New faculty focus: Eileen Kae Kintner
Eileen Kae Kintner, professor and Mary & Carl Gulbrandsen Chair in Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing • Educational background: BSN with… Read More
UW Law School to host Q & A with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Two of Justice Sotomayor’s former law clerks will lead the question-and-answer session, which is part of the Law School’s Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture Series. Read More
Initiatives to address compensation issues
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is launching compensation programs for faculty and staff to recognize outstanding performance, address market issues with peer institutions, and alleviate inequities,… Read More
Standing still may help improve antennas that scan in all directions
Spinning large objects nonstop takes a lot of time and mechanical energy. So scanning from a stationary position could speed up long-range detection and communications. Read More
Heller drawn by higher ed’s mission, UW–Madison’s reputation
New Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller took an unusual route to a career in higher education administration. Read More
UW-Madison ranked high by Washington Monthly
The magazine ranked UW–Madison 28th in its annual College Guide and Rankings, based on three criteria: research, social mobility and service. Read More
UW–Madison student wins GE’s ‘Unimpossible Missions: The University Edition” challenge’
Chris Nguyen won with his idea for proving that you can, in fact, unring a bell. Read More
A visual nudge can disrupt recall of what things look like
The connection between visual knowledge and visual perception challenges widely held theories that visual information about the world is stored abstractly. Read More
Miller tabbed to lead strategic partnerships
Ben Miller has been named assistant vice chancellor for government and corporate affairs, overseeing UW–Madison’s state, local, federal, corporate, campus and visitor relations. Read More
Farm-to-home delivery service wins innovation award
Square Harvest allows consumers to order exactly what they need from small, local farms and food producers, marrying computer technology with small-batch food production. Read More
Biological supplier prospers with aid of UW manufacturing expertise
A Madison lab is using the university's quick response manufacturing techniques to bring products to market more quickly and improve profits. Read More
UW–Madison named one of America’s healthiest campuses
Active Minds has named UW–Madison as a recipient of the 2016 Healthy Campus Award, recognizing excellence in prioritizing and promoting student health and well-being. Read More
UW–Madison teams up with Madison police to foster officer well-being
The collaboration will focus on whether mindfulness-based practices can help improve officers’ abilities to manage their daily and occupational stressors. Read More
Biophysicist, chemical engineer named Steenbock Professors
Paul G. Ahlquist, who explores virus replication, and James B. Rawlings, who develops methods to model chemical processes, are the 2016 recipients. Read More
A better way to predict the weather on sea and over land
Scientists at UW–Madison have made new updates to old technology that will enable weather forecasters to make improved predictions of severe weather. Read More
Orientation: Then and Now
In the final installment of Then and Now, photographer Jeff Miller looks at campus through the lens of incoming students.
Learning like humans, machines extend the reach of research
A growing group of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is working on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power. Read More
Housing, Athletics team up for summer sports camps
For many youth campers, the visit is their first experience with the university, and connecting them to resources helps them feel like a part of the campus community. Read More
Study to probe how concussion affects young athletes’ academic performance
Researchers from the School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Public Health are launching a pilot study aimed at teasing out the academic effects of concussions on younger athletes. “There is a substantial gap in our knowledge about what is going on with concussion at the high school level and younger,” explains researcher Traci Snedden. Read More
WARF, UW–Madison again rank in top 10 universities for U.S. patents
Pharmaceuticals and drug discovery, medical imaging, materials and chemicals, information technology and clean technology were the leading categories of WARF-UW-Madison patents. Read More