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• UW–Madison limnologist receives international Water Prize Aug. 25, 2011 Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf presented Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin–Madison Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Zoology and director of the Center for Limnology, with the Stockholm Water Prize today (Aug. 25) in a ceremony at the 2011 World Water Week conference in Stockholm.
• Made in Wisconsin: Vessel to contain cosmic force takes shape July 20, 2011 At the heart of most celestial objects is a dynamo. The Earth's dynamo, spun to life in the molten metal core of our planet, generates a magnetic field that helps us find north and, perhaps more critically, shields us from solar winds that would otherwise singe our planet.
• Ward appointed interim UW-Madison chancellor June 29, 2011 University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today (June 29, 2011) announced that Chancellor Emeritus David Ward has agreed to serve as UW-Madison’s interim chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin.
• Chancellor Martin’s year-end message May 5, 2011
• UW-Madison student Steven Olikara wins Truman, Udall awards April 12, 2011 Steven Olikara, a University of Wisconsin-Madison junior from Brookfield, Wis., has won a pair of prestigious national awards, landing both the Truman Scholarship and the Udall Scholarship.
• UW-Madison fusion dance team gains national notice in second year April 12, 2011 A flurry of women in sequined costumes move across the floor to traditional Indian music, bobbing their heads in synchronized movements and clicking short wooden sticks together in time to the beat.
• UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion March 30, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's profound impact on Wisconsin's economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report that underscores the importance of the university to the state's economic well being.
• UW-Madison lake scientist gets world's top water prize March 22, 2011 Noted University of Wisconsin-Madison limnologist Stephen Carpenter has been awarded the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize, the world's most prestigious award for water-related activities, it was announced in Stockholm, Sweden today (Tuesday, March 22).
• Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways Feb. 10, 2011 Leafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food.
• Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps Jan. 24, 2011 Future queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker.
• UW-Madison soil scientist named U.S. professor of the year Nov. 18, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of soil science has just been named U.S. Professor of the Year
• “Breaking” barriers at Madison Dance Conference Nov. 17, 2010 The roots of break dancing trace to the streets of New York in the 1970s, but the dance style and corresponding hip-hop culture have since circulated throughout the world and found a beating heart in Madison when the UW Breakers formed in 2002.
• For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness Sept. 29, 2010 Typically, monkeys don't know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don't recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees and people pass this "mark" test - they obviously recognize their own reflection and make funny faces, look at a temporary mark that the scientists have placed on their face or wonder how they got so old and grey.
• UW-Madison student mixes passions for science, dancing Sept. 15, 2010 UW-Madison junior Jeffrey Vinokur is passionate about two things: chemistry and a style of hip-hop dancing called "popping."
• Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer's Breakthrough Ride Aug. 26, 2010 Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
• Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison Aug. 20, 2010 It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s.
• GardenFit program helps kids pare summer weight gain Aug. 10, 2010 After spending the morning spreading hay mulch and bark at Madison's East High Youth Farm, a group of middle-schoolers lined up for a well-deserved lunch. Under the canopy of a large oak, they slathered tortillas with beans, then spooned on tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and carrots that they had chopped themselves.
• One-man play confronts race issues with examination of lynching victim’s life Jan. 25, 2010 Patrick Sims' brain is crowded with the lives and chatter of imaginary people. He's been listening to them since they moved in some 12 years ago when he visited America's Black Holocaust Museum on Milwaukee's north side.
• Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow Nov. 19, 2009 Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.
• Fifty years of expanding girls’ horizons in science, math Nov. 3, 2009 The Expanding Your Horizons program, a daylong conference designed to expose young women to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, has touched thousands of Wisconsin women during its 50-year history at UW-Madison.