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Plants may offer potential for new treatment of deadly disease
The Departments of Botany and Geography’s Ken Keefover-Ring had the right training to help analyze plant compounds that could someday slow prostate cancer. Read More
Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention
The game was designed for middle schoolers and requires them to count their breaths by tapping a touch screen to advance through relaxing landscapes such as ancient Greek ruins and outer space. Read More
Music industry mogul and alumna Allee Willis dies at 72
Allee Willis, a UW–Madison alumna and two-time Grammy winner with notable writing credits including the “Friends” theme song, has died, according to Willis’ longtime partner. She was 72. Read More
Badgers fall to Stanford in NCAA Championship
The UW volleyball team wraps up one of the most successful seasons in program history, with a 27-7 record and a dramatic run through the NCAA tournament until falling in the final. Read More
First-year engineering students design cart for dog without front legs
“We just want him to be able to go on walks and sniff around the neighborhood like any other dog.” Read More
Badgers head to volleyball championship Saturday
The Wisconsin volleyball team moved past No. 1 Baylor to advance to its third national championship match in school history. Read More
Mimicking enzymes, chemists produce large, useful carbon rings
The work may represent preliminary progress toward deciphering just how enzymes, honed by evolution, so efficiently produce natural compounds. Read More
Media advisory: Rose Bowl events
To help those planning to travel to Pasadena to see the Badgers at the 106th Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, here's a summary of Wisconsin-related fan events and off-the-field activities that may be of interest. Read More
New coating hides temperature change from infrared cameras
With further development, the coating could have applications in heat transfer, camouflage and even in clothing to protect people’s personal privacy. Read More
2020 Census: Your chance to be counted
The count is based on where you live on April 1, 2020, so most UW–Madison students are counted at their campus-area addresses. Read More
All set for the Final Four
On Tuesday afternoon, a spirited group of nearly 80 Badger volleyball fans gathered at the Field House to send off the team to compete in the Final Four of the 2019 NCAA Tournament Championship in Pittsburgh. Read More
Moments in Time 2019
Look into our crystal ball and see … the past. In this slide show, University Communications photographers Jeff Miller and Bryce Richter share some of their favorite Moments in Time of 2019. Read More
UW–Madison UniverCity Year program seeks faculty to partner with counties
This year, UniverCity Year expects to make a greater impact across the state by partnering with seven communities at the same time: the villages of Egg Harbor and Marshall, the city of Wisconsin Rapids, and Adams, Brown, La Crosse and Milwaukee counties. Read More
State employee committee to meet on pay plan
In May, the Joint Committee on Finance approved the 2 percent increases, originally proposed by Gov. Tony Evers in his budget bill. The budget was adopted by the legislature in June and signed by Evers in July; the pay plan must also be approved by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Read More
Notable and quotable media mentions of 2019
UW–Madison faculty, staff and students are frequently quoted by journalists around the city, the state and the world — informing, educating and, sometimes, entertaining. Here’s a look back at some of the UW–Madison media highlights from 2019. Read More
2019’s most memorable research stories
One of the best things about being on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus is the opportunity to learn from its passionate scientists and students. While we believe that every research story we do is important, here are some of the ones that taught us the most in 2019. Read More
Website captures Rose Bowl experience beyond the game
If you want to be a Badger, just come along with us – at least virtually – to Pasadena. A new university website, rosebowl.wisc.edu, captures the pomp and circumstance of the 2020 Rose Bowl beyond the football field. Read More
Hard as a rock? Maybe not, say bacteria that help form soil
New UW–Madison research shows how bacteria can degrade solid bedrock, jump-starting a long process of alteration that creates the mineral portion of soil. Read More
Flashing lights may provide vital first test of MS drug success
Measuring changes in the speed of electrical signals along nerves connecting the eyes to the brain may accurately reflect recovery from myelin loss in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new UW–Madison research. Read More
What’s going on underneath Bascom Hill?
Workers continue to make progress underneath Bascom Hill, where they're using a custom-made borer to drill a 640-foot-long tunnel to carry utilities. Read More