Like almost any student preparing to move into a freshman dormitory, Nora Goldberger spent much of the summer batting around questions about college life: Would she struggle to make friends? Which courses should she take, and which ones should she avoid? How would she get her laundry done? (Subscription required.)
Opponents of embryonic stem cell research fail to distinguish research conducted for the purpose of finding therapies for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases from research directed to producing human beings. (Last item.)
Madison – After patiently answering more than 90 minutes of questions, including countless variations of the same query aimed at soliciting comments on a junior season ruined by injuries, Anthony Davis took pen to paper and constructed a small sign to warn all stragglers:
“No ankle questions.”
“No ankle questions
A western Wisconsin community college is readying workers for an emerging industry that has big potential using materials 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
Chippewa Valley Technical College has enrolled its first eight students in a new, two-year technician program that will offer an associate’s degree in nanoscience technology, which involves working with materials so small they can only be viewed under the most powerful microscopes
SAT scores for the high school class of 2004 were mostly the same as a year ago, though scores for some minority groups showed an encouraging increase.
The average cumulative score on the country’s most widely taken college entrance exam was 1026, the same as for the class of 2003. Scores on the verbal section rose one point to 508 while math scores fell one point to 518.
MADISON ââ?¬â?? Computer systems will become faster, more reliable, easier to use, more robust and have more capabilities in the years to come. Moreover, Gordon Mooreââ?¬â?¢s theory ââ?¬â?? that chip performance will double every 18 months ââ?¬â?? will continue for at least another decade.
WASHINGTON ââ?¬â? More than a half-million minority students in the high school class of 2004 took the SAT ââ?¬â? a record and a sign that the nation’s college-bound population is growing more diverse.
From TV rights to its men’s basketball tournament, the NCAA averages better than half a billion dollars a year in revenue. That does not include payouts from the 28 football bowls, which exceed $184 million and go to the conferences.
MADISON, Wis. — An incoming University of Wisconsin freshman remains hospitalized after falling from a second-story balcony Saturday night.
Jason Gratzl, 18, of Burlington, is listed in critical condition.
Elite athletes such as those who just wowed us in Athens are mostly specialists.
Swimmers. Gymnasts. Weight lifters. Runners. All very, very good in their one sport of choice.
But Oscar P. Osthoff, it seems, was uncommonly good at a bunch of them.
Quoted: Michael Adams, University of Wisconsin-Madison emeritus professor of botany
Burlington – As a student at Burlington High School, Jason Gratzl, a tall boy with spiked red hair, cultivated a reputation for being a smart but zany free spirit, someone who turned public speaking engagements into magic shows and commanded attention at parties.
Quoted: Steve Stevenson, associate director of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. (Login required.)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ââ?¬â? University of Wisconsin swimmer Carly Piper didn’t take much time off to celebrate the Olympic gold medal she won in Athens ââ?¬â? she returned to the pool Monday to resume training.
Republicans approved a platform on Monday, the opening day of their national convention here, that calls for, among other things, the continuation of President Bush’s policy of limited support for stem-cell research and the enactment of permanent tax cuts that have important implications for colleges. (Subscription required.)
While prices for premium seats continue to rise for the well-heeled, there is a move among concerned sports owners and their marketing gurus to keep prices more affordable and games more accessible in a dynamically readjusting marketplace.
With the UW students back in town for their first weekend….Madison police say they had to deal with plenty of alcohol-related problems….and the director of a university project says those problems were “totally preventable.” Susan Crowley of PACE tells WIBA News her group even took extra steps to make sure students and their parents knew about the dangers of irresponsible drinking.Ã? Crowley says the first six weeks at school are the most dangerous times for students…because for many…it is their first time away from home and being on their own.Ã? She adds that this points out that some students aren’t making that transition in a very healthy way.Ã? She says it’s alarming to see how students are hurting themselves and others by drinking too much.
Police say the first full weekend back for University of Wisconsin students wasn’t a pretty one.
MPD says its officers were busy responding to a slew of calls around campus, many of which they blame on excessive drinking.
A shadow of apprehension has crept over UC Berkeley as classes for the new year begin today: New budget cuts threaten Cal’s standing as America’s top-ranked public university.
MADISON ââ?¬â? The U.S. Department of Defense has chosen a University of Wisconsin lab to create the electronic training programs that will underpin the federal government’s attempts to curb modern slavery worldwide.
MADISON – Carbon monoxide, or CO, has long been a major technical barrier to the efficient operation of fuel cells. But now, chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have not only cleared that barrier – they also have discovered a method to capture carbon monoxide’s energy.
MADISON ââ?¬â? When the news broke about Minnesota and Wisconsin sharing first-place rankings in this yearââ?¬â?¢s ACT college entrance exam scores, one reporter asked a question that was simultaneously amusing and serious: ââ?¬Å?Could Vikings fans really be this smart?ââ?¬Â
MADISON, Wis. — They came, they danced, they sang, and it wasn’t even a game day.
Several thousand students, mostly freshmen, packed into the student sections at Camp Randall stadium Monday night to learn the proper way to cheer on their beloved badgers.
The signs of fall are here.
The trees are beginning to shine with the brilliant colors that help make this area a tourist destination.
Residents more frequently must shut their bedroom windows at night if they want to stay warm.
And the college students have started to arrive.
Quoted: Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
he largest college at USC is one step closer to having a dean after university officials released the names of four finalists for the position, which include three out-of-state candidates and one USC candidate.
The candidates include: Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, deputy dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: University of Wisconsin neuroimmunologist Zsuzsa Fabry. (Login required.)
Quoted: niversity of Wisconsin-Madison linguistic professor David Salo,
Three students were killed Friday morning in a fire that destroyed a fraternity house at the University of Mississippi. No one else was injured.
