Ancient maps and corn help track the migrations of indigenous people
Maps are tools to show you where you are going, but they can also show you where you came from. That principle drives the work of Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who study ancient maps, oral traditions and the movement of domesticated crops to learn more about the origins of native people in the Americas. Read More
WiCell to offer free stem cell training to UW–Madison researchers
In an effort to increase the number of UW–Madison researchers working with human embryonic stem cells, WiCell has agreed to waive the $300 fee for taking its two-day stem cell training course. Read More
Grad School merges academic services and admissions offices
The UW–Madison Graduate School has combined its Admissions Office with the Office of Fellowships and Academic Services. Read More
Summer carillon recitals begin June 20
The UW–Madison Memorial Carillon, a fixture on campus since the mid-1930s, will be heard in a series of Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening recitals this summer. Read More
Student invention gives his brother new level of freedom
Charged with creating a new device for a senior design course in mechanical engineering, a team of students immediately knew their goal. Read More
Student project helps state leaders explore women’s issues
Farm wives, conservationists, small-town entrepreneurs, inner-city single mothers, corporate executives, faculty, students: The experiences of women from all walks of life in Wisconsin are being collected by a group of undergraduates. Read More
Study debunks myths about Wisconsin’s public-sector jobs
Wisconsin’s share of government jobs is not out of proportion to other states, challenging the idea that the state is a high tax-and-spend state, a new study by researchers at the UW–Madison and UW-Oshkosh reveals. Read More
Study portrays creeping ‘impoverishment’ of state’s forests
Tramping parcel after parcel of Wisconsin’s north woods, botany researcher David Rogers is finding less and more. Read More
Rowan to lead Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Brian Rowan, professor of educational studies and former associate dean for research at the University of Michigan, has been selected as director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research in the School of Education. Read More
Observatory drive project to affect campus traffic
Beginning Monday, June 21, Observatory Drive between Park Street and Charter Street will be closed for reconstruction. Read More
Sarr named International Student Services director
Papa Demba Sarr has been named director of International Student Services (ISS). Read More
Putting the professor on camera to improve learning
When he's not figuring out how to make a hot, electrified gas power the world, Gregory Moses, engineering physics professor, sits by himself in his office and talks into video cameras. Sometimes, he also talks to puppets. Read More
New-student orientation begins
Incoming freshmen and transfer students will begin their transition to Madison life this week as the summer SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) program gets under way. Read More
UW-Madison joins Dane County partnership in clean air effort
A campuswide drive to prevent air pollution - involving steps ranging from buying more alternative fuel vehicles to hand trimming shrubbery on days when ozone could reach high levels -- was outlined Tuesday by Chancellor John D. Wiley. Read More
Children’s Hospital receives gift in honor of Rennebohms
A $1.5 million gift to the new American Family Children's Hospital from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will honor University of Wisconsin Foundation president emeritus Robert Rennebohm and his wife Jean. Read More
Study: Cancer drug Erbitux nearly doubles survival
Patients with head and neck cancer appear to survive nearly twice as long after receiving a new drug known as Erbitux (scientific name: cetuximab) in conjunction with radiation therapy compared with patients treated solely with radiation therapy. Read More
Historians to join national humanities center fellows
Two UW historians, one specializing in the history of allergy, the other in the American Civil Rights Movement, have received fellowships from the National Center for the Humanities in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Read More
Education scholar wins grant for learning model
David Williamson Shaffer, an assistant professor of learning science, has won a $585,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how professions can serve as models for student learning. Read More
Researchers report major advance in gene therapy technique
A group of researchers from the Medical School, the Waisman Center and Mirus Bio Corporation reports a critical advance relating to one of the most fundamental and challenging problems of gene therapy: how to safely and effectively get therapeutic DNA inside cells. Read More
Norris named to lead UW Budget Office, Wold retires
Tim Norris, a veteran campus budget analyst, has been named to succeed Larry Wold as director of the Budget Office. Wold is retiring after more than three decades on the Madison campus. Read More