A great day to show pride
To celebrate Madison Pride weekend, the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a Badger Pride Open House on Aug, 17 to welcome LGBTQ+ alumni and their families to the new Alumni Park space.
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Making biominerals: nature’s recipe is old, evolved more than once
In recent years, scientists have teased out many of the secrets of biomineralization, the process by which sea urchins grow spines, mollusks build their shells and corals make their skeletons, not to mention how mammals and other animals make bones and teeth. The materials that animals make from scratch to build protective shells, razor sharp …
Industry partners leverage UW-Madison for business success
Representatives of four large Midwestern businesses spanning retail, Internet technology, insurance and finance gave an insider’s view on establishing and profiting from expertise at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the world’s great universities.
UW–Madison to connect with industry during Day on Campus event
The Office of Business Engagement event Aug. 15 will be an opportunity to network with dozens of campus units to address recruiting, training and development needs.
Mead Witter School of Music’s Hamel Music Center opening this fall
With opening celebrations of the center planned for the weekend of October 25-27, 2019, many more audiences will experience its state-of-the-art acoustics and inspired setting.
Dairy barn tour: Meet the cows
Students in UW–Madison’s International Student Summer Institute got an up-close look Thursday at one of the things that makes Wisconsin special: dairy cows. The tour of the Dairy Cattle Center, led by veterinary medicine student Rachel Taber, showcased how dozens of cows are used for both teaching and research on campus.
New NIH grant aims to prevent opioid relapses with mobile app
UW-Madison researchers have received a $3.42 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a mobile phone-based app to prevent opioid relapse among those trying to recover.
Remembering Toni Morrison: UW-Madison professor offers reading recommendations
“This was a woman who up through her 80s was still vibrant and still writing. That’s the inspiration to me to keep doing what I love,” says literature professor Sandra Adell.
New director of UW CIPE focuses on health-care collaboration
He says CIPE’s focus on team-based learning and practice will provide UW–Madison health sciences students purposefully-designed interprofessional learning and socialization, both of which will better prepare them for team-based practice.
UW study: Major surgery is associated with minor cognitive decline
The decline was akin to about five months of aging, according to research led by Dr. Robert Sanders, assistant professor of anesthesiology, and conducted by Dr. Bryan Krause, assistant scientist in anesthesiology.
#UWSummer: New learning experiences, all over the world
Students spent the summer doing water research on Lake Mendota, climbing towers in northern Wisconsin, walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., or even teaching in a village in Africa. Take a look at a few:
UW-Madison rises in 2019 world university rankings
The Center for World University Rankings uses seven indicators to rank the world’s universities without relying on surveys and university data submissions.
Lessons of conventional imaging let scientists see around corners
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain, drawing on the lessons of classical optics, have shown that it is possible to image complex hidden scenes using a projected “virtual camera” to see around barriers.
Bike share aims to serve, enhance health in Wisconsin Rapids
“People tend to think that bike shares can exist only in bigger cities. Wisconsin Rapids is not that big, but we strive to blend small-town charm with big-city amenities.”
Fear of more dangerous second Zika, dengue infections unfounded in monkeys
As outbreaks on Pacific islands and in the Americas in recent years made Zika virus a pressing public health concern, the Zika virus’s close similarity to dengue presented the possibility that one infection may exacerbate the other.
Family Fun Day for football
Fans got to meet their favorite Badger players Wednesday evening at Camp Randall Stadium, at the annual Wisconsin Football Family Fun Day. Fans young and old got to meet the team and head coach Paul Chryst for autographs and photos.
Institute For Research On Poverty expands its health policy research
This expanded partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services will include a robust scope of data sharing, research, and evaluation activities supporting the state’s Medicaid program, which includes BadgerCare, SeniorCare, and other public health insurance programs.
Additional excavation expected on Bascom Hill
The Bascom Hill/Lathrop Drive Utility project continues to make progress. Additional barriers and fencing will be erected to cordon the work site. This will cause detours and closures to some sidewalks, roads, and parking lots.
Beetles used to combat purple loosestrife in southeast Wisconsin
This summer, Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Molly Bodde is engaging in preliminary work to start a program to control these invasives in a chemical-free way, using beetles that eat the purple loosestrife.
UW Hospitals and Clinics ranked among top 20 in nation
For the first time in the history of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics are listed on the Honor Roll, ranking 17th.