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Poll results: What’s your favorite social media?
Last week, we asked, what's your favorite social media app for sending and receiving information? Students favored Snapchat and Instagram.
In first year, Bucky’s Tuition Promise provides free tuition to 796 incoming UW–Madison students
The 796 students covered under the commitment represent 65 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. More than half are first-generation college students, meaning neither parent holds a four-year college degree.
‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship
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.
UW–Madison retains research ranking
The National Science Foundation 2017 Higher Education Research and Development Survey ranks UW–Madison 6th. The university remains a research powerhouse, with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields.
Upcoming survey to assess employee preferences regarding benefits programs
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.
EatStreet snaps up campus award for entrepreneurship
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.
Could yesterday’s Earth contain clues for making tomorrow’s medicines?
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.
Night at the (Chazen) Museum
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.
Statement in response to proposed Title IX changes
We will review today’s announcement and, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin System, determine how it may affect our campus policies and practices, while continuing to communicate about these issues with our campus community.
UW–Madison physics professor receives Moore Inventor Fellowship
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.
After 20 years, stem cells mean business in Wisconsin
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.
The wonderful, funny and strange world of laptop stickers
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.
Get Social: The beauty of campus — this time with snow!
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,…
Poll results: How do you deal with the cold?
Last week's Wiscopinion asked, how do you deal with the cold? Dressing in layers was by far the top answer.
Go Big Read seeking book suggestions
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.
Venom shape untangles scorpion family tree
It’s the first time that the shape of molecules has been used in place of anatomy to organize evolutionary relationships, suggesting new ways to disentangle the many complicated family trees found throughout nature.
A feast to kick off Native November
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
UW–Madison ranked among top universities for study abroad
The university's strong showing is due in part to the development of new programs targeted at students earlier in their academic careers.
Need to talk to your data? UW–Madison spinoff is happy to translate
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.
UW to fund science journalism fellowship for graduate student
The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows program has trained hundreds of scientists in the craft of clear science communication, and alumni have gone on to become leading researchers, science journalists and policymakers.