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Inside story: How a patient got her wish, and a video went viral

August 4, 2015

My first hint that our UW Carbone Center video had gone viral came early in the morning, when my husband shook me awake to tell me my phones had broken. Both cell phones were dinging, buzzing and skittering around the kitchen table like demented cockroaches. Read More

Pedestrian bridge to be demolished next week

August 4, 2015

Demolition of the pedestrian bridge over University Avenue between the George L. Mosse Humanities Building and Vilas Hall is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 10, and continue throughout the week. Read More

UW engineers use ‘CRISPR’ technology to locate crucial protein in stem cell survival

August 3, 2015

In a multidisciplinary effort, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has identified a protein that is integral to the survival and self-renewal processes of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC). Read More

Veterinary medical researcher honored for lifetime achievement

July 30, 2015

Ian Duncan, a professor of neurology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and a world leader in the study of myelin disorders of the central nervous system, has received the 2015 Lifetime Excellence in Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Read More

Solar textile collaboration weaves chemistry and design

July 29, 2015

A new faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Marianne Fairbanks is bringing decades of experience with dyes, fibers and design to the development of a technology she's been dreaming of for years: the solar textile. Read More

PEOPLE banquet celebrates accomplishments and future opportunities

July 29, 2015

For some scholars in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) Program, their senior year of high school represents the culmination of up to 10 years of classes, workshops, internships and family sacrifices. The program's success has helped increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus. Read More

UW 2020: New VCRGE program to support early stage research

July 28, 2015

In an effort to create a dynamic new funding mechanism for bold research ideas, ideas with potential to drive significant discoveries, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCRGE), with support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), is teeing up a new program to seed potentially groundbreaking research. Read More

UW study shows how a kernel got naked and corn became king

July 27, 2015

Ten thousand years ago, a golden grain got naked, brought people together and grew to become one of the top agricultural commodities on the planet. Read More

From Madison to the White House, PEOPLE students celebrate beating the odds

July 24, 2015

Growing up, Brandon Alvarez-Carrera learned English on his own and had to work hard to catch up with his peers in Madison schools. This fall, he will enter the University of Wisconsin–Madison with college credits, a full scholarship and direct entry to the university's program in engineering physics. Read More

The couple who Facebooks together, stays together

July 24, 2015

Becoming "Facebook official" is a milestone in modern romance, and new research suggests that activities on the popular social networking site are connected to whether those relationships last. Read More

Cages offer new direction in sustainable catalyst design

July 23, 2015

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed a new approach to structuring the catalysts used in essential reactions in the chemical and energy fields. The advance offers a pathway for industries to wean themselves off of platinum, one of the scarcest metals in the earth's crust. Read More

Researchers pinpoint where the brain unites our eyes’ double vision

July 23, 2015

If you have two working eyes, you are live streaming two images of the world into your brain. Your brain combines the two to produce a view of the world that appears as though you had a single eye - like the Cyclops from Greek mythology. Read More

With grant, UW–Madison researcher will create tool for tracking election ads

July 23, 2015

Young Mie Kim, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been awarded a Knight Foundation grant for media innovation promoting election communications and civic engagement during 2016 election campaigns. Read More

Keeping up that positive feeling: the science of savoring emotions

July 22, 2015

Savoring a beautiful sunset and the positive emotions associated with it can contribute to improved well-being, according to research. But why and how are some people better than others in keeping the feeling alive? Read More

Words jump-start vision, psychologist’s study shows

July 21, 2015

Cognitive scientists have come to view the brain as a prediction machine, constantly comparing what is happening around us to expectations based on experience - and considering what should happen next. Read More

Two faculty members named Steenbock Professors

July 21, 2015

University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members Anthony Ives and Su-Chun Zhang have been named Steenbock Professors. Read More