Federal funds awarded for biohealth, with UW–Madison leading the way
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has announced $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, a groundbreaking initiative set to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin.
Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money
The researchers’ new sensors could also be used as an agricultural research tool to monitor nitrate leaching and help guide best practices for mitigating its harmful effects.
Wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale temporarily affect other carnivores, humans have influence as well
While many studies have been conducted to understand the effects of a carnivore reintroduction on their prey, less well studied is the effect of the reintroduction on other carnivores in the same food web, in this case foxes and martens.
Recent Sightings
Creating art while surrounded by art A group of art-loving community members learned how to sketch better at a "Drawing in the Galleries" class led by artist Philip Salamone in the Chazen Museum of Art on June 20. See more
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Happy Father’s Day to all our Badger dads and father-figures in our lives 🐾
#UWMadison employees got a double helping of @babcockdairy ice cream this week, served to daytime and later shift workers by @uwchancellor and campus leaders, as a gesture of thanks for their hard work throughout the academic year. Thank you, UW employees!
Twice the ice cream fun
Hundreds of UW–Madison employees enjoyed ice cream and some light-hearted socialization at not one, but two ice cream socials this week.
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YES!....still time to see them in Wisconsin, but they won't be around too much longer. Lots of viewing opportunities near Lake Geneva, Janesville, Spring Green and other areas. Visited some in eastern Iowa and western Dane Counties yesterday! Map here 👉https://cicadas.wisc.edu/when-where/
Althys thanks @uwmadison Associate Professor Kurt Amann for making biology fun to learn. #UWShoutOut #BadgerShoutOut
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UW Constituents + Design Team Members5:00 pm, TITU, Memorial Union
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UW named a ‘Best Value College’
Princeton Review’s 209 "Best Value Colleges" demonstrate impressive commitments to affordability, including through extremely generous financial aid for students with need or comparatively low sticker prices.
Pesticides may have shortened human lifespan in areas targeted by cicadas in the early 20th century
As millions of Americans brace for a rare simultaneous emergence of two cicada broods this summer, new research out of the La Follette School reveals how cicada-targeting pesticides used in the early 20th century might have shortened Americans’ lifespans.
Chicago’s participatory budgeting a positive, but incomplete, step toward inclusion
The research demonstrates that full inclusion is not possible through participatory budgeting because it is not designed to give people the power to meaningfully effect change in their community.