New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training
“We are still in the early stages of research on the effects of meditation training on the brain and there is much to be discovered,” says Center for Healthy Minds founder and director Richard Davidson.
UW names Glenda Gillaspy dean of agricultural and life sciences
Plant scientist Glenda Gillaspy, a professor of biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech since 1998, has been named the next dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW–Madison. She has been and head of the department since 2015.
Mnookin brings deep experience, wide perspective to UW–Madison role
Every incoming UW–Madison leader professes to understand the Wisconsin Idea. Chancellor-designee Jennifer L. Mnookin grasps it in a deeply personal way.
Recent Sightings
Spring takes its own sweet time Nature seems to be taking a halting approach this year to unfurling the highly anticipated and deeply appreciated splendor of late spring — which makes even the slightest glimmer glorious. See more
Photo by: Jeff Miller
Featured Expert
Brigitte Fielder: History of slavery and forced breastfeeding labor
Associate professor Brigitte Fielder is an expert in race, gender, and sexuality studies. Fielder is available for interviews about how… More
Events calendar
May
-
22
1:00 pm, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
-
22
Camp Camp: Master of Fine Arts Exhibition by Nora Renick Rinehart2:00 pm
-
23
All day
-
23
Speaker: Lisa Johnson7:00 pm, Online
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Thirty-two members of the UW–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, spanning the arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences.
2022 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony honors 149 outstanding UW–Madison students
A total of 107 students received Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships, which support undergraduate research done in collaboration with a faculty or staff member.
UW-Madison professor appointed to commission addressing violent crime against Indigenous Americans
Grace Bulltail’s research centers on natural resource management, tribal resource sovereignty and environmental justice in Indigenous communities.