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Campus a popular stopover for migrating butterflies

October 2, 2019

Butterflies like to stop at the UW–Madison campus and Arboretum to rest and drink up the nectar in the many flowers there. Read More

Quiz: Which Bucky Badger are you?

October 2, 2019

In honor of our beloved Bucky Badger's birthday, take this quiz to find out which Bucky you are based on your personality. Read More

‘Three sisters’ are almost ready to harvest

October 1, 2019

Crops are ripening at the Three Sisters Garden at the UW–Madison Arboretum, planted by Madison area tribal communities in coordination with staff from the Arboretum and the Department of Horticulture. Read More

UW–Madison center will coordinate data for cancer clinical trials

October 1, 2019

The network will conduct early phase clinical trials to assess the safety, tolerability and cancer prevention potential of agents and interventions of varying classes in order to advance their further clinical development for cancer prevention. Read More

Wisconsin School of Business enrolls first class in Business Analytics Graduate Program

September 30, 2019

New one-year, STEM-designated program at the Wisconsin School of Business helps students gain skills to thrive in a data-driven business world. Read More

Go Big Read book ‘The Poison Squad’ featured on WPR’s ‘Chapter a Day’

September 30, 2019

Blum’s book pays tribute to Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, dubbed the “father of the pure food and drug act.” Read More

Moving beyond hype: Could one-two treatment restore damaged heart muscle?

September 27, 2019

UW-Madison researchers hope a combination of two cutting-edge approaches would use a fabric-like material to prevent “wash-out” and successfully implant cardiomyocytes to damaged hearts. Read More

Science writer wins award for ‘Origins’ series

September 27, 2019

Commenting on “Origins,” the judges stated: “The writer crafted a compelling and accessible narrative from three complex origin stories: of galaxies, of life on Earth, and of humankind." Read More

Standing CT for horses, developed at UW–Madison, fills longstanding need in veterinary medicine

September 26, 2019

UW-Madison scientists have introduced a standing helical computed tomography (CT) scanner named Equina that fills a longstanding, unmet need in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions facing horses and other large animals. Read More

Randy Shaver honored for boosting farm productivity

September 26, 2019

Emeritus Professor Randy Shaver, who was selected as the World Dairy Expo's 2019 Person of the Year, helped Wisconsin dairy farmers learn to make great corn silage, improving returns per cow and per acre of forage. Read More

Badgers have the top t-shirt cannon in college athletics. Boom.

September 25, 2019

Bucky Badger fires t-shirts into the student section at Camp Randall Stadium with the new t-shirt cannon during the game against Central Michigan… Read More

Faculty of Color reception 2019

September 25, 2019

Newly hired and recently promoted faculty of color were celebrated on Tuesday night at the UW–Madison Faculty of Color Reception at Memorial Union. Read More

Red Tutu Trot: A fun way to raise money for cardiac health on campus

September 25, 2019

Heart disease and cardiac arrest affects both young and old populations, yet cardiac health seems to rarely be on the minds of college students. Cardiac on Campus has the goal of changing that. Read More

‘These spaces are sacred’: Ho-Chunk speaker urges mindfulness, reverence of campus indigenous sites

September 24, 2019

She invited audience members to picture the land as it once was, with wigwams up and down the Isthmus and a gathering space for international council meetings of tribal leaders near today’s Wisconsin State Capitol. Read More

Affordable Care Act slashed uninsured rate among people with diabetes

September 24, 2019

In 2009 and 2010, 17 percent of adults who were under age 65 and had diabetes were uninsured. After the ACA took effect, that percentage declined by 12 percentage points and by 27 percentage points among those with low income. Read More

Voting on UW–Madison campus up in 2018

September 24, 2019

"These results show that we as students were excited to vote in 2018," said Laura Downer, chair of the Associated Students of Madison. "We want to have a say in the future of our country, and we know how crucial voting is to amplifying our voice." Read More

A football present wrapped in red and white stripes

September 23, 2019

Red- and white-wearing Badger football fans created a stripe-out effect in Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The atmosphere was festive as the Badgers defeated Michigan, 35-14. Read More

WCER launches $1.5 million internship study of six Historically Black Colleges and Universities

September 20, 2019

The NSF-funded study aims to examine students’ experiences with their internships and how these experiences may impact their future wages, employment status and vocational self-efficacy. Read More

Get Social: Fog rolls in, summer rolls out

September 18, 2019

A heavy fog over campus and preparations for the Badgers' Big Ten football opener dominated #UWMadison social media this week. Read More

Six tips to enjoy Red vs. Blue

September 18, 2019

Members of the UW Band take part in Jump Around at the start of the fourth quarter. Photo: Bryce Richter The… Read More