In 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student George Huber and colleagues made hydrogen from plant sugars using nickel-tin alloy catalysts in the lab of Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic.
A novel project by a collaboration of scientists and educators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) is making molecules and atoms the stars of a project to use theater to teach children the basics of science.
A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates – David Umhoefer, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Walt Bogdanich, a New York Times reporter and editor – won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism on Monday.
The observation by UW-Madison scientists of two huge icebergs breaking off the Antarctic ice pack has set off a worldwide chain of concern.
Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing.
The career achievements of five communications professionals will be recognized at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication banquet on Friday, April 11.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam: “The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is grieving over the tragic death of one of our own, Brittany Sue Zimmermann.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is adding extra patrols and asking for vigilance in the wake of the death of a young woman in the 500 block of West Doty Street in downtown Madison.
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, whose work as special prosecutor probing the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity drew national attention, will deliver the annual Thomas E. Fairchild Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School on Friday, April 18.
From UW Police Chief Susan Riseling: “As the University of Wisconsin-Madison community continues to mourn the loss of Brittany Zimmermann, the victim of a homicide in her downtown apartment Wednesday, we must also address the feelings of unease that arise from such a tragic incident.”
More than 800 students rose to the challenge to take part in auditions for the "Jeopardy!" 2008 College Championship television game show. The first round of the audition process, which took place at the Memorial Union’s Great Hall, required students to take a written exam, and those that passed were invited back later in the …
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Labor Licensing Policy Committee (LLPC) will host representatives of the adidas Group and the Workers Rights Consortium (WRC) in a final effort to bring closure to issues related to former workers of Hermosa Manufacturing.
Ten years ago, professors, research assistants and students had no options for infant care on campus to help them stay on the path to tenure, return to the lab or continue their studies after having a baby.
From creating a space-based reality show called “NASA’s Next” to assisting local organic farmers, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s NASA Means Business team has a slew of ideas about how to promote NASA, leaving the spaceflight agency over the moon.
About three years ago, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni debating the revival of the School of Human Ecology’s Center for Retailing Excellence asked many retail companies what their opinions were on the school’s graduates. The overwhelming answer: “We don’t know.”
A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW-Madison scored high marks in the 2009 “Best Graduate Schools” edition of U.S. News and World Report.
If you find politics and Madison history fascinating, the Olympics and coaching memorable, and the Grammy’s and entertainment business interesting, join the audience of Wisconsin Reflections on Tuesday, April 15.
Peter D. Kiernan, III, chair of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, will provide the keynote address at the World Stem Cell Summit Sept. 22-23, 2008, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
What can – and should – public officials, corporate leaders, farmers, small-business owners, community organizers, and the rest of us do about climate change in Wisconsin? Hundreds of people from across the state are expected to convene at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center here on Wednesday, April 16, to address that question.