Big night for Badger volleyball team
The Badgers volleyball team defeated Howard University Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 tournament at the UW–Madison Field House. Read More
Magnetic brain stimulation can bring back stowed memories
The lab of Brad Postle, a psychology professor at UW–Madison, is challenging the idea that working memory remembers things through sustained brain activity. Read More
Writers’ Institute provides transformative experience for lifelong learners
Many hopeful writers have found a path to publishing through the UW–Madison’s Writers’ Institute. The 28th annual event is scheduled for March 24-26 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Read More
Split brain activity allows you to listen and drive, research shows
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison consciousness researchers has used brain imaging to show how the brain allows you to drive a familiar path while concentrating on a radio show: It literally splits the tasks in two. Read More
Smeeding, known for income/poverty research, named as Galbraith Fellow
The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has named La Follette School Professor Tim Smeeding as its John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow for 2017. Read More
Memorial Union first floor to reopen on Dec. 5
Memorial Union’s first floor will reopen Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. with the Daily Scoop, Badger Market and Peet’s Coffee & Tea serving customers and comfortable study space available. Read More
OCCFR helps UW–Madison students with dependent children
Sagashus Levingston has spent the last 10 years working towards a master’s degree in African American Studies and a Ph.D. in English Literature. And she’s done all this while raising six kids. Read More
Nurses keep hospital patients moving with help from UW researchers
UW–Madison School of Nursing researchers set out to get hospital patients on their feet and walking — movement that could drastically change the shape in which they leave the hospital. They found success in a 13-week pilot study with the help of nurses in a unit at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. Read More
UW–Madison researchers study plant aging, gain insights into crop yields
New insights into the mechanism behind how plants age may help scientists better understand crop yields, nutrient allocation, and even the timing and duration of fall leaf color. Read More
UW study to examine women’s roles in peacemaking
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is hosting a project designed to explore women’s existing roles in African peacemaking and to see what lessons can be gleaned from their mostly informal initiatives. Read More
Six research-backed tips for buying well-being on Black Friday
This Black Friday, buy happiness: Snag the best deals of the season while building on the prosocial values of the Thanksgiving celebration. Follow these tips… Read More
Awards at UW–Madison recognize businesses that serve financial, social and environmental goals
Four Wisconsin businesses with missions that merge entrepreneurship, social change and sustainable practices each received a $25,000 “Force for Positive Change Award" during a ceremony Friday, Nov. 18, at the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
UW-Madison student named Rhodes finalist
Deshawn McKinney, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior majoring in English, has been named a Rhodes finalist. Over the weekend, McKinney and other finalists traveled to Chicago for interviews followed by recipients of the prestigious scholarship being named. Read More
UW students meet with activist Russian punk rock group
On Thursday, one of the original members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, with a new member of the group, journalist Sasha Bogina, gave a public conversation and Q&A in the Wisconsin Union Theater about their activism and current work focused on prison reform. Read More
Liquid silicon: Computer chips could bridge gap between computation and storage
Computer chips in development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could make future computers more efficient and powerful by combining tasks usually kept separate by design. Read More
New UW–Madison project funded by NOAA could improve weather forecasting
Weather balloons better watch their backs. A new weather forecasting tool could soon find itself part of the day-to-day operations of the National Weather Service, and UW–Madison researchers are testing it. Read More
New research looks at fallout from posting embarrassing moments on social media
While social media sites may offer positive opportunities to engage with friends, share information and expand our social networks, these online platforms may also become a place where past mistakes, missteps, or embarrassing moments become fodder for discussion in the public domain. Read More
Social entrepreneurship event, awards set for Friday
What: The first ever “Force for Positive Change” awards ceremony and event, with a slate of national speakers in addition to four Wisconsin-based organizations taking home… Read More
UW-Madison ranked in top 25 for study abroad and international students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been recognized as a top 25 university for campuses with the most students studying abroad and for the most international students on campus. Read More
WisconsinEye to livestream election panel discussion
WisconsinEye will livestream a panel discussion on the 2016 presidential campaign featuring Washington Post political reporter David Weigel on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The panel discussion is sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison. Read More