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ASM hosts textbook swap
Jan. 15, 2009
Textbook costs burden nearly every college student. UW-Madison’s student government is addressing this difficulty by helping students to sell their used books to each other before the semester begins.
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Inauguration-watch party planned at MSC Lounge
Jan. 15, 2009
Join fellow students, faculty and staff members watching the swearing in of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
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Global Health Certificate program celebrates first graduates, welcomes new students
Jan. 15, 2009
Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Global Health, called "a very special occasion."
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Cellartis, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells
Jan. 15, 2009
Cellartis AB, a premier provider of human embryonic stem cell (hES) derived products and technologies, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, nonprofit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today (Jan. 15) that they have signed a license for hES patents that enables Cellartis to commercialize undifferentiated hES cell products in the U.S.
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The Wisconsin Experience in Motion: Physical Therapy in Belize
Jan. 14, 2009
As part of her semester break, Dean of Students Lori Berquam has accompanied three UW-Madison faculty members and four students on a two-week service-learning trip to Punta Gorda, Belize.
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Slide show: Winter Shadows
Jan. 14, 2009
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UW-Madison names Transportation Services director
Jan. 14, 2009
Patrick Kass, director of parking and transportation services at the University of Arizona, has been selected to lead Transportation Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Numerous city, campus events honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan. 14, 2009
The Madison and university communities will have a number of opportunities to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through sponsored events around the city.
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L&S adviser guides students through inauguration experience
Jan. 14, 2009
A UW–Madison staff member will be among the Washington, D.C., elite next week as part of an inaugural conference of 15,000 students from around the country.
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Nations that sow food crops for biofuels may reap less than previously thought
Jan. 13, 2009
Global yields of most biofuels crops, including corn, rapeseed and wheat, have been overestimated by 100 to 150 percent or more, suggesting many countries need to reset their expectations of agricultural biofuels to a more realistic level.
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All NIH human embryonic stem cell registry lines now deposited at NSCB
Jan. 12, 2009
The U.S. National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) has announced that it has received deposits of two human embryonic stem cell lines from Cellartis AB, a biotechnology company based in Sweden. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank now has received all 21 cell lines from the six providers listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry.
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Kemnitz to step down as Primate Center director
Jan. 9, 2009
Joseph W. Kemnitz, who has led Wisconsin's National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) for more than a decade, announced this week (Jan. 9) that he plans to step down from his position as director of the center and return to the faculty at the end of 2009.
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Brainstorming session set on opportunities, challenges in higher education
Jan. 9, 2009
A fourth campuswide brainstorming session exploring the opportunities and challenges facing the University of Wisconsin-Madison in a recessionary economy will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22.
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City declares snow emergency
Jan. 9, 2009
The city of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire city of Madison, including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency zone.
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Recent sightings: Air lift
Jan. 7, 2009
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Helicopter to lift new elevator equipment atop Van Vleck Hall today
Jan. 7, 2009
A helicopter will lift elevator equipment into place atop Van Vleck Hall today (Wednesday, Jan. 7) at about 9 a.m., university officials say.
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Deep drilling begins for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery geothermal system
Jan. 6, 2009
Deep drilling begins this week to place 75 bore holes approximately 300 feet below the site of the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, marking another first for the interdisciplinary research building project.
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Study: Risky behavior prominent on teen MySpace profiles
Jan. 5, 2009
More than half of adolescent MySpace users mention risky behaviors such as sex, violence or substance use on their personal Web profiles.
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Student’s vision comes to life in Honduras
Dec. 29, 2008
One of the failings of university learning is that the work of students is often left on the shelf. Assignments, though faithfully completed, rarely make it out of the theoretical.
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Dawn Crim named new special assistant for community relations
Dec. 23, 2008
Dawn Crim has been selected from a national search process to lead community relations initiatives for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective Jan. 1, 2009, Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin announced today.