The federal government is considering extending security clearances to foreign students and scholars for up to the duration of their study or appointment, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. The current clearances are good for only one year, and the need for regular renewals has led to delays for foreigners coming to American campuses. (Subscription required.)
At her family’s home in Georgia this summer, Sara Waldman watched as the computer churned out her potential matches, kindred souls who thrive on fun weekends and hard work and scrupulous housekeeping. (Login required.)
Carlos Santiago has been chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for just about a month, and already the community’s list of expectations for his agenda is long.
MADISON, Wis. — Police are looking for two men who allegedly attacked a woman in downtown Madison early Sunday.
CHICAGO – Young Han tried to register to vote in the New York town where he attends college but got a letter telling him to cast an absentee ballot where his parents live, more than 2,000 miles away. In Virginia, Luther Lowe and Serene Alami were told much the same ââ?¬â? their campus addresses at the College of William & Mary were deemed “temporary.”
Madison – As Clare Cushing strolled into Camp Randall Stadium with thousands of other University of Wisconsin football fans Sunday afternoon, she couldn’t take her eyes off the high-tech behemoth rising above the stands in the north end zone.
True or false: There have always been lights at Wrigley Field.
Megan Curran, an 18-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman is incredulous.
The answer is false.
Madison – A 19-year-old University of Wisconsin student who fell from a second-floor balcony this weekend remained in a hospital Sunday evening with serious injuries, police said.
Madison – University of Wisconsin tailback Dwayne Smith has decided to give up football because of a potentially life-threatening heart condition, UW officials announced Thursday.
MENASHA ââ?¬â? University of Wisconsin System president-elect Kevin Reilly says itââ?¬â?¢s time to convince Wisconsin legislators that funding a 2005-07 budget heavy on financial aid also will pay off for the state.
Thousands of students at several campuses of Indiana University cannot gain access to their federal financial aid because of computer problems stemming from recent software changes. (Subscription required.)
More than a decade ago, Congress decided it was giving away too much to the student loan industry, needlessly guaranteeing big profits at taxpayer expense. So lawmakers put their collective feet down, passing a law that gradually erased hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies that could have gone directly to students instead.
Or so they thought. (Login required.)
Incoming University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly is calling for the state to reinvest in the university system, provide more financial assistance to students and pledging his support of encouraging collaboration between UW-system schools.
A heart condition has forced UW running back Dwayne Smith to give up football.Ã?Â
STEVENS POINT – Chancellor Linda Bunnell came to her first State of the University address Wednesday prepared to outline her plans for the future.
The first female chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has several goals for the year. Her first is a simple one: to walk the campus and meet staff, faculty, students and community members – listening and learning from each of them. After a series of lunches, receptions and drop-in visits, that goal is well on its way to attainment, faculty members said.
Margaret Cleek has been named interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, the UW System’s network of 13 two-year campuses.
Quoted: Greg Harrington, a UW-Madison expert and director of the Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research.
Madison – An animal rights group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the deaths of three monkeys this summer at a University of Wisconsin-Madison research center.
IOWA CITY (AP) ââ?¬â? A federal judge in Minnesota will determine next month if a former college student accused in a Midwest mailbox bombing spree should be committed indefinitely to a mental hospital.
Quoted: Ronald P. Danis, an ophthalmologist at the University of Wisconsin
Quoted: William Hoch, University of Wisconsin-Madison horticulturist.
Given the number of human pharmaceuticals and hormones that make their way into wastewater, some people are concerned about how well treatment plants that turn sewage into reusable water remove these chemicals.
Joel Pedersen, a University of Wisconsin-Madison environmental chemist co-authored a paper detailing this research.
Leanne Stoop thought her son, Tyler, would learn a lesson when he waited until May to decide where he was going to attend college.
When she found out Tyler would have to live in temporary housing off of Marquette University’s campus, she thought that lesson indeed had been learned – until Tyler found out he would be living in the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.
Madison – If all the pieces fall into place, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will receive more national exposure during the regular season than it ever has during Bo Ryan’s tenure as coach.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin sports fans will be able to access live radio broadcasts for seven different Badger sports in 2004-05 after the UW and its multi-media rights holder (Learfield Sports) partnered with Yahoo! Sports. (Athletic Communications)
MADISON, Wis. — A recommendation to consider banning late night drink specials in Madison bars is now on hold.
The Alcohol License and Review Committee listened to hours of testimony from bar owners who oppose any type of restriction. The ban is being discussed because the University of Wisconsin’s P.A.C.E. program, which stands for Policy Alternative Community Education, said it would help curb high-risk drinking downtown near campus. owners d
A new method to probe the forces that control higher order structure in proteins under native conditionsââ?¬â?that is, structure-promoting conditions for the proteinââ?¬â?has been developed by chemists at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
One year after its launch, the Spitzer Space Telescope has already produced intriguing pictures of once-invisible star nurseries and galactic features that are expected to lead to more surprising discoveries.
Quoted: Ed Churchwell, a Spitzer scientist from the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Homeland security has become a hot topic in American culture, and higher education has been jumping on the bandwagon. Hundreds of community colleges, four-year universities and postgraduate programs have begun offering degrees and certificates in emergency preparedness, counterterrorism and security. Students study topics from political science and psychology to engineering and biotechnology to prepare for possible disasters.
As the U.S. population ages, medical schools are looking for creative ways to boost new doctors’ interest in the specialized needs of elderly patients
Many research teams are working to make portable sensors that are capable of detecting biological substances like toxins, bacteria and viruses outside the laboratory.
One challenge in making such devices is finding a way for sensing molecules to indicate the presence of target molecules in a way that can be conveyed to the larger world.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison have made a portable sensor that conveys results visually.
