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Flood closures may complicate residence hall move-in

August 24, 2018

Numerous campus area streets will be closed to accommodate UW–Madison students who will be moving into university residence halls starting Aug. 26. Flooding is expected to close some nearby streets. Read More

Media advisory: UW South Madison Partnership hosts community celebration

August 23, 2018

What: The UW South Madison Partnership will host its first-ever community celebration on Thursday, August 30 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The event honors the… Read More

UW-Madison spinoff releases app dedicated to ‘Live Undiscovered Music’

August 16, 2018

As users engage with LÜM, they are rewarded with tokens that they can use or buy to raise the visibility of a favorite artist. Read More

How do you Bucky on Parade?

August 16, 2018

The Bucky on Parade project placed 85 life-size Bucky Badger statues throughout Madison and Dane County, and they've proven to be a big draw for many. Read More

UW-Madison experts can address back-to-school topics

August 15, 2018

As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are ready to provide expertise on a variety of subjects. Read More

Girls learn skills at “Nick” construction site

August 14, 2018

As part of a "Build Like a Girl" outreach event on Aug. 10, hosted by Miron Construction, nearly 15 4th- through 6th-grade girls from the Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee helped out on to the construction site for the Nicholas Recreation Center at UW–Madison. Read More

Exact Sciences groundbreaking at University Research Park paves path to 21st century research landscape

August 14, 2018

Today’s groundbreaking of a 130,000 square-foot, five-story headquarters for Exact Sciences at University Research Park reflects the acknowledgement that high-technology workers show an increasing interest in denser, more urban surroundings. Read More

Tong family makes $1 million gift towards Hoofer marina project

August 14, 2018

A new donation will help fund a project to improve the marina and lakefront promenade near the Memorial Union. Improvements include new piers, better storage and a new greenspace on shore. Read More

A tour of Babcock Hall, and a taste of the ice cream

August 13, 2018

Students in UW–Madison’s International Student Summer Institute recently toured Babcock Hall Dairy Store to see how they make and distribute the famed ice cream. Read More

Want to fight cyberthreats? Start with clean code

August 13, 2018

Barton Miller has a surprise for his University of Wisconsin–Madison class of 250 software programming undergraduates this fall: No code assignment is complete until it’s declared weakness-free by a suite of software analysis tools. Read More

UW Arboretum’s Native Gardening Conference to be held Sept. 16

August 10, 2018

The conference offers a day of expert-led workshops and tours to help all gardeners, from beginner to experienced, learn to create beautiful restorative landscapes that play a broader ecological role and support biodiversity. Read More

Dutch elm disease claims “Elmer,” a campus tree more than a century old

August 9, 2018

An elm tree affectionately known as Elmer, a landmark on campus for more than a century, has been taken down, a victim of Dutch elm disease. Read More

In “Imaging Self,” high school students explore the arts in a college setting

August 9, 2018

Imaging Self, a new UW–Madison summer program for arts-oriented high school students, helps them learn more about themselves through personal expression in visual art, dance, and theater, as well as making connections among various art forms. Read More

Trail cam project Snapshot Wisconsin goes statewide

August 9, 2018

Starting Aug. 9, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites volunteers from all 72 counties to apply to run a trail cam in their part of Wisconsin, and will allow the cameras to be hosted on public land for the first time. Read More

Elementary and middle-school-aged girls show off their AI skills

August 3, 2018

A summer-term course for 4th- to 6th-grade girls taught them the basics of programming and AI, and even more importantly, taught them they belong in the STEM world. Read More

A festival of Badger fans and players

August 3, 2018

With the excitement of the upcoming season in the air, Wisconsin Badger football players mingled with fans, signing autographs and chatting, at Football Family Fun Day at Camp Randall Stadium on Aug. 1. Read More

Cellular communication system in mice helps control female fertility

August 2, 2018

UW-Madison researchers have discovered that two genes work together to construct a cellular communication system in the ovaries of mice to maintain healthy eggs. Read More

Bascom flamingos don soccer scarves

August 1, 2018

Thousands of soccer scarves have begun popping up throughout the Madison area — including on 50 pink flamingos Monday on Bascom Hill — to raise awareness for Madison’s new professional soccer team. The scarves bear the logo of Breese Stevens Field, the historic venue the club will call home when it kicks off its inaugural season in the spring of 2019. The scarves are being donated to the public. So go ahead and take one! Really. Read More

Green County cheesemaker opens major expansion

August 1, 2018

Klondike Cheese Co. of Monroe is expanding production as it enters its second century of cheesemaking, under the leadership of six Master Cheesemakers certified by UW–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research. Read More

Scientists discover cause of aging-related disease in mice, then reverse its symptoms

July 30, 2018

UW–Madison researchers have shown that mice making too much of a human protein called AT-1 show signs of early aging and premature death, which are also symptoms of the human disorder progeria. Read More