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GetSocial: #PrideMonth At UW

June 5, 2019

June is Pride Month, and it's being celebrated in many ways at UW, as evidenced by this week's Get Social. Read More

Mark Hill honored for improvements to vital computer memory systems

June 5, 2019

Hill has been analyzing and improving how computer memory functions since the 1980s. His developments became the basis of the memory models for the ubiquitous programming languages Java and C++. Read More

UW strengthens policies to protect health and safety of youth in precollege programs

June 4, 2019

The effort will help ensure the health and safety of all youth under age 18 participating in academic programs, summer camps, sports clinics and other activities under the auspices of UW–Madison. Read More

UW Changes Lives: Handshake increases UW student access to jobs and employers

June 3, 2019

Since July, more than 15,000 UW students have activated their personal Handshake account connecting them to thousands of job listings individually tailored to their major, interests, and skills. Read More

UW Changes Lives: SuccessWorks guides L&S students to careers

May 30, 2019

A fast-growing number of students at the College of Letters & Science are turning to SuccessWorks to help prepare them for a career after college.  Read More

Sensor from Antarctic observatory IceCube joins Smithsonian collection

May 30, 2019

IceCube uses thousands of these sensors embedded in a cubic kilometer of ice underneath the South Pole to track neutrinos, invisible subatomic particles that traverse space at nearly the speed of light. Read More

UW Changes Lives: Business school expands reach with three new MS degrees

May 29, 2019

In Fall 2019, WSB will offer three new specialized master of science degree programs in business analytics, real estate, and supply chain management, helping to address a market need. Read More

Wisconsin Union Theater director Ralph Russo retires

May 29, 2019

His accomplishments in his 15 years at the helm of the Wisconsin Union Theater include overseeing the theater's renovations and increasing the number of students participating. Read More

UW Changes Lives: WSB alumni make a difference throughout state

May 15, 2019

Wisconsin School of Business alumni are driving Wisconsin’s economy in industries and markets as varied as the talented individuals who are leading them. Meet six Business Badgers whose work makes an impact in Wisconsin. Read More

Supportive environment helps group of female graduate students in mathematics reach lofty goals

May 15, 2019

Already a leader in the number of women hired as faculty members, the mathematics department hopes to continue improving the experience for female students to help bring equity to the field. Read More

A new way to wind the development clock of cardiac muscle cells

May 14, 2019

A study published in the journal Stem Cells describes a new and unexpected way to accelerate the maturation of induced pluripotent stem cells into cardiac muscle cells.   Read More

Canada firm expands in Wisconsin to hire more farm-raised engineers

May 14, 2019

MacDon set up shop in Madison in 2015 for a simple reason: Because of the abundance of engineers with farm experience, mostly educated at UW–Madison. Read More

Using motorcycles and 55-cent payments, Uganda groups maps route to health care in remote villages

May 13, 2019

By helping organize monthly clinics and lending to motorcycle buyers who are obligated for 18 months to transport health care workers, a nonprofit has connected health-care providers and patients in remote villages in Uganda. Read More

UW Changes Lives: Helping small businesses thrive

May 13, 2019

The WIsconsin Small Business Development Center at UW–Madison works with hundreds of business each year. Read about their success stories, range from a distillery to a life coach to a junk business. Read More

Mortarboard messages

May 10, 2019

Several soon-to-be graduates poured their creativity onto their mortarboard caps during a May 9 "Cappy Hour" event at the Memorial Union, in preparation for Commencement ceremonies May 10 and 11. Read More

University spinoff breaks ground for essential medical supply; announces move into Europe

May 9, 2019

SHINE Medical, a company with deep roots at UW–Madison, broke ground on a factory in Janesville that will produce molybdenum 99 (moly-99), an isotope needed for scans that assess cardiovascular health, cancer and other conditions. Read More

UW Changes Lives: Student entrepreneurs showcase innovative ideas at Transcend Innovation Competition

May 9, 2019

More than 30 teams of UW–Madison students have transformed from bright ideas to full-fledged businesses, which they pitched to a panel of expert judges at the annual Transcend Madison Competition. Read More

Stem cell scientists clear another hurdle in creating transplant arteries

May 9, 2019

Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research are one step closer to realizing their dream of creating artery banks with readily-available material to replace diseased arteries during surgery. Read More

New professor brings precision data to the dairy barn

May 9, 2019

The same technology that alerts a self-driving car that there’s a pedestrian in the crosswalk could also warn a dairy farmer that a calf is getting sick — even if that calf is mingled among dozens of healthy ones. Read More

SPA honors employees who help students

May 8, 2019

The Student Personnel Association recognized six distinguished UW–Madison employees for their work in student services during its annual reception April 25. Read More