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As Lake Michigan rises, bluffs collapse and geologists explore
UW-Madison researchers are more than one year into a project sponsored by Wisconsin Sea Grant aimed at a better understanding how the bluffs erode, and what triggers their collapse.
Sparkling campus
When the sun finally came out over campus this week, it sparkled. Several rounds of snowfall in recent weeks — and 37 inches so far this winter — gave it a pristine look, once the walks and streets were cleared.
He professes protein: Srinivasan Damodaran has thoughts for food
If you have a protein that needs a bit of self-improvement, Damodaran may be your guru. An expert in soy and milk protein, he’s invented soy-based glues and plant-based absorbents for industrial cleanups and diapers.
Professors recognized by American Chemical Society
Five UW–Madison professors have earned prestigious awards from the American Chemical Society — the largest scientific society in the world. Three will be honored at the ACS National Meeting, and two will deliver awards addresses at the Arthur C. Cope Symposium.
Steve Miller, Tom Brock to receive honorary degrees
This year’s recipients of honorary degrees from UW–Madison are both rock stars — one literally, the other in microbiology. The honorees are Steve Miller, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Thomas Brock, who helped usher in modern molecular biology.
Get Social: Ain’t no cure for the midwinter blues
Mid-winter brings plenty of beauty, but also a certain weariness with the cold, desolate landscape. In this week's Get Social, look February right in the face.
Student to student: Valentine’s Day letters to our most beloved parts of campus
Whether or not you have a significant other to celebrate Valentine's Day with, there is plenty to love in Madison. Here are our love letters to the little things on campus that make our hearts skip a beat.
UW-Madison among top producers of Fulbright students
Eighteen students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison accepted Fulbright awards for academic year 2018-2019, placing the university at No. 15 among research institutions.
Reddit competes to visualize Madison’s prized Lake Mendota ice data
Data visualizations generated by a Reddit competition reveal a concerning trend that’s been known to scientists at UW–Madison and elsewhere for decades: ice is disappearing on Lake Mendota.
Recalling the 1969 Black Student Strike
Organizers of the 1969 Black Student Strike at UW–Madison recalled the turmoil and the excitement of the campus-wide student strike, during a panel Monday night at Memorial Union's Play Circle.
Chemistry instructor finds ‘dream job’ helping students persevere
Matt Bowman has guided some 3,500 students through the demanding course of organic chemistry — a requirement for many majors. His warmness, energy and humor have won him fans.
Cell component breakdown suggests possible treatment for multiple neural disorders
New UW–Madison research provides the first direct evidence that mitochondria dysfunction contributes to fragile X and autism, raising hope for new therapeutic developments.
Center fights spread of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases with research, outreach
The Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease was established at UW–Madison in 2017 with a $10 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research illnesses transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes (the vectors, in this case) and train new professionals who can stop the diseases from spreading.
Posting to Brussels sprouts novel tech-French course
The Division of Continuing Studies created about 30 customized courses last year, covering a disparate range of topics from dealing with dementia for nursing-home staff to distance learning and writing in the workplace.
Regents approve new health promotion and health equity degree program
The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers.
Wisconsin Experience Summer Launch gives freshmen a head start
The program allows incoming freshmen to earn credit toward their degrees, meet other students, and learn about UW–Madison resources before the start of fall semester.
Program helps address shortage of physicians in rural areas
The program was created due to the shortage of physicians in rural Wisconsin. While 29 percent of Wisconsin residents live in rural locations, only 13 percent of physicians in Wisconsin have rural practices.
New exhibition seeks to connect WWI’s “staggering losses” with modern medicine
Drawing on Ebling Library's vast collection of health sciences materials, a new exhibition entitled "Staggering Losses: World War 1 & the Influenza Pandemic of 1918" seeks to tell the story of WWI, its impact on modern medicine, and the forgotten people who fought in it. We talked with Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, a librarian at Ebling who curated the exhibition, about what she learned and why people should still care about WWI.
First-ever large-scale exhibit of Aldo Leopold manuscripts on display
The exhibit reveals Leopold's genius as he navigated his complex relationship with nature: He was a bird watcher and a bird hunter, an advocate for protecting wilderness and a proponent of sustainable use of natural resources, a guardian of public wild lands who also understood the central importance of individual responsibility for the health of private lands.
Proactive review to strengthen fraternity and sorority life
“This review aims to help our fraternities and sororities benefit from the many new initiatives and best practices that are being developed nationally," says Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor.