David Chandler, a University of California-Berkeley theoretical chemist and one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of statistical mechanics, has been awarded the Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry.
The UW-Madison Department of Chemistry will mark an important occasion on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when ground is broken for the construction of a new $38.9 million Chemistry building addition and renovation project.
A capital project years in the making will take a major step toward completion Wednesday, Sept. 16, when ground is officially broken for construction of a seven-story addition to UW-Madison’s chemistry facilities.
Nationally recognized experts on biotechnology will be featured as part of a UW-Madison Biotechnology Center lecture series on ethical and social issues in biotechnology, ranging from cloning to engineering crops.
The wild turkey has pulled off a stunning comeback in Wisconsin — but has the turkey’s success come at the expense of local grouse populations?
A UW-Madison conference expected to offer new insight into the relationship between language and ideas will draw participants from Portugal, France, Canada, Australia and Russia, as well as Germany and the United States.
Wisconsin’s strong economic growth has resulted in better news for working people, but long-term wage decline and significant economic disparities still dominate the state’s economy, according to a new UW-Madison study.
Starting Wednesday, September 16, there will no longer be thru traffic on Walnut Street from Observatory Drive to the university’s Lot 60.
Visitors bearing artistic and critical insights will participate in a UW-Madison Department of Art lecture series beginning this week.
The findings of the nationwide 1997 College Alcohol Study, conducted by Henry Wechsler and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health, closely match the changes seen at UW-Madison since Wechsler did his first national study in 1993.
Representing disciplines as varied as genetics, presidential politics, music, mathematics and more, six retired UW-Madison faculty will present the sixth annual “Eloquence and Eminence” lecture series beginning Sunday.
Undergraduate students guided by UW-Madison professor William Cronon have written a book outlining critical, but sometimes subtle, aspects of student life.
Money was not the ultimate bottom line in the job choices of some recent UW-Madison engineering graduates.
Two classes of UW-Madison design students have put together the Wisconsin Idea Sesquicentennial Exhibit, a celebration in photos and captions of the university’s contributions to the people of Wisconsin and the world.
A new study finds that the daily employment grind for two-income couples actually has little effect on the frequency or quality of their sex life.
New computer printing technology will afford travelers up and down Bascom Hill different visual experiences each trip.
“Sesame Street Unpaved,” a multimedia behind-the-scenes presentation, will offer the campus community a comprehensive picture of what goes into production of the 30-year-old program.
UW-Madison will commemorate its 150th anniversary and 15 decades of service to Wisconsin and its citizens starting next month.
Most people try to rid their lives of chaos, whether it be in their work schedules or their sock drawers. But a growing group of UW-Madison researchers actually embrace chaos as they look for fundamental new ways to understand the natural world.
In treating dogs for a highly aggressive form of melanoma, a UW-Madison research team is having success with a new cancer vaccine that could benefit human cancer-fighting efforts.