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University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Car...  Show more »
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Carol Oates; Baseball commissioner Bud Selig; and astronaut Jim Lovell.  « Show less

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    May 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Bird flu can spread in mammals, study finds

    In a long-awaited study that helped prompt a contentious debate over the wisdom of conducting research that has the potential to help as well as harm, scientists reported Wednesday that they had engineered a mutant strain of bird flu that can spread easily between ferrets — a laboratory animal that responds to flu viruses much as people do.
    In a long-awaited study that helped prompt a contentious debate over the wisdom of conducting research that has the potential to help as well as harm, scientists reported Wednesday that they had engineered a mutant strain of bird flu that can spread...

    Tags: Vaccines, Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, Science and Technology, Bioterrorism

  2. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. U.S. government recommends publication of bird flu papers

    The U.S. government will support publication of two controversial research papers, officials said Thursday. The studies report details of experiments in which the deadly H5N1 influenza virus was engineered to pass between mammals, officials said Thursday.
    The U.S. government will support publication of two controversial research papers, officials said Thursday. The studies report details of experiments in which the deadly H5N1 influenza virus was engineered to pass between mammals, officials said Thursday....

    Tags: Political Corruption, Health Organizations, Politics, Science and Technology, National Government

  4. Feb 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  5. Foundation grants first fellowships in organic plant breeding in U.S.

    Daily Dish
    Clif Bar Family Foundation grants first fellowships in organic plant breeding granted in U.S....
  6. Oct 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. dies at 92; oversaw growth of ratings firm

    "If you can put a number on it," Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, "then you know something."
    "If you can put a number on it," Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, "then you know something." It was a lesson the younger Nielsen — who died Monday at age 92 — never forgot. His lifelong efforts remade his father's once-...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Companies and Corporations, Technology, Market Research, VNU NV

  8. Sep 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. PASSINGS: Dave Gavitt, Wilma Lee Cooper, James Speed, James N. Rosenau, Yuli Ofer, Kurt Ziebart

    <b>Dave Gavitt </b>
    Dave Gavitt Coach led organization of Big East Conference Dave Gavitt, 73, one of basketball's most influential leaders in the last three decades, died Friday in a hospital near his hometown of Rumford, R.I., after a long illness, his family said....

    Tags: Economic Sanctions, Obituaries, Arts, St. John's University, College Sports

  10. Oct 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  11. Retail roundup: JCPenney, retail association for students, trends

    Money & Company
    JCPenney launches impulse gift shops in store, retail roundup, Justin Bieber...
  12. Oct 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Steve Jobs dies at 56; Apple's co-founder transformed computers and culture

    Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to  music and movies, has died. He was 56.
    Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies, has died. He was 56. Apple announced the death of Jobs — whose legacy...

    Tags: Arts, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Social Sciences, Diseases and Illnesses, IBM

  14. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Is the World Wide Web becoming our external memory drive?

    Whether our laptops, tablets and smartphones have made us smarter or dumber is a matter of endless debate and&nbsp;of scant but&nbsp;growing&nbsp;research. A <a title=&quot;Science Magazine's write-up on the study" href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6040/277" target="_blank">new study</a> grabs hold of an important corner of that question, finding that we have adapted the way we remember things to a world in which virtually everything is available on the Web.
    Whether our laptops, tablets and smartphones have made us smarter or dumber is a matter of endless debate and of scant but growing research. A new study grabs hold of an important corner of that question, finding that we have adapted the way we remember...

    Tags: Education, Psychology, Harvard University, Human Interest, Columbia University

  16. Nov 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Har Gobind Khorana dies at 89; biologist, chemist won Nobel Prize

    Har Gobind Khorana, who rose from poverty in rural India to become a giant of modern biology, winning the Nobel Prize in 1968 for work that helped decipher the genetic code and explain how cells make proteins, died Nov. 9 in Concord, Mass. He was 89.
    Har Gobind Khorana, who rose from poverty in rural India to become a giant of modern biology, winning the Nobel Prize in 1968 for work that helped decipher the genetic code and explain how cells make proteins, died Nov. 9 in Concord, Mass. He was 89....

    Tags: Chemistry, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, India, Cornell University

  18. Nov 27, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. PASSINGS: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Jeno Paulucci, Walter Doniger, Lynn Margulis, Irving Elman

    <b>Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu</b>
    Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Nigerian secessionist leader in '60s Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, 78, a millionaire's son who led Nigeria's breakaway republic of Biafra during the country's civil war that left 1 million dead, died Saturday in a London...

    Tags: Obituaries, Forests, Coup d'Etat, Nigeria, Natural Resources

  20. Jun 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Lawrence S. Eagleburger dies at 80; former secretary of State

    Lawrence S. Eagleburger, the wisecracking, chain-smoking diplomat who charmed both Republicans and Democrats, handled tense assignments during the first Persian Gulf War and rose up the ranks to become secretary of State toward the end of President George H.W. Bush's administration, has died. He was 80.
    Lawrence S. Eagleburger, the wisecracking, chain-smoking diplomat who charmed both Republicans and Democrats, handled tense assignments during the first Persian Gulf War and rose up the ranks to become secretary of State toward the end of President George...

    Tags: The Associated Press, Religious Conflicts, Republican Party, Politics, Richard Nixon

  22. Jun 13, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Extracting the facts about pomegranate pills

    Legend has it that King Tut was fond of pomegranates, and so were the ancient Persians. They surely enjoyed the fruit in its natural form &#8212; not processed into pomegranate extract pills.
    Legend has it that King Tut was fond of pomegranates, and so were the ancient Persians. They surely enjoyed the fruit in its natural form — not processed into pomegranate extract pills. These days, a number of companies sell pomegranate supplements...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Healthy Diet, Prostate, Heart Disease

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