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UW–Madison seniors Klingele, Boes were finalists this year for the Rhodes Scholarship

November 18, 2024

“Beyond academic excellence, both are concerned for the welfare of others and committed to using their talents to improve communities. That ambition to serve the common good is at the heart of the Wisconsin Idea and the Rhodes Scholarship.”

Research

New tool makes quick health, environmental monitoring possible

November 26, 2024

Vatsan Raman, who has received a provisional patent for this work, sees broad applications for the technology his lab developed, including field tests that identify pollutants in local water sources in minutes and at-home tests that track health indicators.

Research

How might pulsed microwaves harm the brain? UW–Madison engineers lead the search for answers

November 19, 2024

UW-Madison engineers will leverage cutting-edge research techniques to investigate changes — spanning the molecular level to the animal level — that occur in the brain due to pulsed microwave exposure.

Recent Sightings

People sitting around a table eat and talk.

Friendsgiving is all about the friends — and food Students gathered to eat and socialize at a Student Friendsgiving meal at the Tripp Commons at the Memorial Union on Nov. 19. See more

Photo by Xiaomeng Shen/UW–Madison

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Jonathan Temte: The seasonal flu shot

Family medicine professor Jonathan Temte is available to discuss this year's updated seasonal flu shot and flu prevention and control.  More

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Research

Gene therapy protects against motor neuron disease in rats 

November 12, 2024

The gene therapy approach allowed the non-mutated gene to be expressed in neurons and better support the transportation of proteins, preventing disease.

Research

Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies

November 26, 2024

In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and typically leads to premature delivery and extended stays in the neonatal intensive care unit.