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.
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."
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.
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.
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: …
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.
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.
6 steps to building the perfect college schedule
Enrollment can be an exciting time — it's a clean slate, an opportunity to explore interesting new classes, and a step closer to your ultimate academic goals. But with over 9,000 classes to choose from, it can be an overwhelming process if you're not prepared.
Wisconsin Union to hold Veterans Day event on Nov. 12
Memorial Union’s ties to service members began 90 years ago with the dedication of the building as a memorial to UW–Madison’s service members in 1928. More than 1,000 fallen university heroes’ stories can be found in the Union’s electronic Gold Star Honor Roll.
Students step up to voting challenge
UW-Madison students streamed to the polls to vote in the midterm election on Tuesday. The campus is competing in the Big Ten Voting Challenge.
Chalking up the vote
Students working for the Big Ten Voting Challenge chalk the ground outside the Memorial Library polling place early on Election Day morning, Nov. 6.
New Faculty Focus: Anne Ersig
"My goal with my teaching and research is to improve the health and well-being of individuals with childhood chronic health conditions."
New summer program helps UW freshmen get ‘QuickStart’
CALS launched a brand new “early start” program for incoming first-year students called QuickStart, which helps them make the most of their college experience.
Study shows movement, evolutionary history of TB in China
A genetic scan of a massive number of samples taken from tuberculosis patients across China has shown a surprising genetic uniformity: just two “strains” of the tuberculosis bacterium account for 99.4 percent of all cases.
Professor takes on climate change by promoting science literacy through music, art, comics
A UW–Madison geoscience professor has come up with new ways to teach science to non-science undergraduate students, in hopes of awakening their "inner scientists."
UW-Madison’s Center for Financial Security receives funding for research on financially vulnerable
The RDRC center at UW–Madison will explore the financial well-being of financially vulnerable families, older people, people with disabilities, low-wealth households, and children.
Twenty years on, measuring the impact of human stem cells
Beginning with just five cell lines derived from surplus embryos donated by patients who had finished undergoing fertility treatments, human stem cell science has mushroomed from just a few isolated labs to a burgeoning global industry and launched the new field of regenerative medicine.
Wiscopinion results: What is the biggest barrier to achieving your academic goal?
In last week's Wiscopinion poll, we asked what are the most significant barriers students face to achieving their academic goals. The top answers:
Center for Trustworthy Machine Learning established with $10 million NSF grant
UW-Madison is part of a consortium that received a $10 million NSF grant that will work toward understanding the risks inherent to machine learning, and developing the tools, metrics and methods to manage and mitigate these risks.
Brady or Rodgers: UW math professor to tell national TV audience who’s greater
Sometimes math professors find themselves in surprising places. Look for UW–Madison's Jordan Ellenberg in the national broadcast of the Nov. 4 match-up between the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football.