Category Society & Culture
Dining Farm: Students help grow food for dining halls
The produce serves not only as a stepping stone towards sustainability — including building permanent raised-bed soil — but also serves as an educational community experience.
Fans rock the Field House as Badgers move on to Sweet 16
The Badger volleyball team beat Jackson State on Thursday night and the University of Miami on Friday night without losing a set.
UW–Madison remains 8th in research ranking, surpasses $1.5 billion in research expenditures
The NSF today released its Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data showing a 10% increase in research expenditures at UW–Madison over the previous fiscal year, or more than $143 million for the period covering July 2021 and the end of June 2022.
Chancellor Mnookin on stronger standards for courts weighing scientific evidence, expertise
Chancellor Mnookin, one of the most cited evidence law scholars in the nation, has published a new editorial in the journal Science in light of updates to a federal rule clarifying the use of scientific expertise in the courtroom. She argues for more consistent application of sound science and evidence, particularly in criminal cases.
Cracking the da Vinci chronology: System tries to bring order to the works of a Renaissance genius
The watermark imaging system takes detailed images of artwork and then extracts information about the paper’s internal structure. That's compared to images of other documents to see if they came from the same batch of handmade paper.
UW–Madison announces new campaign video in support of College of Engineering building
The proposed College of Engineering building would allow the university to educate hundreds of additional engineers annually, significantly boosting the state’s talent pool.
Veterans Day: Honoring UW’s veterans and military members
Veterans and military members in the UW–Madison community were honored Saturday with a Veterans Tailgate event organized by University Veterans Services, followed by a flag presentation and flyover by Black Hawk helicopters at the football game at Camp Randall stadium.
Grass and shrublands burn more land and homes than forest fires
Using data sets like those the UW researchers produced can help homeowners and policymakers know what risks may be coming and where how they can better prepare for them.
Making an American economy that works for the people
UW–Madison Professor Kathy Cramer helps lead a commission looking to put the well-being of Americans at the center of economic discussions.
‘Go Big Read’ seeking suggestions for 2024-25 book
UW–Madison’s common reading program is seeking title suggestions of any book relating to contemporary issues of broad interest to the campus community.
A peek into how art is created
Visitors got to tour art studios, meet student artists and get a behind-the-scenes look at how art is created during UW–Madison’s annual Open Studio…
Go Big Read author explores how minds are changed
McRaney acknowledged that the process of changing one’s mind isn’t always black and white, and often it’s uncomfortable to engage with individuals who don’t share the same viewpoint. But he challenged audience members to be open to it.
Scenes from a spooky Halloween night
On a brisk Halloween night, members of the UW–Madison community got out to celebrate the spookiness across campus.
Sharing discoveries and imagining the future at the second annual Sustainability Symposium
From a keynote address on improving food security through a circular economy, to lightning talks on campus sustainability initiatives and poster sessions on research projects across UW–Madison, enthusiastic attendees learned, swapped ideas and inspired one another.
UW–Madison students, educators win Alliant awards
Students Olivia Asare and Naomi Lewis and faculty members Kristy Burkholder and Howard Schweber were honored for their achievements.
Science on the Square: A festival of learning
Rainfall failed to stop people of all ages from exploring science hands-on at the sixth annual Science on the Square event on Oct. 19.
Study finds mindfulness training may not be enough to increase eco-friendliness
The innovative study marks the first time researchers have conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether a direct relationship exists between meditation and eco-friendly attitudes and behaviors.
Advertising rental housing in Spanish puts off many potential renters
Researchers found that rental ads published in Spanish deterred many would-be renters of diverse backgrounds from applying for a lease.
Breaking through the noise of cellular signaling
Many cancers are the result of corrupted signaling pathways, and a more nuanced understanding of those pathway disruptions may be a key step in developing targeted treatments.
The 2023 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Winning submissions were created with a variety of equipment and techniques, including digital cameras, transparent cellophane, cutting-edge microscopes and geographical maps.