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Wisconsin high school students learn about global public health at event

November 21, 2018

Students from the Clinton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Milton, Portage and Sun Prairie high schools spent the day at “Opening Doors to the World,” the sixth annual High School Global Public Health Day at UW–Madison. Read More

Poll results: What’s your favorite social media?

November 21, 2018

Last week, we asked, what's your favorite social media app for sending and receiving information? Students favored Snapchat and Instagram. Read More

‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship

November 20, 2018

Now in its 44th year, the Smith Lake States Mycological Foray gathers mushroom experts to collect samples, share mycological gossip and debate the evolution of these enigmatic organisms. Read More

Upcoming survey to assess employee preferences regarding benefits programs

November 20, 2018

On Nov. 26, UW­–Madison will issue a survey to employees that will solicit feedback on employee benefits programs, including satisfaction levels with the current offerings and ideas for future enhancements. Read More

EatStreet snaps up campus award for entrepreneurship

November 20, 2018

EatStreet now serves more than 15,000 restaurants in more than 275 cities. It has 175 employees at its headquarters, just off the Capitol Square in Madison, and more than 1,200 drivers. Read More

Could yesterday’s Earth contain clues for making tomorrow’s medicines?

November 19, 2018

UW-Madison researchers have described initial steps toward achieving chemistries that encode information in a variety of conditions that might mimic the environment of prehistoric Earth. Read More

Night at the (Chazen) Museum

November 16, 2018

Students and members of the public enjoyed an evening of art during a Night at the Museum event at the Chazen Museum of Art on Nov. 15. Read More

UW–Madison physics professor receives Moore Inventor Fellowship

November 15, 2018

Victor Brar is making new light sources the old-fashioned way, developing one to fill a niche where lasers are too expensive and LEDs inefficient. Read More

After 20 years, stem cells mean business in Wisconsin

November 15, 2018

At least 10 Wisconsin businesses fundamentally depend, in one way or another, on pluripotent stem cells. In our continuing series, we profile each of these companies, spun off from UW–Madison research. Read More

The wonderful, funny and strange world of laptop stickers

November 14, 2018

When Apple and Microsoft constructed their laptops, they probably didn't expect their customers to blanket them with Kim Kardashian, Bucky Badger and pastel-colored organ stickers. But UW students are different and love to express themselves in any and every way possible. Here's a peek into the wonderful, funny and often strange world of laptop stickers. Read More

Get Social: The beauty of campus — this time with snow!

November 14, 2018

We don’t want to scare anyone, but there’s a lot of white, cold stuff in this week’s top social posts. For this week’s Get Social,… Read More

Poll results: How do you deal with the cold?

November 14, 2018

Last week's Wiscopinion asked, how do you deal with the cold? Dressing in layers was by far the top answer. Read More

Go Big Read seeking book suggestions

November 14, 2018

Once again, the theme for Go Big Read is “contemporary issues” — topics such as technology, climate change, health care, or any other issue that’s spurring conversation. Books can be fiction or nonfiction. Read More

A feast to kick off Native November

November 13, 2018

UW-Madison students and others enjoyed traditional native food during a Native Feast event held on Nov. 12 in the Multicultural Student Center in the Red Gym Read More

UW–Madison ranked among top universities for study abroad

November 13, 2018

The university's strong showing is due in part to the development of new programs targeted at students earlier in their academic careers. Read More

Need to talk to your data? UW–Madison spinoff is happy to translate

November 13, 2018

UW-Madison computer science professor Jignesh Patel and Rogers Jeffrey Leo John, a recent graduate student, founded DataChat in June, 2017, with the goal of making it more efficient for businesses to get insights from data.  Read More