Shaw awards support research on DNA, genetics at UW–Madison
The Greater Milwaukee Foundationâs Shaw Scientist Award is providing two researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with $200,000 grants: one to explore how cells integrate the processes that sense DNA damage and repair it, and a second to investigate how mammalian cells respond to genetic damage, hoping to shed light on diseases such as Parkinsonâs and Alzheimerâs. Read More
Nation’s poet laureate to speak at Memorial Union
Billy Collins, the nation's poet laureate, will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Memorial Union Theater. Read More
Office of Corporate Relations opens July 1
The Office of Corporate Relations, UW–Madison's new initiative to strengthen relations with business and industry in Wisconsin, officially began operation July 1 under the direction of Charles Hoslet. Read More
Researchers engineer low-cost hydrogen catalyst
It is thousands of times less expensive than platinum and works nearly as well. Writing this week in the journal Science (June 27) chemical and biological engineers at UW–Madison report the discovery of a nickel-tin catalyst that can replace the precious metal platinum in a new, environmentally sustainable, greenhouse-gas-neutral, low-temperature process for making hydrogen fuel from plants. Read More
Stem cell findings offer promise for heart disease
Researchers at the UW Medical School have published what is believed to be the first evidence that human embryonic stem cells can grow into the three major types of muscle cells found in the heart. The findings were published online in Circulation Research, a journal of the American Heart Association. Read More
Free, anonymous HIV testing offered by UHS
On Friday, June 27, the community is invited to get a free, anonymous HIV test at Memorial Union from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. Read More
UW receives $10 million for cancer communications research
The National Cancer Institute has announced plans to fund a $10 million Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research at UW–Madison that will strive to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families, particularly those from underserved populations. Read More
UW-Madison concrete canoe team takes national title
For the first time in its history, the University of Wisconsin–Madison concrete canoe team has won the national championship. Read More
UW-Madison uses forensic science to make science exciting
Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes made a good many of his famous deductions by using all the sciences available during his fictional career in Victorian England. If teleported to the 21st century, Holmes most assuredly would want to join the 90 soon-to-be 10th graders using the latest forensic science techniques to solve their own fictional mystery. Read More
Grant to aid UW–Madison, industry partnership
With a $35,000 grant from the Industrial & Economic Research Program, UW–Madison chemistry professor Robert M. Corn and his laboratory will work with a local biotechnology company to advance the real-time detection of enzyme reactions - research that is particularly important for drug discovery. Read More
Vet school improves diagnosis of milk-flow problems
A new diagnostic instrument at the School of Veterinary Medicine makes it easier for veterinarians to locate and treat the cause of poor milk flow in dairy cattle. Read More
Movie crew seeks volunteers
If you've ever dreamed of being in the movies, this may be your opportunity. Touchstone Pictures is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to portray baseball fans in "Mr. 3000," a film starring comedian Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett. Part of it is being filmed in Milwaukee this summer. Read More
Pre-engineering office wins national advising award
NACADA, the National Academic Advising Association, announced recently it will award the College of Engineering Pre-Engineering Office with an Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Certificate of Merit. Read More
UW FutureTruck wins second national title
For the second year in a row, a team of students from UW–Madison has won the national FutureTruck Competition. Read More
Center for German and European studies receives five-year grant
The Center for German and European Studies, a program of UW–Madison's International Institute, has been awarded $625,000 from the German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD (Deutsches Akademisches Austausch Dienst). Read More
School of Pharmacy dean selected
Jeanette Roberts, an academic administrator and professor from the University of Utah, has been selected as the new dean of the School of Pharmacy, Chancellor John D. Wiley announced Thursday (June 12). Read More
UW gets more than $5.2 million to study CWD
With the help of three grants from the Department of Defense, researchers from the UW–Madison will delve deeper into a molecular and environmental understanding of chronic wasting disease. Read More
Sliding out of summer learning loss
The last day of the school year may mark the beginning of three months of summer fun, but it also marks the beginning of learning loss, when students lose some of the skills they learned during the academic year. By attending proactive and preventative summer school programs, however, students can regain learning ground, according to ongoing research from UW–Madison. Read More
Nighttime nanotech art installation at UW–Madison
Zero@Wavefunction, an interactive art installation in which passersby can use their shadows to manipulate molecules projected in giant scale on a screen or wall, is making its outdoor debut on campus. Read More
Tripp named associate dean of international studies
Aili Mari Tripp, associate professor of political science and women's studies and director of the Women's Studies Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named associate dean in the Office of International Studies and Programs for the Division of International Studies. Read More