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Summer 2010

Think Healthy

June 2, 2010 3 comments

UW launches new center to study mindfulness and mental health.

Pam Alexander ’90, JD ’02: Animal Defender

May 26, 2010

Pam Hart Alexander co-founded SAAV to help save animals.

Kurt Unterholzner ’82: Transplant Hero

May 26, 2010 1 comment

Kurt Unterholzner makes the most of his second chance.

Name That Union

May 25, 2010

Five hundred possibilities were narrowed to just four … and then one.

Seeing Is Believing?

May 25, 2010 1 comment

Did the Zoological Museum’s taxidermists take on the Easter Bunny?

One of the Fortunate Few

May 24, 2010 1 comment

The feeling has never worn off.

Bookshelf: Summer 2010

May 24, 2010

Highlighted books from the Summer 2010 issue

Sustaining the Wisconsin Experience

May 24, 2010 3 comments

WAA honors distinguished alumni at 74th annual awards program.

Give Me a W!

May 24, 2010

All-Campus Party: Yoga on Bascom Hill

Family to Family

May 24, 2010

A major gift establishes specialty clinics for children facing acute health concerns.

Babcock Hall Ice Cream

May 24, 2010 18 comments

The Babcock Hall Dairy Store churns out thousands of gallons of yummy ice cream annually — enough to evoke must-have memories for alumni and impromptu breakfasts for students dashing between classes.

Badger Sports Ticker

May 24, 2010

UW Athletics News in Brief

Third Time’s the Charm

May 24, 2010

New men’s soccer coach sees nothing but potential at Wisconsin.

Team Player: Ciara Rinaudo

May 24, 2010

Meet diver Ciara Rinaudo x’11.

A Semester at the Museum

May 24, 2010

Zoology 400: Introduction to Museum Studies

1.1 Million and Growing

May 24, 2010

The Wisconsin State Herbarium traces its roots to the founding of the university

Winning Gold (Medalists)

May 24, 2010

Chancellor forges new ties in China.

On the World Stage

May 24, 2010

The UW’s student hip hop ensemble is picked for an elite project.

Ash Masters

May 19, 2010

Researchers develop system to warn of volcanic threats to aviation.

In a Manner of Speaking

May 19, 2010

When humans communicate, laughter plays a key role in comprehension.

Student Watch

May 19, 2010

More than a trivial pursuit.

Super Collagen

May 19, 2010

New protein may revolutionize wound treatment.

Healthy Spuds

May 19, 2010

With sustainability at the forefront, this program has put Wisconsin ahead of the trend.

For Today’s Typical Student, Degree = Debt

May 19, 2010

Earning potential comes with a price.

Licensing Revenue, 2008

May 19, 2010

What could you buy with $54.1 million?

Book Return

May 17, 2010 2 comments · 1 reader letter

The Wisconsin Historical Society has renovated its reading room.

Letters: Thirteen UW Degrees Around the Table

May 17, 2010

Re: A Matter of Degrees, Spring 2009

Letters: More Fight Song Memories

May 17, 2010

Re: “Fight on for Her Fame,” News & Notes, Winter 2009

Letters: Health Care Debate Continues

May 17, 2010

Re: “Monster Medical Bureaucracy” [Spring 2010 Letters]

Letters: Of Badgers and Hodags

May 17, 2010

Re: Team Player, Spring 2010

Letters: Pedestrians Relate to “Rules of the Road”

May 17, 2010

Re: “Rules of the Road” Sifting and Winnowing, Spring 2010

Letters: The Travels of John Muir

May 17, 2010

Re: Someone to Watch over Earth, Spring 2010

Letters: Martín Espada’s Roommate Checks In

May 17, 2010

Re: The People’s Poet, Spring 2010

Letters: Hooked on On Wisconsin

May 17, 2010

. . . looking forward to the next publication.

Letters: Musings on Lorrie Moore

May 17, 2010

Re: Words, Wit, & Wild Hearts, Spring 2010

Scheduling the President

May 17, 2010

It wasn’t hard getting Alyssa Mastromonaco ’98 to agree to an interview about her experiences working for Barack Obama and as director of scheduling and advance for the White House.

A Voice in the Wilderness

May 14, 2010 14 comments · 1 reader letter

Before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, there was George Schaller MS’57, PhD’62, whose crusade to protect the world’s most beautiful and endangered animals has taken him to the globe’s most remote regions.

Spreading the Love

May 14, 2010 2 comments

Barry Levenson makes a compelling case for his chosen condiment.

Right On Schedule

May 14, 2010 12 comments

When President Obama turns to the who, what, when, and where of his daily agenda, he has a Badger to thank.

Mind Tricks for the Masses

May 14, 2010 1 reader letter

The flamboyant Joseph Jastrow founded the UW’s psychology department and helped shape the fledgling science.