Sitting in the shadow of Camp Randall Stadium, the 6.5 acre Camp Randall Memorial Park is a quiet green space listed on the National Register as an important Civil War-related site in Wisconsin. Today people hang out and study or play catch, but the site has a storied past.
Under the concept, students would earn a physician assistant degree through UW-Madison’s nationally recognized program by attending classes at UW-Platteville.
Irrigation dropped maximum temperatures by one to three degrees Fahrenheit on average while increasing minimum temperatures up to four degrees compared to unirrigated farms or forests, research shows.
Her research examined community values and how they affected the school. For example, being close to nature and enjoying hunting and fishing were important to community members and therefore to the school district.
A new UW-Madison study shows that Wisconsin Medicaid’s 2014 coverage expansion had a tremendous impact on making antidiabetic drugs more affordable for one of the state’s populations that needs them most: childless adults with low income.
A team of UW-Madison researchers has been awarded a patent for a method to synthesize acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — from a natural compound derived from plant material.
New research shows how inhaled fungal spores exit the lung and trigger a fatal infection in mice.
It appears that lung macrophages abandon their posts as bodyguards and begin smuggling spores into the bloodstream.
In Professor Duncan Carlsmith’s introductory physics classroom, smartphones are dropped, thrown and strapped to pendulums, and the data from their sensors is used to teach principles of physics.
Almost every UW-Madison student starts their college career with a stint at SOAR. In this week’s Get Social, check out the new students on campus and their amazing SOAR leaders.
“One of our mantras is ‘choose your challenge’ which really means everyone is supposed to challenge themselves to their own level and hopefully step out of your comfort zone but not into a panic zone.”
Throughout her career Bryan has worked to expand access to mental health care, particularly by arguing for the removal of legal barriers that limit advanced nurses from practicing to the full extent of their education and licensure.
The statewide overall poverty rate using the Wisconsin Poverty Measure dropped from 10.8 percent in 2016 to 10.2 percent in 2017, a significant drop, but still above the 2015 rate of 9.7 percent, according to UW-Madison researchers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison welcomed 25 Mandela Washington Fellows from Africa to campus Wednesday. In addition to attending a professional and academic institute here, they will take a deep dive into Wisconsin culture.
The former researcher at UW-Madison is returning to become his native country’s only theoretical biologist. He uses mathematics to understand ecological problems, such as the deforestation in Madagascar.
Anthropology Professor John Hawks says the research just doesn’t back up the claim behind the viral story: that a higher proportion of young men are growing horns, apparently because of cell phone use.
In the learning community, participants will draw on their experiences from a variety of disciplines to apply the course ideas and tackle common teaching challenges.
Geography Department’s many aerial photos vividly show Wisconsin’s changing landscape since 1937.
An abundance of cranes and construction sites are reshaping parts of campus this summer, as part of a building boom.
New UW-Madison research identifies a link between the long-term decline in manufacturing jobs — accelerated during the Great Recession — and reduced fertility rates.
Helpful Harvest is a three-month pilot program that allows people to choose from available food options online.