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UW-Madison student project aims to save food, reduce food insecurity

November 25, 2019

The packaging program is a modern gleaning operation that is directed at left-over food that was cooked, but not served, at markets and dining halls across campus. It delivers an average of 250 meals a week to students. Read More

Get Social: Winter is coming, and with it, ice

November 20, 2019

It's that time of year when water starts to turn from its liquid state into a solid. This week's Get Social has some spectacular shots of ice forming on Lake Mendota by campus, including an Ice-rex. Read More

Badger women athletes having huge year

November 20, 2019

Now’s a good time to point out that it’s been a remarkably successful year so far for Badger women’s sports teams, and it may get even better. Join in the excitement by following these remarkable athletes: Read More

Easing the FoodChain: Startup aims to cut “friction” for local food producers, buyers

November 20, 2019

FoodChain, a spinoff started by two UW–Madison alumni helps small farms place their produce at restaurants and high-end food stores with on-line ordering and by handling the final delivery. Read More

New Faculty Focus: Engineering welcomes new faculty

November 19, 2019

The UW–Madison School of Engineering has added new faculty members this academic year, with expertise ranging from fusion energy to quantum systems to the earth’s energy. Read More

Open Doors Report lists UW–Madison as a leading university for study abroad and international students

November 18, 2019

UW–Madison is ranked No. 18 among all U.S. universities for the number of students studying abroad, according to report. Read More

Study says “hidden overharvest” from fishing plays a role in Wisconsin walleye declines

November 18, 2019

New research finds that It finds that 40 percent of walleye populations are overharvested, which is ten times higher than the estimates fisheries managers currently use. Read More

The force is strong — at Gordon

November 18, 2019

Jedi knights turned out in force on Nov. 13 at the Gordon Dining and Event Center, for the Ultimate Star Wars Dining Experience.  Read More

Leadership Academy focuses on vision, collaboration for local government officials

November 15, 2019

The Leadership Wisconsin Academy, now in its second year, teaches local-government officials to learn the skills of leadership and governing. Read More

Professor’s study of ancient crystals sheds light on earth’s early years

November 14, 2019

“If we can analyze melt inclusions, that will provide the first data on rock chemistry for the Earth’s ‘Dark Ages,’ the first 500 million years of earth history,” John Valley says. “This is a critical time that we know almost nothing about.” Read More

Lifelike chemistry created in lab search for ways to study origin of life

November 14, 2019

The work is far from jumpstarting life in the lab. Yet, it shows that simple laboratory techniques can spur the kinds of reactions that are likely necessary to explain how life got started on Earth some four billion years ago. Read More

Get Social: Early winter brings a cold beauty

November 13, 2019

The early onset of winter is bad for our frozen fingers and toes, but it certainly makes for some beautiful photos. The white landscape, pink sky and smoky lake give campus a mysterious vibe, in this week's Get Social. Read More

Wendricks make Horticulture 120 course a family affair

November 13, 2019

Five members of the Wendricks family -- three cousins and their grandparents -- are all taking a horticulture class together this semester. They sit together. Read More

Tunneling under Bascom Hill

November 13, 2019

A huge, custom-made borer has started drilling a 640-foot-long tunnel under Bascom Hill to carry utilities. The borer, 11 feet in diameter, was lowered into a reinforced earthen pit between South Hall and the Law Building, where it runs on hydraulic tracks installed there, filling carts with earth as it excavates the face of the tunnel. Read More

UW has second highest voter turnout in Big Ten

November 12, 2019

As a result of the increased voter turnout, the 14 presidents across the Big Ten Conference have agreed to continue the challenge for the 2020 presidential election. Read More

‘Stories from the Flood’ recount suffering, resilience in Kickapoo Valley towns

November 12, 2019

“Stories from the Flood,” a collaboration involving UW–Madison, has gathered over 70 written, audio, and video interviews with people who experienced what some call a “thousand-year” flood along the Kickapoo River and nearby Coon Creek. Read More

Ada Deer, champion of women’s and Native American rights, to discuss memoir Nov. 19

November 12, 2019

"I was born a Menominee Indian. That is who I was born and how I have lived,” she writes in “Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice.” Read More

Blank to join APLU board, executive committee

November 11, 2019

The Chancellor says she’s looking forward to guiding strategy and advocacy efforts in support of public higher education at public universities in Wisconsin and around the country. Read More

New Faculty Focus: Marina Maes

November 11, 2019

"What I love about family medicine is the strong team-based integrated approach in caring for the whole patient in a world of healthcare that is specialty focused." Read More

New Faculty Focus: Natalie Schmitz

November 11, 2019

"My research program combines my experiences and expertise to optimize therapies, particularly cannabinoids, for neurologic conditions by investigating safety and efficacy." Read More