From track to pool to ice: UW celebrates national championships
There was no shortage of national titles to celebrate Monday night at the Kohl Center as fans gathered to pay tribute to the women's hockey team, fresh from their fifth championship, as well as champion swimmer Beata Nelson and runners Alicia Monson and Morgan McDonald.
New mechanism of action found for agricultural pesticide fludioxonil
The fungicide was originally devised to protect seeds during storage but was so effective at limiting mold damage that it is now widely used to treat produce after harvest to extend its shelf life.
Badgers win 5th national hockey title
Wisconsin is on top of the collegiate hockey world once again after defeating Minnesota, 2-0, to claim the 2019 NCAA National Championship on Sunday.
Women’s hockey: Eyes on the prize
The Badgers seek their fifth NCAA crown Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against archrival Minnesota.
UW Changes Lives: Opening doors for transfer students
Transfer students are a vibrant and diverse part of UW–Madison's student body. UW–Madison has created several programs in recent years to help them academically, financially and socially.
UW–Madison mathematicians named Simons Fellows
Andreas Seeger, Autumn Kent and Gheorghe Craciun are among 48 distinguished scientists named to the fellowships, which will help them “focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances.”
UW Changes Lives: Dairy industry support for grad students pays off
“This benefits the industry in two ways,” says the chair of the Department of Dairy Science. “Students conduct research that leads to new products and protocols and technologies. And they graduate as highly trained potential employees.”
2019 Shadid award for journalism ethics goes to Miami Herald
The award, named for UW–Madison alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony Shadid, honors the difficult ethical decisions journalists make when telling high-impact stories.
Seminar on astrobiology aims to inspire a look into the bounds of life
By bringing together biologists, chemists, engineers, astronomers and others, astrobiology aims to uncover the origin of life on our planet and life’s prospects in the cosmos.
Peace Corps ranks UW–Madison No. 1 among top volunteer-producing schools
The skills and experiences Peace Corps volunteers gain during their service allow them to thrive in a variety of career fields across numerous sectors, such as government, nonprofit and corporate entities.
Turn off a light, save a life, says new UW–Madison study
We all know that turning off lights and buying energy-efficient appliances saves us money. Now, according to a new study by UW–Madison researchers, we know that saving energy also saves lives.
Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists
Researcher Jan Huisken’s vision is to redesign a high-end optical microscope — normally big enough to fill an entire room — down to the dimensions of a suitcase, with minimal loss of power or precision.
Tincher named to lead administrative transformation initiative
Tincher says he looks forward to continuing to work with colleagues across the campus in the comprehensive effort to upgrade the university’s administrative systems and processes.
Researchers pinpoint cause of deadly Lake Michigan rip current
“No one in the world has ever documented this before,” said Chin Wu, professor of civil and environmental engineering. “Meteotsunamis are a new generation mechanism for rip currents.”
UW team finds key to common cancer pathway in discovery that could unlock new therapies
A team led by UW cancer researchers discovered an unexpected regulator of the critical protein p53, opening the door to the development of drugs that could target it.
Millar was math professor, noted UW–Madison research administrator
Terry Millar, who died March 9, was one of the world’s foremost researchers in computable model theory, and is remembered by UW colleagues as a mathematician with a mind that never hit pause.
Master glassblower’s art, work on exhibit at Madison Children’s Museum
Tracy Drier wants to increase interest in scientific glassblowing as a career choice by demonstrating the precision and artistry involved in constructing these delicate, almost ice-like glass instruments.
No Inside UW next week
In observance of spring recess, Inside UW will not be published next week. We’ll miss you! (Our regular publication schedule resumes Tuesday, March 26.)
2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards
Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will present the awards at a 5 p.m. ceremony April 10 at the Pyle Center.
Legislators tour School of Veterinary Medicine
Members of the legislative Joint Finance Committee, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers who deliberate on state…