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Shakhashiri selected as Honored Instructor by University Housing
A UW-Madison news article on the recent Christmas Lecture
Posted December 21,
2009
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Stage fright is not an issue for Shakhashiri
A UW-Madison news article on the recent Christmas Lecture
Posted December 10,
2009
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40 years later, chemistry show is still a hit
Deborah Ziff of the Wisconsin State Journal interviewed Professor Shakhashiri on the occasion of the 40th anniversary Christmas Lecture
A reader's comment on this article
Posted December 7,
2009
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The 40th Anniversary presentation of Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri is SOLD OUT
Program will air on PBS and other cable stations
Posted November 17,
2009
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In Turkey, fertile ground for creationism
U.S. critics of evolution help translate their ideas for a society already torn between Islam and secularism
Posted November 9,
2009
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Fifty years of expanding girls' horizons in science, math
Thousands of Wisconsin women have been influenced by the Expanding Your Horizons program at UW-Madison
Posted November 5,
2009
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Can women be creative scientists?
The dangers of testing for creative ability
Posted November 4,
2009
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Creationism, minus a young earth, emerges in the Islamic world
Academics say that creationism is growing in the Muslim world, but Earth-creationists, who believe God created the universe, Earth and life just a few thousand years ago, are rare, if not nonexistent.
Posted November 4,
2009
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Career track
U.S. students who study science don't always stay in the field
Posted November 2,
2009
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Study suggests that US could use fewer, not more science students
A new paper contradicts the notion of a shrinking supply of native-born talent in United States
Posted October 29,
2009
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The dawn of academic chemistry
Philipps University, in Marburg, Germany, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the earliest chemistry professorship
Posted October 29,
2009
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Celebrating chemistry
National Chemistry Week: This year's theme is the periodic table of the elements
Posted October 12,
2009
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Inquisitiveness of Milwaukee native leads to a Nobel prize
Yale chemist Thomas A. Steitz, who grew up in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry. He was honored, along with two other scientists, for fundamental work that revealed the structure and function of ribosomes, which transform our DNA into the proteins necessary for virtually every human action from breathing to thinking.
Posted October 8,
2009
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009
The key to life at the atomic level
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the chemical foundations for life were a mystery. Today we know how many of the most important processes function, all the way down to the atomic level. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded for the detailed mapping of the ribosome – the cell’s own protein factory. The ribosome translates the passive DNA information into form and function.
Posted October 7,
2009
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Project: Visualizing and understanding the science of climate change
As a contribution to the International Year of Chemistry in 2011, this project proposes collaboration among the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, UNESCO, the Alberta Centre for Research in Youth Science Teaching and Learning (CRYSTAL Alberta), and other partners to develop and disseminate a set of interactive, web-based materials to visualize and understand the underlying science of climate change.
Posted October 5,
2009
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Moon's surface holds water
Planetary Science: Spectral results from three different spacecraft confirm presence of H2O or HO•
Posted September 28,
2009
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The consequences of a boozy youth
A new study out of the University of Washington in Seattle delves into the cause and effect of drinking alcohol at an early age.
Posted September 21,
2009
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Author Michael Pollan's visit to the UW campus ties in with the launch of the university's Go Big Read program.
Posted August 27,
2009
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Professor Shakhashiri presented with honorary degree from Lebanese American University
Click
here to see the honorary diploma.
  
Posted July 16,
2009
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Science of fireworks program on campus Saturday
When: Saturday, June 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Come to the Memorial Union Terrace on to see and learn about the science behind the amazing fireworks displays to be set off across Lake Mendota at Rhythm and Booms. Join Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, Dr. Rodney Schreiner and others from the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy.
View a photo of the event here.
Posted June 26,
2009
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The Opportunity Equation: Transforming mathematics and science education for citizenship and the global economy
The Carnegie Corporation of New York / Institute for Advanced Study's Commission on Mathematics and Science Education details why the American education system must be transformed so that our schools provide high quality mathematics and science education to every student.
Posted June 12,
2009
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Women faring well in hiring and tenure processes for science and engineering jobs at research universities, but still underrepresented in applicant pools
A new congressionally-mandated National Research Council report examines how women at research-intensive universities fare compared to men at key transition points in their careers.
Posted June 2,
2009
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Boys "outperform girls in science" in Britain
According to a study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the gender gap in science is bigger in Britain than in any other developed country.
Posted May 27,
2009
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A brilliant, lucky teen wants to help people
Putting his considerable energies towards music, language and science alike,
18-year-old Philip Streich of Platteville is also co-founder of a startup company that may change the way we use energy, paving the way for more affordable usage for the whole world.
Posted May 3,
2009
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President
Obama addresses NAS annual meeting
In a speech
to National Academy of Sciences members gathered for the
Academy's 146th annual meeting, President Barack Obama
announced major initiatives to boost research funding
and bolster math and science education. He said he was
restoring science to its rightful place, and urged NAS
members to join him in creative efforts to engage young
people in science.
Listen
to the speech here.
Read
a transcript of the speech here.
View
a fact sheet on the President's commitment
to research and education here.
Posted April 28,
2009
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A
plan for U.S. emissions to be buried under sea
The Concord,
Mass. company SCS Energy hopes to gain the Obama administration's
attention with their proposal to counter global warming,
inspired by the work of Harvard geochemist Daniel Schrag.
Posted April 17,
2009
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Scientists
warn of rapid-fire media dangers
New findings
show that social media sites like Twitter may be harming
young people's emotional development because they are
too fast for the brain's "moral compass" to
process.
Posted April 14,
2009
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President
Obama's memorandum on the importance
of scientific integrity
Posted March 31, 2009
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Bassam's
call to action
First appearing in Wisconsin People & Ideas, Vol.
55, No. 2 (Spring 2009).
Posted March 29,
2009
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Prominent
ecologist to speak on campus
Jim Collins, assistant director of biological sciences
at the National Science Foundation and professor of ecology
and evolutionary biology at Arizona State University,
will give the 2009 Kaeser Scholar Lecture at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, April 2.
Posted March 29,
2009
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A
telescope to the past as Galileo visits U.S.
Posted March 29,
2009
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Vatican
sponsors conferences on science and faith
The Vatican is sponsoring several academic conferences
in 2009 dealing with the work of Charles Darwin and Galileo
Galilei. The conferences are intended to show compatibilty
between catholicism and modern science.
Posted March 13,
2009
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Intel
Science Talent Search 2009 winners announced
The top 10 finalists include two Wisconsin students.
Learn more about the talent search
Posted March 12,
2009
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Concert at Chemistry
A musical performance by UW-Madison science faculty, students, and colleagues.
View the poster
Posted March 12,
2009
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Study
finds that students benefit from depth, rather than breadth,
in high school science courses
Posted March 10,
2009
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Fact
sheet on presidential memorandum on scientific integrity
"Today,
more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival
as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation.
It’s time we once again put science at the top of our
agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world
leader in science and technology." - President
Barack Obama
Posted March 10,
2009
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Lifestyle
choices steer women away from STEM careers
Posted March 5,
2009
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UW-Madison
seminar explores Wisconsin's response
to climate change
Posted February
18, 2009
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"Male
Call," Brava Magazine, December 2008 edition
Brava's monthly
"Male Call" features a closer look at WISL's
Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri.
Posted February
10 , 2009
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