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Wisconsin researcher studies the cycle of poverty

In her nearly two decades of work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Social Work, Kristen Slack has dedicated her energy to uncovering the roots of poverty and finding solutions for those who need it most, particularly those who are the victims of child neglect.

Explore The Locations Of Every Fossil Ever Found With This Interactive Tool

Whether you’re an educator, or just have an interest in paleobiology as a hobby, this interactive fossil finding tool is incredible. The web tool was developed by engineers from the US Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and it contains all the data found in the Paleobiology Database. You can filter finds by geologic time filters, or zoom into specific areas of the world to narrow down your search.

Epic recruiters come to UW looking for engineers and English majors alike

Annika Collier took more classes about Swedish than she did in computer science while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the seven years she’s worked at Epic Systems, the giant Verona-based company that specializes in complex medical software, that’s never been an issue, she told a small room of UW students at the Union South.

Catching up with little girl who needed a kidney and her teacher who gave the life-saving gift

Video story about living donor donation at UW Health.

Badgers football: Wisconsin reveals plans for ‘Camp Randall 100’ celebration

University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said he peers out his office window “about every day” to reflect on how much Camp Randall Stadium has developed since he took over as the football program’s coach in 1990.

Campus leaders dedicate Black Cultural Center at conclusion of Black History Month

Nearly two years after students demanded greater diversity and inclusion at UW-Madison, the Black Cultural Center was dedicated to “voices from the future,” as Hazel Symonette said, in a ceremony Tuesday.

What happened when UW Hospital cafeteria made eating healthy easier?

It started with the removal of sugar-sweetened drinks and deep-fat fryers back in 2014.Poof! They were gone. But the culinary staff for the University of Wisconsin Hospital system were just getting started. By the time they were done with a major overhaul of their cafeterias’ food offerings, healthy salads, alternative grains, ethnic specialties and local farm-fresh fruits and vegetables would rule the day, and the plate, for the system’s nearly 15,000 employees and other diners.

‘Fake News’ Is Also Plaguing the World of Science

Noted: “The new media environment has allowed this type of information to be disseminated,” Dominique Brossard, PhD, a life sciences communication professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who spoke at the conference, told Healthline.

Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

Quoted: Holly Gibbs, an expert in tropical deforestation and agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, called the 2030 deadline interpretation devastating. “If we were to wait until 2030,” Ms. Gibbs said, “there would be no forest left.”

2 UW scientists win Sloan Fellowships

Two UW-Madison professors have been selected to received Sloan Research Fellowships, one of the more prestigious awards young researchers can get.

UW-Madison Program For Future Entrepreneurs Skyrockets

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is trying to better teach students how to become entrepreneurs. It comes at a time when the state fares poorly in national rankings for its lack of business startups.

UW-Madison Program For Future Entrepreneurs Skyrockets

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is trying to better teach students how to become entrepreneurs. It comes at a time when the state fares poorly in national rankings for its lack of business startups.

Badgers sports: Former Wisconsin running back James White visits Madison after Super Bowl win

Exactly two weeks after James White scored the game-winning touchdown for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, it’s still hard for him to explain everything that’s happened.

In Donald Trump era, UW prof’s rural Wisconsin insights gain national prominence

Kathy Cramer’s journey to the center of the political landscape began with road trips to corners of Wisconsin many people only drive through — if they drive there at all.

People Of Color Accounted For 22 Percent Of Children’s Books Characters In 2016

Two decades ago only about 9 percent of children’s books published in the U.S. were about people of color. Things have changed since then, but not by much. On Wednesday, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison’s Education School revealed that in 2016, it counted 427 books written or illustrated by people of color, and 736 books about people of color out of about 3,400 books it analyzed. That adds up to 22 percent of children’s books.

Study: Hate Groups Increase In US, Wisconsin

Quoted: Pamela Oliver, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, said divisive political speech has a trickle-down effect, and the 2016 presidential campaign could have contributed to the uptick.

From rhetoric to media to neuroscience, lying gets another look in the age of Trump

Quoted: “I’m very, very careful with the word lie, because it does imply intent, and sometimes when people share a falsehood they’re not necessarily intending to lie,” says Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin. “What concerns me most right now is whether we’ve come to a point where people don’t necessarily believe there is a truth anymore.”

Happ named to Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list

Ethan Happ of the No. 7 Wisconsin men’s basketball team has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list, as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Wednesday.

Chancellor calls free tuition plan ‘real incentive’ for first-generation transfer students

Rebecca Blank: University of Wisconsin at ‘crucial point’ with next state budget

Sleep Shrinks the Brain — and That’s a Good Thing

Ah, to sleep, perchance … to shrink your neural connections? That’s the conclusion of new research that examined subtle changes in the brain during sleep.

Gard stumps for votes to beat cancer

Greg Gard needs your vote. Gard, in his first full season as Wisconsin’s head men’s basketball coach, is participating in the seventh annual Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge.

New Center at UW-Madison To Research Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

A new center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be researching the spread of new diseases in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest region carried by ticks and mosquitoes.

Bronson Koenig becomes Native American role model he never had

MADISON, Wis. — Google Maps told the Koenig brothers the trip to Standing Rock would take nine hours. But Google didn’t know how how many donated items — warm clothing, camping supplies and dry food — filled the 18-foot trailer they drove, slowing them down for all the right reasons. They put a flag for their Ho-Chunk tribe on the trailer, so it could fly alongside them as they drove.

‘Modern Family’ co-creator Levitan to give UW commencement

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Wednesday its spring commencement speaker will be alumnus Steven Levitan, co-creator and executive producer of the ABC hit comedy “Modern Family.”

UW-Madison team key in developing weather satellite

The first images were stunning, like switching from black-and-white to a color high-definition television.

UW study uses video games to help smokers quit

A study being conducted by the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is looking into whether video games on a smart phone can help smokers quit.

Stoneman’s got Badger spirit

Competitive dancing was not part of Hayley Stoneman’s college plan. Sure, the 2016 McFarland High School graduate had been dancing competitively since the age of 10, but she figured once she started at UW-Madison, she’d hang up her dance shoes.

Why You Should Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions

Noted: “Few people ask themselves why they set the goal they chose,” says Christine Whelan, Ph.D., a clinical professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. “Accomplishing your goal can feel empty without understanding the motivation behind it.”

Remains From 800-Year-Old “Trojan Woman” Record Early Maternal Infection

In 2013, archeologists discovered the body of a 13th century farmwoman in a graveyard outside the former city of Troy in western Turkey. She sported strawberry-sized calcified nodules below her ribs, which they assumed were a sign of tuberculosis, a common disease for people of her era. But it turns out, they were wrong.