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Fall forum will discuss state of diversity issues

October 8, 2013

With a new chancellor, new campus diversity leaders and a new framework for inclusivity and diversity on campus in the works, the 2013 Fall Diversity Forum will offer a lot to discuss. Read More

Tradition takes to the streets for UW Homecoming 2013

October 4, 2013

It's time for a storied tradition to come alive on campus. Thousands of alumni will return for the annual commemoration of Homecoming at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, set for Oct. 6-13, featuring a week-long celebration of UW graduates, future alumni, and all things Badger. Read More

UW-Madison team probes home health environments with virtual reality

October 3, 2013

In health care environments, nurses and doctors can closely monitor patients' medical regimen and schedules. But when a patient leaves the clinic or hospital to go home, the responsibility for care transitions to families and patients. The result: Regimens might not be adhered to as closely. Read More

Wisconsin residents well-represented in freshman class

October 3, 2013

The incoming freshman class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison represents more Wisconsin residents than in the past 12 years. Read More

‘Video Games and Learning’ pilot MOOC launches

October 3, 2013

Kurt Squire has enrolled in about a dozen Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). “The experience was fun — to essentially be back in college again, but to feel like I’m doing so driven by my own interest without the pressures of grades and so on,” Squire says. Read More

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report available for download

October 1, 2013

Dean of Students Lori Berquam sent the following message to campus on Oct. 1, 2013: Members of the UW–Madison Community: In the past few weeks,… Read More

UW scientist sniffs out possible new tick species

October 1, 2013

In June 2012, Tony Goldberg returned from one of his frequent trips to Kibale National Park, an almost 500-square-mile forest in western Uganda where he studies how infectious diseases spread and evolve in the wild. But he didn’t return alone. Read More

UW–Madison researchers put NIH grant review process under microscope

October 1, 2013

The National Institutes of Health’s system for selecting research projects may be considered the gold standard for equitably awarding funding, but that hasn’t kept the agency from dispatching three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors to probe the system for bias. Read More

Zinc discovery may shed light on Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s

September 30, 2013

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made a discovery that, if replicated in humans, suggests a shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which have been linked to defective proteins clumping together in the brain. Read More

Coaches are being coached on Big Ten Network program

September 30, 2013

Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen files a horse's teeth, reaches into a cow's stomach and coaches a dog on an underwater treadmill in a new installment of the Big Ten Network television program "Forward Motion." Read More

UW-Madison chemist named ‘Friend of Education’

September 27, 2013

Bassam Shakhashiri, known far and wide for his annual holiday season exhibitions of chemistry, has been named a "Friend of Education" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Read More

Safety enhancements stem from workplace fatality

September 26, 2013

The death of a University of Wisconsin–Madison instrument maker has led to several important safety procedures being reviewed and re-emphasized, according to workplace safety officials. Read More

UW veterinarians Nordlund, McGuirk win high honors from dairy industry

September 26, 2013

Early in October, the massive World Dairy Expo, perhaps the world’s largest trade show for dairy farmers, will make its 47th annual appearance in Wisconsin’s capital city — a clear indication of the state’s preeminence in the industry. Read More

Students game the system, train computer to play Angry Birds

September 25, 2013

Angry Birds sounds simple: Just slingshot a digital bird at a pile of evil pigs. You could teach a child to play. But could you teach a computer? Read More

Upcoming events address campus safety

September 25, 2013

Dean of Students Lori Berquam and the UW Police Department will hold three upcoming events to share information and seek community input on campus safety in the wake of a series of recent armed robberies. Read More

John Hawks explores how celiac disease evolved

September 25, 2013

Celiac disease is an evolutionary paradox, says University of Wisconsin–Madison anthropologist John Hawks. Read More