Peace Corps director to visit in honor of UW’s No. 1 ranking
Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will travel to UW–Madison Nov. 28–30 to celebrate UW–Madison ranking first on Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer Producing Colleges and Universities list for the second year in a row. Read More
Leckrone’s final Fifth Quarter
The marching band's Fifth Quarter performance after Saturday's football game at Camp Randall had the usual singing, dancing and clapping, but there was an extra element this time: Tears. It was marching band director Michael Leckrone's final home football game after 50 years. Read More
Student to Student: 4 ways to recharge over Thanksgiving break on a budget
It feels like it never comes soon enough and always ends too soon, so it’s important to get the most out of Thanksgiving break. These four days off are what separate you from the final month of the semester, sure to be filled with final exams, marathon study sessions, 10-page essays, and class presentations. Read More
Get Social: Taking some big whacks during Axe Week
It’s #AxeWeek in these parts. For those not in the know, when the Badgers play the Minnesota Gophers in football, the winner gets Paul Bunyan’s… Read More
Wisconsin high school students learn about global public health at event
Students from the Clinton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Milton, Portage and Sun Prairie high schools spent the day at “Opening Doors to the World,” the sixth annual High School Global Public Health Day at UW–Madison. Read More
Poll results: What’s your favorite social media?
Last week, we asked, what's your favorite social media app for sending and receiving information? Students favored Snapchat and Instagram. Read More
‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship
Now in its 44th year, the Smith Lake States Mycological Foray gathers mushroom experts to collect samples, share mycological gossip and debate the evolution of these enigmatic organisms. Read More
Could yesterday’s Earth contain clues for making tomorrow’s medicines?
UW-Madison researchers have described initial steps toward achieving chemistries that encode information in a variety of conditions that might mimic the environment of prehistoric Earth. Read More
Night at the (Chazen) Museum
Students and members of the public enjoyed an evening of art during a Night at the Museum event at the Chazen Museum of Art on Nov. 15. Read More
Get Social: The beauty of campus — this time with snow!
We don’t want to scare anyone, but there’s a lot of white, cold stuff in this week’s top social posts. For this week’s Get Social,… Read More
Poll results: How do you deal with the cold?
Last week's Wiscopinion asked, how do you deal with the cold? Dressing in layers was by far the top answer. Read More
Go Big Read seeking book suggestions
Once again, the theme for Go Big Read is “contemporary issues” — topics such as technology, climate change, health care, or any other issue that’s spurring conversation. Books can be fiction or nonfiction. Read More
A feast to kick off Native November
UW-Madison students and others enjoyed traditional native food during a Native Feast event held on Nov. 12 in the Multicultural Student Center in the Red Gym Read More
Need to talk to your data? UW–Madison spinoff is happy to translate
UW-Madison computer science professor Jignesh Patel and Rogers Jeffrey Leo John, a recent graduate student, founded DataChat in June, 2017, with the goal of making it more efficient for businesses to get insights from data. Read More
New Faculty Focus: Sophie A. Aschenbroich
She hopes students learn "that science is all in the subtleties and cannot be placed in a box, that there is no black and white." Read More
Beneficial gut bacteria metabolize fiber to improve heart health in mice
In support of a microbial connection between fiber and heart health, UW–Madison researchers have identified a particular fatty acid as the mechanism behind certain protective effects of a high-fiber diet in a mouse model. Read More
Get Social: Turkeys, Badgers and weddings
It's been a busy fall, full of election ads, voting decisions and midterms.So in this week's Get Social, we explore the more simple, pleasurable aspects of campus: Fall colors, first Badger games and, well, Badgers. Read More
Wiscopinion results: Most useful part of Wisconsin Experience
Last week, Wiscopinion asked which components of the Wisconsin Experience are most instrumental in preparing you for success. The answers are: … Read More
A vote for democracy
In addition to doing homework, students were busy voting at seven campus polling places on Tuesday, Election Day. The final midterm election vote for the evening — #679 — is cast at Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union on Tuesday evening. Read More
Elders-in-Residence Program will bring Native community leaders to campus for mentoring, support
The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges. Read More