Faculty
Game On
It began with power pellets, gobbling ghosts, and Ms. Pac Man.
Ring around the Roads
’Round and ’round the automobiles go, but how they crash, only TOPS knows.
There’s an Apps for that
Name any topic pertaining to Wisconsin life and culture, and prolific author Jerry Apps ’55, MS’57, PhD’57 has probably written about it.
Flashback Winter 2011: Fiddlers on the Run
... they are known for playing oldies. Really, really old oldies.
Jon Levine
Work flows from “the best of reasons,” says new director of primate research center.
Quick Takes: Fall 2011
UW News in Brief
Six Degrees of [Curing] Bacon
This new program teaches the art and science of working with meat.
Me and My Shadow
A UW sociologist explores the complicated roles of mothers and nannies.
Little Online Lies
Those who post to dating sites fudge the facts strategically.
Estella Leopold ’48: Carrying on the Leopold Legacy
“We can learn plenty from the past,” says Estella Leopold ’48.
Unhappy Hipsters
The persistence of "hipsters" shines a light on product choices.
Climate 101
Global warming isn’t our best subject, a survey finds.
En Français, S’il Vous Plaît
A master’s program prepares students to use French in professions outside the classroom.
Money Worries
A new UW center is exploring what Americans need to know about their finances.
Home-Field Advantage
Despite the hurdles, campus dining facilities are incorporating locally grown foods.
Brave New Blogs
Blogs aren’t just about trivial pursuits anymore. UW faculty are using these online diaries to share ideas and discoveries with colleagues around the world.
Mary Beltrán
When she watches television, it’s with an eye on diversity, as well as entertainment.
Sales Job
Even three-year-olds can recognize commercial brands.
Knotty Problem
Khipus are an ancient method of recording information, one that goes back to the Inca empire that pre-dated the arrival of Europeans.
Waste Not, Want Not
To feed the hungry, researcher looks to crops that aren’t being harvested.
Can You Buy Happiness?
A national study links leisure spending to a sense of well-being.
Combat Impact
Non-metro areas take greater brunt of the war in Iraq.
Family Matters
Philosophy 104: Childhood, Marriage, and Family
On Home Turf
Horticulture prof is in his element when working with sports venues around the world.
Big Brother Is Searching?
Google magically begins completing your thoughts
Probing Poverty
Researchers try meta-analysis to find what works, what doesn’t.
How to Stage a Lynching
As a graduate student, theater professor Patrick Sims became engrossed in the story of lynching survivor James Cameron. For a decade, he's been working to create a one-man play that preserves Cameron's place in history.
Integrative Medicine Man
David Rakel is one of the pioneers in the field of integrative medicine, which combines conventional and alternative treatments. He believes the discipline's emphasis on prevention can help cut rising health care costs, but skepticism remains.
Ash Masters
Researchers develop system to warn of volcanic threats to aviation.
Mind Tricks for the Masses
The flamboyant Joseph Jastrow founded the UW’s psychology department and helped shape the fledgling science.
Words, Wit, & Wild Hearts
It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member.
Speakin’ Palinese
Why the heck does Sarah Palin talk like a Midwesterner?
The Changing Face of Publishing
As profit margins shrink and technological change speeds up, academic publishers face an uncertain future — but the UW Press is adapting to the new realities of bookselling in the twenty-first century.
Great People
Faculty and staff lead by example with scholarship gifts.
Strategic Study Group
Web-based history course reaches out to members of the military.