Wiscopinion: What questions do you want next semester?
If you’re the average UW–Madison student, you’re most stressed about exams and papers and time management, met your best friend in University Housing and… Read More
UW-Madison beginning eText pilot program in spring
Approximately 3,000 students in 16 courses are participating in the eText pilot program, across five schools and colleges. Read More
In second year, UW’s Philanthropy Lab class awards $50,000 to three nonprofit groups
Three Madison-area nonprofit organizations were chosen to receive money this semester from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Philanthropy Lab class — a total of $50,000. Read More
A social media journey through 2017… in red and white
A look back at UW–Madison's most popular Tweets and Instagrams of 2017, from Lake Mendota to Camp Randall and back. Read More
MLK Day Celebration to include speakers, art project, volunteering
UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are invited to the 2018 UW–Madison MLK Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 22 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Memorial Union. Read More
Progress made toward treatment for rare, fatal neurological disease
Promising results in the lab and in animal models could set the stage for developing a treatment for Alexander disease, a rare and usually fatal neurological disease with no known cure. Read More
Zero gravity plant growth experiments delivered to space station
Plants were delivered to the International Space Station as part of a UW–Madison study of how plants respond to low-oxygen environments created by changes in how water and air behave in zero gravity. Read More
‘Amazing Grace’ chorus members take a vacation from Alzheimer’s with singing
The Amazing Grace chorus mixes caregivers and people with dementia; to encourage social contact, the pairs seldom sit side-by-side at performances. Read More
Living in the past: Director of University Archives retires
Under David Null’s care and expertise, the UW Archives have become one of the premier academic archives in the country. Read More
Monkeys infected by mosquito bites further Zika virus research
Monkeys who catch Zika virus through bites from infected mosquitoes develop infections that look like human Zika cases, and may help researchers understand the many ways Zika can be transmitted. Read More
Poll: What are you looking forward to over winter break?
In last week’s Wiscopinion, we asked what you were looking forward to during winter break. Your response:… Read More
Student-to-student: Tips for scoring high on your exams
Some tips to help you on your final exams. Read More
2017 UW–Madison winter commencement takes place on Sunday
Just more than 1,000 students will take part in the 2017 University of Wisconsin–Madison winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Kohl Center. Read More
Student-to-student: Finding tranquility in the midst of exam stress
Final projects, papers and exams are here. You are likely debating with yourself how you are going to get all the work done and still… Read More
Cramer leaves legacy at Morgridge Center, returns as full-time professor
Kathy Cramer is stepping down as the faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service and returning to a full-time position as a professor in the Political Science department at UW–Madison. Read More
Researchers investigate how a stressed brain can make asthma worse
Researchers are investigating cross-talk between the brain and lungs of people with asthma in a four-year, $2.5 million study to understand how psychological stress can make asthma symptoms worse. Read More
Violence a matter of scale, not quantity, researchers show
New research shows that the size of a society’s population is what drives the size of its “war group,” or number of people of fighting age who defend it. Read More
Projects on display as engineering prototyping class wets feet, whets appetites
In an introductory engineering design class, students design and build unique items to solve pressing needs. Read More
Never too late: Alum to participate in winter commencement 50 years after earning degree
Fifty years after earning his doctorate from UW–Madison, Luciano Barraza finally will participate in the commencement ceremony, thanks to his grandson. Read More
First measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum with HAWC
It bridges measurements at higher energy usually performed by ground based detectors and measurements at lower energy that previously had been conducted by detectors on satellites and balloons. Read More