan. 16, 2008 As a first-generation college student at a small liberal arts school on the East Coast, Gwen Drury was struck by how physical space influenced the way people interact.
• Wisconsin Idea grants bring a community focus to current affairs Jan. 16, 2008 The 2008 Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment will provide more than $900,000 in support for 15 projects targeting issues related to education, health, the economy and the environment.
• UW-Madison No. 2 in producing Peace Corps volunteers Jan. 15, 2008 For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is second in the nation in producing alumni volunteers to the Peace Corps.
• Work begins on future site of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Jan. 15, 2008 A major change will begin to take shape on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month as construction begins at the future site of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
• Professor to be featured on ABC’s 20/20 tonight, Jan. 11 Jan. 11, 2008 Richard Davidson, the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, will be featured on ABC’s 20/20 program tonight, Jan. 11, 2008.