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Extinction of Giant Mammals Changed Landscape Dramatically

Before ancient megafauna went extinct, mastodons kept broad-leaved vegetation, such as black ash trees, in check.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Walta Information Centre

Mammoth dung clue to extinction

Mammoth dung has proved to be a source of prehistoric information, helping scientists unravels the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Mammoths not killed by human spears

They were some of the biggest mammals to walk the earth but it seems woolly mammoths were not killed off by humans with sophisticated weapons.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Doings Weekly

College of DuPage News

Director of nursing Vickie Gukenberger has spent most of her career in health career education, and she brings a wealth of experience to her position as the Director of Nursing Programs at College of DuPage.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Chicago Metro, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Marquette University

Science News

Climate not really what doomed large North American mammals

Prevalence of a dung fungus over time suggests megafauna extinctions at end of last ice age started before vegetation changed Web edition : 2:24 pm MMM, GOOD Before North American megafauna such as mastodons , camels and giant sloths died out at the end of the last ice age, the creatures' incessant browsing maintained an open, savannah-like ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

MSNBC

Humans still evolving as our brains shrink

Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Malaria

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WISN.com

UW-Madison Ranks Among Top 10 Schools For Students In International Study Programs 29min

A new report says the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks among the top 10 schools for student participation in international study programs.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tobacco research center gets $9 million grant

Nov. 13, 2009 11:26 a.m. The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Friday announced a $9 million federal grant to explore the best ways to quit smoking.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Prison

Tue Nov 17, 2009

PR-inside.com

Opportunities in Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Products

Opportunities in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Products Human embryonic stem cells are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, which is a stage reach 4-5 days post fertilization.

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, World News, Russia,

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, ...

Commission recommends 6 for federal judge spot

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, November 16, 2009 - 11:05 a.m. MADISON, Wis. a ' Six finalists from a field of 11 applicants have been selected to fill a pending vacancy on a federal appeals court which handles appeals from Wisconsin and other states.

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Related Topix: Madison, WI, Madison Metro

WisInfo

Editorial: The law worked in dispatch call case

The Wisconsin Open Records Law maintains a delicate balance between public access to government actions and the right to privacy.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Milladore, WI, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Madison, WI, Opinion

Sun Nov 15, 2009

WAOW

Family of murdered Madison student won't give up fight to find killer

The Marshfield family of a Madison college student who was killed last year isn't giving up its efforts to find her killer.

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PhysOrg Weblog

Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake

Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.

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Related Topix: Duluth Metro, Superior, WI, University of Minnesota Duluth

5NEWSonline.com

Linguists determine Sarah Palin talks as she does due to 1930s migration from Upper Midwest

When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin', you betcha.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Alaska Government

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WQOW

Family of slain UW-Madison student takes out ads

The family of a Madison college student who was killed last year isn't giving up its efforts to find her killer.

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WMTV Madison

Wisconsin Inmate's Sex-Assault Sentence Overturned

A Dane County judge has overturned the conviction of a man who has served more than six years for sexual assault.

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Related Topix: Dane County, WI, Madison Metro, Madison, WI, Middleton, WI

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Physics Org

'Cross-talk' mechanism contributes to colorectal cancer

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal tumors.

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Related Topix: Colorectal Health, Health

ResourceShelf

Audiobooks and the Academic Library

A new blog post by Joshua Kim focuses on the importance of audiobooks in the academic library.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Hanover, NH

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Immigrant labor increases on Wisconsin dairy farms

Sandi Zirbel has seen an influx of immigrants on dairy farms in Wisconsin firsthand.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Drink, Milk, Agriculture, Science, Menomonee Falls, WI, Milwaukee, WI

WXOW-TV La Crosse

UW-Madison team heads to China for computer finals

A University of Wisconsin-Madison competitive computing team will head to China.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Parkside

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