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All creatures great and small: Sequencing the blue whale and Etruscan shrew genomes
Size doesn’t matter when it comes to genome sequencing in the animal kingdom, as a team of researchers at the Morgridge Institute for Research recently illustrated when assembling the sequences for two new reference genomes — one from the world’s largest mammal and one from one of the smallest.
Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.
Researchers have been trying to understand why and how certain lymphoma treatments often stop being effective. Lixin Rui and his team believe they've found the reason — and a potential alternative treatment.
UW–Madison launches Sustainability Research Hub
The hub aims to bring significant interdisciplinary sustainability research funding to campus by connecting researchers across departments and targeting major federal research grants.
Q&A with Prof. Steffi Diem, a UW–Madison fusion scientist and 2024 U.S. Science Envoy
Diem, a fusion energy expert, specializes in heating the ultra-hot fuel for fusion and confining it within efficient and compact magnetic bottles. Her selection as one of four new U.S. Science Envoys highlights growing recognition of fusion's role in building a clean and renewable energy future.
Visiting journalist gets close-up look at Geology Museum’s treasures
Kallie Moore is on campus March 12-14 to visit classes in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, tour museums and labs and share her insights as a professional science communicator with students and others.
She’s golden — and a Badger: Olympian Meghan Duggan to keynote spring commencement
A former professional hockey player, Duggan currently is breaking new ground as the director of player development for the New Jersey Devils, one of only a few women in hockey operations roles in the National Hockey League.
NBC News investigation of missing people buried in a pauper’s graveyard wins Shadid Award
Jon Schuppe, Mike Hixenbaugh and Rich Schapiro showed how authorities in Hinds County, Mississippi, were unceremoniously burying the bodies of missing people without notifying the loved ones still searching for them.
UW–Madison Public Records Custodian Julie Laundrie on the importance of Sunshine Week
March 10-16 is national Sunshine Week, which was first established in 2010 to raise awareness of the importance of the Freedom of Information Act and the importance of government transparency.
Badgers on the move
For Active Badger Day, students across campus found ways to move and connect with more than 20 programs hosted by RecWell.
Students share ideas, discoveries at Research in the Rotunda
On Wednesday, undergraduate students from UW–Madison and campuses across the Universities of Wisconsin gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the annual Research in the Rotunda event to present research findings to Wisconsin legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and members of the public.
Search begins for new secretary of academic staff
A search committee is being formed to identify candidates for the next secretary of the academic staff. The person selected will replace Jake Smith, who served since 2014 in the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff as deputy secretary and then as secretary.
Partners in Giving donates nearly $2 million to charities
This week, Partners in Giving announced the results of their fall 2023 campaign, recognizing the collective impact of state, University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW Health employees in Dane County who pledged nearly $2 million for local, state, national and international charities.
175th anniversary celebration keeps bringing the wow with ultimate community open house
As the University of Wisconsin nears the close of its 175th anniversary year, there’s one final flagship event you won’t want to miss. It’s the biggest and best yet, with more than 60 events.
Celebrating MENA Heritage Month
The wide-ranging cultures of the Middle East and North Africa were celebrated in many forms at “Night at the Bazaar” kickoff event for MENA (Middle Eastern North African) Heritage Month on March 1 at the Red Gym.
Engineering building, reciprocity changes receive final approval
The new building will permit the enrollment of around 1,000 additional undergraduates in engineering at a time when Wisconsin employers urgently need more engineers. The facility will also provide a state-of-the-art space to continue to attract and support exceptional faculty.
Chancellor Mnookin statement on engineering building, changes to reciprocity
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin released the following statement on Wednesday, March 6 following a ceremony in which Governor Tony Evers signed bills authorizing a new engineering…
PBS host Kallie Moore to visit UW–Madison as spring Science Writer in Residence
From March 12 to 14, Moore will visit campus to share her expertise in digital content creation and science communication with students in journalism and communication courses.
Howard Moore honored in return to Kohl Center
Former assistant basketball coach Howard Moore was honored at halftime of Saturday's game against Illinois in his first return to the Kohl Center since a May 2019 accident that killed his wife and daughter and seriously injured him.
Public presentations scheduled for vice chancellor for research search candidates
Three finalists for the vice chancellor for research will visit campus over the next three weeks. The candidates’ names and CVs will be made available to the UW–Madison community 48 hours prior to each visit.
La Follette School’s new distinguished faculty chair endowed with generous $3 million gift
The Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation, the first endowed chair of its kind at the La Follette School, was made possible with a $3 million donation from American Family Insurance.