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New Faculty Focus: Amelia Munsterman

October 16, 2017

Amelia Munsterman, a professor of large animal surgery, says the Veterinary Medicine Clinic seeks to find immediate and clinically applicable solutions to problems seen on a daily basis in patients. Read More

Four graduate students win Fulbright-Hays doctoral research awards

October 16, 2017

Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for up to 12 months. Read More

Why is the grass greener? Sports-field experiment to reveal results on Oct. 19 in Stoughton

October 16, 2017

A three-year experiment on the four baseball diamonds at Racetrack Park in Stoughton explored different levels of maintenance for sports fields and turf in general. Read More

Healthy competition makes habit of sustainability

October 13, 2017

A new analysis shows lasting reductions in electricity use among hundreds of players of the Cool Choices game, which uses friendly competition to get energy-saving habits to sink in. Read More

UW–Madison joins national network to combat opioid epidemic, substance abuse disorders

October 13, 2017

With a new $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, researchers at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies have joined a national network of Addiction Technology Transfer Centers. Read More

LGBT campus center celebrates 25th anniversary

October 12, 2017

For 25 years, the LGBT Campus Center has assisted in providing education, outreach, advocacy, and other resources for UW–Madison students and their allies to improve campus climate and their daily intersectional experiences. Read More

Wiscopinion results: Which Camp Randall student section is best?

October 11, 2017

Here are the results from last week’s Wiscopinion poll about the best student section to sit in at Camp Randall:… Read More

New Faculty Focus: Yingyu Liang

October 11, 2017

The computer science professor has been attracted to the idea of artificial intelligence since he was a child, and he says the research field of machine learning has made great progress towards it. Read More

Autism prevalence and socioeconomic status: What’s the connection?

October 11, 2017

Children living in neighborhoods where incomes are low and fewer adults have bachelor’s degrees are less likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder compared to kids from more affluent neighborhoods. Read More

Conservation, collaboration, creativity: Grant County farmer charts own path, with a little help from scientist colleagues

October 11, 2017

Farmer Gerry Weiss stands as a key conduit between academic experts – many with roots in the soil – and those who make a living growing crops and animals. Read More

Through multimedia project, alumni reflect on how the Dow protests changed them

October 10, 2017

Fifty years after campus protests against Dow Chemical Company, UW–Madison asked six alumni to reflect on how the protests altered their lives. Their memories anchor “A Turning Point,” an original multimedia web project by University Communications and University Marketing. Read More

Farmers using UW-built software statewide to cut pollution, plan soil fertility

October 9, 2017

A UW–Madison software program intended to cut water pollution and soil erosion has matured into an essential production tool for farmers Read More

New Faculty Focus: Hilary Dugan

October 9, 2017

New Integrative Biology Professor Hilary Dugan once worked as a research assistant in the Canadian Arctic and fell in love with fieldwork and studying global change. At some point, her interests narrowed to water, and eventually lakes. Read More

Despite rain, Alumni Park opening brings smiles, excitement

October 9, 2017

UW-Madison's new Alumni Park opened at a special ceremony on Friday, and the rain failed to inhibit enthusiasm for the new green space and story park that's been under construction for more than a year. Read More

Renowned biochemical engineer Edwin N. Lightfoot passes away

October 9, 2017

Edwin Lightfoot, Hilldale Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at age 92. Read More

UW awarded $12.5 million to study astrophysical plasma here on Earth

October 9, 2017

The new Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory, or WiPPL, will research fundamental properties of plasma in order to better understand our universe, where the hot gas is abundant. Read More

Diversity forum to explore ways to improve campus climate and inclusion

October 9, 2017

UW-Madison's Annual Diversity Forum will be Nov. 7 and 8, and will offer keynote speakers, break-out sessions, training workshops and a Community Forum.  Read More

Collaborative at UW, American Family Children’s Hospital a ‘huge blessing’ for school nurses

October 5, 2017

The Healthy Learner Cooperative's goal is to promote collaboration among school nurses, educators, students, families and health care providers, including pediatric clinic nurses. Read More

Odyssey Project celebrates 15 years of changing lives for low-income adults

October 5, 2017

A recent survey shows that the Odyssey Project’s 400-plus graduates are more likely to read, vote and go to college after their experience. Read More

Results of Wiscopinion poll on making friends

October 4, 2017

Here are the results of last week’s Wiscopinion poll, on where you met your best friend. Read More