Continuing a series of informative conventions and lectures for World AIDS Week, the Student Global AIDS Campaign sponsored a lecture by University of Wisconsin experts in AIDS-related pharmacy and law Wednesday evening.
With exam week on the frontier and study time mounting for University of Wisconsin students, some will be relying on more than soda and coffee to get them through long nights at the library.
College students never seem to have a lot of money, becuase of this they are usually aching to get their first paycheck. While one might be tempted to spend money freely upon getting that first job, looking ahead and investing for retirement might be the better thing to do. Starting earlier can be the key to financial health in the distant future.
As war rages in Iraq and conflicts arise around the world, National Guard troops from Madison have played a pivotal role both overseas and in the United States.
For those who don�t think dirty political campaigning is a problem in the Midwest, look no further than a recent study conducted by the University of Wisconsin that found especially high rates of political advertising to low rates of election news coverage on television newscasts.
ome residents around the bay were optimistic the SolarBees could help eliminate smelly, and sometimes toxic, blue-green algae blooms, as well as reduce weeds and improve water clarity.
But the state Department of Natural Resources and UW- Madison faculty warned they could actually create algae blooms by stirring up nutrients in the water.
Quoted: Geriatric researcher Rick Weindruch, associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.
A building in between two primate research centers is the rightful property of an animal rights group, a Dane County circuit court judge ruled Monday.
Sonyââ?¬â?¢s new PlayStation 3 may be more than just a gaming system and powerful computer ââ?¬â? according to researchers at Stanford University, it may be able to help cure cancer.
Local Midwestern news broadcasts aired four minutes, 26 seconds of paid political advertising during the typical 30-minute broadcast, according to a University of Wisconsin study released last week. Those same newscasts aired just one minute, 43 seconds of election news coverage.
Many University of Wisconsin students are well aware of the ingredients for a successful ââ?¬Å?bar crawl,ââ?¬Â most notably several friends, several bars, lots of booze and lots of walking.
The University of Wisconsin campus may become home to the nation�s first-ever animal rights exhibition hall, as a judge ruled Monday in favor of a Madison-based animal rights group in a longstanding property dispute.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – In an art studio, not an engineering lab, Dan McGuire has come up with a new twist on an ancient metal-casting process that could help save U.S. foundries.
By using an additive similar to a floor-sweeping compound, foundries could make metal castings five times faster. That change could lower their costs and attract customers who need metal parts right away, rather than waiting for cheaper parts from overseas.
He worked with Eric Hellstrom, a University of Wisconsin-Madison materials science and engineering professor, to modify it.
Despite an Education Trust report released Nov. 20 lambasting flagship universities� access for low-income and minority students, UW-Madison administration maintains it is doing everything possible to open the university to all.
Ben Kempinen, a UW- Madison clinical associate professor of law, said the real test will come once Van Hollen takes office at the state Capitol.
Quoted: Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist and professor at the University of Wisc
Quoted: Betty J. Kramer, co-editor of the book “Men as Caregivers” and a professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Quoted: David Canon, political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Dr. Desiree LaCharite, an Emergency Room physician at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital.
Quoted: Tarique Niazi, an analyst at the University of Wisconsin, who has written extensively on Sino-Pakistan relations.
Quoted: David M. Vail, director of clinical research at the University of Wisconsin�s veterinary school.
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Beth Graue, who is evaluating SAGE classrooms for the state of Wisconsin.
A year ago, bird flu was in the news nearly every day. The drumbeat of a pandemic threat was growing louder. Health officials hurried preparation plans.
Today, bird flu seems more like the punchline of a joke.
But experts say it remains just as dangerous ââ?¬â? and just as able to cause a worldwide outbreak of flu like none seen since 1918, when as many as 50 million people died.
ââ?¬Å?The reality is this virus is continuing to spread,ââ?¬Â said Christopher Olsen, a virologist at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. ââ?¬Å?Itââ?¬â?¢s continuing to infect birds. Itââ?¬â?¢s continuing to kill human beings.ââ?¬Â
Quoted: David Riley, a professor in UW-Madison’s School of Human Ecology.
