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New way to make yeast hybrids may inspire new brews, biofuels
About 500 years ago, the accidental natural hybridization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast responsible for things like ale, wine and bread, and a distant yeast cousin gave rise to lager beer. Read More
Writers’ Institute expands to serve authors in Wisconsin and beyond
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's 27th annual Writers' Institute expands to three full days in 2016, featuring best-selling authors and prominent writing coaches as well as literary agents and editors on the hunt for new talent. Read More
Mead Witter Foundation gives $25 million to UW–Madison School of Music
The Witter and Mead families have been connected to the State of Wisconsin and to the University of Wisconsin since before the notes of “On, Wisconsin” were ever heard. Read More
Video game gives faculty a deeper understanding of discrimination
A scene from the video game “Fair Play,” which puts participants in the shoes of an African-American graduate student. (Image courtesy Games+Learning+Society Center)… Read More
Campus message: Coping with the threat of violence
In the wake of recent acts of violence around the country and abroad, campus leaders encourage the community to make plans, recognize your own reactions and build coping skills to be effective in the face of violence. Read More
New report shows improved graduation rates at UW–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been recognized by The Education Trust as a national leader in improving graduation rates for underrepresented students and overall. Read More
Cosmic Radio Bursts yield first clues about their origins
With the help of the world’s largest steerable radio telescope, a team of researchers that includes a University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist has produced the first detailed portrait of a Fast Radio Burst — a brief but highly energetic pulse of radio waves from unknown sources in the distant universe. Read More
Q&A – Talking Title IX with new campus coordinator
David Blom became the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Title IX Coordinator in August, returning to the campus where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1979. Read More
UW system tenure task force aims to finish in December
A UW System task force reviewing policies on faculty layoffs and post tenure review will finalize its recommendations at a December meeting, the task force… Read More
‘Live from Paris’ will connect Wisconsin with UN climate conference
Faculty and state business leaders in Paris to attend COP21 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) will connect to campus via video conferencing for a live discussion. Read More
AAAS honors five UW–Madison engineers and physicists as fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, has elected five UW–Madison faculty members as fellows based on their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science. Read More
Reminder: inclement weather guidelines for employees
With cold weather and icy conditions just around the corner, the Office of Human Resources reminds all employees of campus inclement weather guidelines. Read More
A little bit goes a long way: Partners in Giving makes community change
In its final days, Partners in Giving -- the State, University and UW Hospitals & Clinics Employees Combined Campaign of Dane County -- seeks donors to support local and international organizations in need. Read More
Letter to legislators: UW System police chiefs oppose campus carry legislation
On Tuesday, November 18, Wisconsin legislators received a letter from UWPD Chief Susan Riseling and all University of Wisconsin System police chiefs, opposing proposed campus carry legislation. Read More
Small landscape changes can mean big freshwater gains
A typical bird's-eye view of the Midwest offers a patchwork landscape covered mostly by agriculture but mottled with forest, wetland, grassland, buildings and pavement. This pattern influences the quality and supply of the many natural benefits the landscape provides people, including freshwater. Read More
Mayrl begins as chancellor’s chief of staff
Matthew Mayrl, a UW–Madison alumnus with a background in public sector management, has joined Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s office as chief of staff. His first day was Monday, Nov. 16. Read More
Graduate assistantship stipend policy to change
UW-Madison plans to implement changes in the administrative policy by which graduate assistantship stipends are set in order to remain competitive in attracting the best possible graduate students across all disciplines and to ensure that graduate students are students first and employees second. Read More
UW-Madison storage ring designated as historic site
The world's first dedicated source of synchrotron radiation, an electron storage ring named Tantalus, has been designated an historic site by the American Physical Society. Read More
UW-Madison bioethicist co-chairs gene editing study
R. Alta Charo, a professor of law and longtime student of the regulation and ethics of biotechnology, was named co-chair of a study committee established Nov. 12 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to look into the implications of a faster, easier and more precise method for "editing" genes. Read More
Black Out March seeks to raise awareness about race issues
They came together by the hundreds on a blustery night on Bascom Hill in peaceful protest. University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty, staff and community supporters, of all colors and from diverse backgrounds, gathered on Nov. 12 to speak against injustice and to march in solidarity with students at the University of Missouri and other campuses across the nation. Read More