A UW professor guides those who have been seriously harmed by others along a path to forgiveness. And a UW alumna encourages leaders to take a new approach to conflict: honoring dignity.
Posts Tagged ‘Research’
David Krakauer
March 7, 2013
This research institute director’s recipe for success? Collaboration and a dash of humor.
Destination Troy
March 7, 2013
UW experts in classics, physics, and more will explore the ancient site.
Personal Peace
March 7, 2013 — 6 comments
A UW professor guides those who have been seriously harmed by others along a path to forgiveness.
World Peace
March 7, 2013 — 5 comments
A UW alumna encourages leaders to take a new approach to conflict: honoring dignity.
See Spot Itch
November 10, 2012 — 1 comment
And see Spot stop itching, thanks to a new method to ease dog allergies.
Glowing Reviews
August 31, 2012
This year’s Go Big Read selection illuminates Marie and Pierre Curie.
School of Hard Rocks
August 31, 2012
A geology course first offered seventy years ago is still challenging students.
[mis] guided light
August 30, 2012 — 12 comments · 1 reader letter
A psychopath focuses on a goal — no matter how chilling the consequences. But UW researchers have hopeful news about changing that behavior.
A Gentleman and a Scholar
August 27, 2012 — 3 comments
He used novel techniques to eradicate syphilis in Wisconsin. He identified PTSD long before it had that name. Professor Hans Reese was a man ahead of his time.
A Labor of Love {for Words}
June 4, 2012 — 2 comments · 1 reader letter
From A to Z, the Dictionary of American Regional English reaches its goal.
Ring around the Roads
May 30, 2012 — 1 comment · 1 reader letter
’Round and ’round the automobiles go, but how they crash, only TOPS knows.
Can You Nurture Your Nature ?
May 28, 2012 — 6 comments
A leading UW researcher says everyone has an emotional style — and you can train yourself to change.
Planting the Seeds of a Healthy World
March 2, 2012
The UW’s Global Health Institute offers seed grants for studies.
Ward 2.0
February 29, 2012
In his second term at the helm, Interim Chancellor David Ward isn’t sitting idly by.
Lord of the Flies
February 28, 2012 — 3 comments
It took multiple bus rides for a young Barry Ganetzky to attend college classes each day. That same singlemindedness has nourished the UW researcher’s longtime career, pushing him to study tiny creatures and find ways to treat human disease.
Where, Oh Where, Will the Water Go?
November 9, 2011
Ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland are melting, but no one can say … where all of that water is going.
Driver’s Education
November 1, 2011
A virtual behind-the-wheel experience tracks behavior on the road.
Jon Levine
August 30, 2011 — 4 comments · 1 reader letter
Work flows from “the best of reasons,” says new director of primate research center.
David Krakauer
March 7, 2013
This research institute director’s recipe for success? Collaboration and a dash of humor.
Destination Troy
March 7, 2013
UW experts in classics, physics, and more will explore the ancient site.
Personal Peace
March 7, 2013 — 6 comments
A UW professor guides those who have been seriously harmed by others along a path to forgiveness.
World Peace
March 7, 2013 — 5 comments
A UW alumna encourages leaders to take a new approach to conflict: honoring dignity.
See Spot Itch
November 10, 2012 — 1 comment
And see Spot stop itching, thanks to a new method to ease dog allergies.
Glowing Reviews
August 31, 2012
This year’s Go Big Read selection illuminates Marie and Pierre Curie.
School of Hard Rocks
August 31, 2012
A geology course first offered seventy years ago is still challenging students.
[mis] guided light
August 30, 2012 — 12 comments · 1 reader letter
A psychopath focuses on a goal — no matter how chilling the consequences. But UW researchers have hopeful news about changing that behavior.
A Gentleman and a Scholar
August 27, 2012 — 3 comments
He used novel techniques to eradicate syphilis in Wisconsin. He identified PTSD long before it had that name. Professor Hans Reese was a man ahead of his time.
A Labor of Love {for Words}
June 4, 2012 — 2 comments · 1 reader letter
From A to Z, the Dictionary of American Regional English reaches its goal.
Ring around the Roads
May 30, 2012 — 1 comment · 1 reader letter
’Round and ’round the automobiles go, but how they crash, only TOPS knows.
Can You Nurture Your Nature ?
May 28, 2012 — 6 comments
A leading UW researcher says everyone has an emotional style — and you can train yourself to change.
Planting the Seeds of a Healthy World
March 2, 2012
The UW’s Global Health Institute offers seed grants for studies.
Ward 2.0
February 29, 2012
In his second term at the helm, Interim Chancellor David Ward isn’t sitting idly by.
Lord of the Flies
February 28, 2012 — 3 comments
It took multiple bus rides for a young Barry Ganetzky to attend college classes each day. That same singlemindedness has nourished the UW researcher’s longtime career, pushing him to study tiny creatures and find ways to treat human disease.
Where, Oh Where, Will the Water Go?
November 9, 2011
Ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland are melting, but no one can say … where all of that water is going.
Driver’s Education
November 1, 2011
A virtual behind-the-wheel experience tracks behavior on the road.
Jon Levine
August 30, 2011 — 4 comments · 1 reader letter
Work flows from “the best of reasons,” says new director of primate research center.
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