Quoted: Ben Kempinen, a UW- Madison clinical associate professor of law.
Open enrollment season is one of the most important times of the year for people who work for a company that provides benefits like insurance, retirement plans and flexible spending accounts.
“It could be adding people to those plans, it could be how you’re participating in those plans,” says Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension financial specialist.
Gutter says you should look forward to open enrollment season
Quoted: Cynthia Jasper, a UW-Madison professor of consumer science.
Quoted: Alfred W. McCoy, a historian at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the author of A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror.
Quoted: Dr. James Stein is a cardiologist at the University of Wisconsin Hospital.
he green light was recently given to WisconsinEye, a new public access channel, to install broadcast equipment in the State Capitol. The network will air C-SPAN-style broadcasting of legislative affairs.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration cleared the installation of broadcast infrastructure for C-SPAN-style coverage of state governmental activity in the Capitol Thursday.
Quoted: UW-Madison real estate professor Stephen Malpezzi.
Quoted: Scott Spear, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a member of Planned Parenthood’s national medical committee.
Quoted: Dr. Bryan Becker, section chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sitting on Lih-Shend Turng�s desk are a non-descript, whitish-gray plastic plate and bowl set. Almost artistically opaque, foamy swirls curl around the bowl�s curves. Upon closer examination, this plasticware has heft and rigidity that could definitely stand up to Aunt Linda�s baked beans.
Unlike traditional picnic paraphernalia, this particular plateware is made from plants.
This is in response to Jacob Stockinger’s Oct. 12 column in Rhythm. In it, he described the Madison Symphony Orchestra concert that featured bassist Edgar Meyer. He shared his thoughts and predictions about the pieces that were to be performed and his expectations for the audience.
Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist Donald Downs.
Quoted: Joel Rogers, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy.
Quoted: Calvin DeWitt, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin and a founder of the Evangelical Environmental Network.
Quoted: Art Walaszek, a geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Quoted: Nutritional scientist Dale Schoeller of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quoted: Scott Craven, a University of Wisconsin-Madison wildlife ecology professor who hunts in the Iowa County CWD zone.
Instead of skipping class to play video games, University of Wisconsin students may be able to actually go to class instead find similar entertainment in upcoming semesters.
Quoted: Dr. Tomas Prolla at the University of Wisconsin.
Q: Is every snowflake unique?
A: One fact we know from childhood: Every snowflake is unique.
Isn’t it?
UW-Madison’s snowflake expert, meteorology professor Pao Wang, gently delivered the grim news: “Not really. I think the saying is more or less a picturesque way of saying that there are so many varieties of snowflakes, thousands of different kinds.”
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ââ?¬â? Tommy Thompson was beloved by Wisconsin voters, winning election to a record four terms as governor, but he would be a long shot for president, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor.
ââ?¬Å?Iââ?¬â?¢m not sure that he has a natural large core base within the Republican Party nationally,ââ?¬Â said professor John Coleman. ââ?¬Å?I think heââ?¬â?¢s really going to have to build that. Heââ?¬â?¢s a bit of chameleon with his image. … I consider him a long shot.ââ?¬Â
Quoted: John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin who blogs about polls at Political Arithmetik.
Quoted: Sean Carroll, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and evolutionary geneticist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Quoted: Kurt Squire, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Games and Professional Practice Simulations group.
Quoted: Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension Financial Specialist.
Parents are often the first people college students go to when they�re strapped for cash, particularly when it comes to tuition costs. But according to a new study, students might have to start thinking twice.
According to four political experts who took part in a panel discussion at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday night, ethics reform may have a bright future in Wisconsin after last week�s election. Campaign-finance reform, on the other hand, may continue to be a work in progress.
Quoted: Mitchell Nathan, an educational psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: John Coleman, a professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: Barry C. Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Quoted: Charles O. Jones, a Brookings Institution fellow and retired University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
