Tickets available for ‘Go Big Read’ author event
Go Big Read authors are such celebrities on the UW–Madison campus, their keynotes are becoming big-ticket events. To address such high demand, the event will use tickets this year. Read More
UW-Madison wins two first-ever ‘NSF INCLUDES’ awards
Two projects of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research within UW–Madison’s School of Education are among those selected to receive first-ever National Science Foundation INCLUDES funding. The projects hope to develop bold new approaches for diversifying the science and engineering workforce of the United States. Read More
UW-Madison ranked 10th best public college by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is 10th among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report‘s latest college rankings. Overall, UW–Madison ranks 44th in a six-way tie. Read More
Karcher named director of risk management
Jeff Karcher, director of risk management at UW- Stevens Point, has been selected as the new director of the risk management at UW–Madison. Read More
Several road closures start week of Sept. 12
There will be three new road closures on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus starting the week of September 12. They are: University Bay Drive… Read More
UW-Madison Army ROTC marks 100th anniversary by honoring distinguished alumni
The Badger Battalion, UW–Madison’s Army ROTC unit, will honor four distinguished graduates with induction into the unit’s Alumni Hall of Fame. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps. Read More
UW-Madison grad leads student-athletes at UW-Whitewater
Kristina Navarro, who has her Ph.D. from the UW–Madison School of Education, uses her knowledge and connections to turn UW-Whitewater student-athletes into leaders on and off the playing field, through an innovative program. Read More
With GE’s help, UW–Madison competitition winner will un-ring a bell
What: UW–Madison student Chris Nguyen of Waukesha is honored for winning GE’s international competition, “Unimpossible Missions: The University Edition” When: 8:30-10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12… Read More
Slideshow: The school year is under way
Undergraduates participate in the Way Up Multicultural Organization Festival held in the Red Gym on Sept. 6. Here, students learn about the… Read More
Vaccine trial aims to make flu season safer for heart patients
A network of researchers in the United States and Canada will try to spare thousands of patients the dangers of heart attacks and hospitalizations over the next five years in a trial of a high-dose flu vaccine. Read More
UW launches nation’s first rural residency program in Ob-Gyn
Faced with a nationwide shortage of obstetricians and gynecologists, especially in rural areas, the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has started the nation’s first rural-residency program to train and provide care to women in rural Wisconsin. Read More
Top spots on campus? SAFEwalk will take you there
SAFEwalk staff members escort a UW–Madison student. SAFEwalk is a free campus service that provides trained, two-person walking escorts throughout the main campus. Read More
New computer chip manufacturing method squeezes more onto limited wafer space
Computer chip makers continuously strive to pack more transistors in less space, yet as the size of those transistors approaches the atomic scale, there are physical limits on how small they are able to make the patterns for the circuitry. Read More
Slideshow: New Badgers are welcomed onto campus
New and returning University of Wisconsin–Madison students were welcomed back on campus with a series of events this week, including a road race, a festival at Union South and even a chance to pose with Bucky Badger. Read More
New UW Midshipmen get first look at Navy/Marine Corps
New Midshipmen from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program participated in Student Orientation Week at Fort McCoy, Wis., from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. The 68 midshipmen spent the week learning the basic military skills and discipline necessary to succeed as commissioned officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. Read More
For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon
For decades, scientists have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes to create high-performance electronics that are faster or consume less power. Now, for the first time, University of Wisconsin–Madison materials engineers have created carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors. Read More
UW research team awarded NIH grant to reverse blindness
A UW–Madison research team has been selected to work on one of six projects aimed at restoring vision by regenerating light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the eye. Read More
A behind-the-scenes look at UW–Madison’s new TV commercial
A new 30-second television commercial that captures the pulse of Badger fans everywhere premieres Saturday to a nationwide audience. It’s set to air during the broadcast of Saturday’s Badger football game against Louisiana State University at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Read More
UW spinoff helps boost new crop in cranberry country
Some Wisconsin cranberry farmers have started growing aronia, a fruit that is sometimes touted, in this nutrition-conscious era, as the "next superfruit." A UW–Madison spinoff is helping explain aronia's benefits. Read More
Slideshow: Campus ramps up with move-in, JVN Day
The UW–Madison campus began to hum with action again in the past week, with the return of students to the dorms and the JVN Day 2016 festival. Read More