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Affordable Care Act slashed uninsured rate among people with diabetes
In 2009 and 2010, 17 percent of adults who were under age 65 and had diabetes were uninsured. After the ACA took effect, that percentage declined by 12 percentage points and by 27 percentage points among those with low income.
Voting on UW–Madison campus up in 2018
"These results show that we as students were excited to vote in 2018," said Laura Downer, chair of the Associated Students of Madison. "We want to have a say in the future of our country, and we know how crucial voting is to amplifying our voice."
Director hired to lead UW–Madison’s Public History Project
Kacie Lucchini Butcher, a public historian and award-winning museum curator who works with marginalized communities to tell their stories, will lead a multiyear effort to uncover and give voice to those who experienced, challenged and overcame prejudice on the UW campus.
Stay tuned: Hamel Music Center gets ready for opening
It would normally be impolite to bring a book to a musical performance. Bad manners to cross-stitch. Check your email on a laptop? Certainly not.
A football present wrapped in red and white stripes
Red- and white-wearing Badger football fans created a stripe-out effect in Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The atmosphere was festive as the Badgers defeated Michigan, 35-14.
Meet the Class of 2023
“We’re seeing a very high demand for a UW–Madison education from students across the state, nation and globe,” says Provost Karl Scholz. “Our promise to these talented and creative students is a world-class experience at a top-ranked public institution that remains one of the best values in the country.”
Sustainable dairy project finds ways to lower emissions, boost profits
Researchers found that ideal cow genetics, improved feeding strategies and better manure management could allow dairy farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions while producing more milk with less feed.
WCER launches $1.5 million internship study of six Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The NSF-funded study aims to examine students’ experiences with their internships and how these experiences may impact their future wages, employment status and vocational self-efficacy.
Search moves forward for vice chancellor for research and graduate education
A 15-member search-and-screen committee, chaired by Professor of Biomedical Engineering Bill Murphy, will conduct a nationwide search to replace Marsha Mailick, who retired in 2018. Steve Ackerman is currently interim vice chancellor.
New faculty focus: New chemists join UW
The Chemistry Department has welcomed new faculty members with specialties ranging from quantum chemistry to STEM education. Read Q & A's with them in this New Faculty Focus.
Wisconsin Science Festival encourages science exploration statewide
The festival, held Oct. 17 through 20, will feature more than 220 events statewide ranging from fossil exploration and robotic engineering to animal encounters and the science of Star Wars.
New competition helps address library collections needs
The Library Collections Enhancement Initiative is a pilot program to strengthen campus research capacities by providing UW–Madison libraries with greater flexibility to address critical and emerging collections needs.
Get Social: Fog rolls in, summer rolls out
A heavy fog over campus and preparations for the Badgers' Big Ten football opener dominated #UWMadison social media this week.
Six tips to enjoy Red vs. Blue
Members of the UW Band take part in Jump Around at the start of the fourth quarter. Photo: Bryce Richter The…
UW students develop skills, networks at wildlife summer camp
Students work in small groups as they get intensive hands-on field experience identifying and handling Wisconsin wildlife, including small mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles in the course..
WARF investment fund signals new tack in effort to grow adoption of UW–Madison technologies
A six-figure investment in a Wisconsin startup marks the latest effort by Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the nation’s oldest technology transfer office, to adapt…
Susan Zaeske named interim director of Division of the Arts
Zaeske, an experienced campus leader, teacher and researcher, will lead the division as its interim director. Outgoing Director John Baldacchino has assumed a role as professor of arts education in the Art Department.
Hamel Music Center prepares for final tuning
The final touches of construction were being put in place during a preview tour of the Hamel Music Center Sept. 16. The Mead Witter School of Music is looking for volunteers Sept. 19 and 20, to sit quietly in the audience and hear professional acousticians perform the final tuning.
Sifting and winnowing turns 125: The tumultuous story of three little words
Sifting and winnowing has a special meaning at UW–Madison. Those words were first shared on Sept. 18, 1894, by the UW Board of Regents in defense of a professor named Richard Ely. How did an agricultural phrase come to symbolize academic freedom?
For football-loving students, ‘Mocktailgate’ will offer all the fun, none of the hangover
Students who want to get their Badger spirit on this weekend but not be around alcohol have another option: a “Mocktailgate” on Library Mall from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 21.