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A treat for all hours

August 7, 2018

An employee appreciation ice cream social was held for second- and third-shift staff the night of Aug. 1 in Varsity Hall at Union South. The event, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, included volunteer servers from leadership in several campus units whose workers keep the campus running through the late night and early morning hours. Read More

New Korean language flagship program to launch

August 6, 2018

“This ambitious new program will offer unprecedented opportunities for UW–Madison students to study Korean language and culture on campus and overseas to a level that few other U.S. citizens achieve,” says Dianna Murphy, Director of the Language Institute. Read More

Absentee voting available on campus through Thursday

August 6, 2018

Eligible voters can cast their ballots this week for the Aug. 14 primary election at three different sites on campus: Union South, Memorial Union and the Student Activity Center. Read More

Elementary and middle-school-aged girls show off their AI skills

August 3, 2018

A summer-term course for 4th- to 6th-grade girls taught them the basics of programming and AI, and even more importantly, taught them they belong in the STEM world. Read More

A festival of Badger fans and players

August 3, 2018

With the excitement of the upcoming season in the air, Wisconsin Badger football players mingled with fans, signing autographs and chatting, at Football Family Fun Day at Camp Randall Stadium on Aug. 1. Read More

Eating crickets can be good for your gut, according to new clinical trial

August 3, 2018

The study shows consuming crickets can help support the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, and that eating crickets is not only safe in large amounts but may also reduce inflammation in the body. