Today’s middle school students study yesterday’s people of Aztalan
Every few summers, the park becomes an active archaeological site when Sissel Schroeder leads a field school there, to better understand those who lived at Aztalan nearly 1,000 years ago.
GPS and other technology help athletes find fitness faster
A sports science class focused on the most popular technologies in the field of human performance in an effort to teach UW–Madison students how to collect data, interpret the information and use it in a meaningful way.
New toolkit guides professionals, others in scenarios involving dementia
A new toolkit from the School of Nursing prepares professionals, like pharmacists, as well as family members and other front-line staff to face and handle situations involving dementia patients.
Recent Sightings
Ferguson back on his feet with UW’s help Ferguson the miniature donkey is walking again after a veterinarian at the School of Veterinary Medicine amputated his deformed hoof, and a prosthetist fitted him with an artificial limb. See more
Photo by: Bryce Richter
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Events calendar
June
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5:00 pm, Allen Centennial Garden
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Exhibition Opening Reception
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Starstruck | Australia | 1982 | DCP | 102 min. Director: Gillian Armstrong7:00 pm
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9:00 pm, Terrace, Memorial Union
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8:45 am, Terrace, Memorial Union
UW–Madison awarded $1 million to support STEM transfer students
The team aims to increase the graduation rate of STEM transfer students across Wisconsin, many of whom come from rural communities or underrepresented minority groups.
‘Stealth’ material hides hot objects from infrared eyes
Hiding from infrared detectors could become much easier, thanks to a new cloaking material that renders objects — and people — practically invisible.
High-powered microscopy coming to a scientist near you
A portable light-sheet microscope that shrinks to the weight and dimensions of a packed suitcase can be mailed to a lab anywhere in the world, configured remotely by Morgridge Institute for Research engineers to run experiments.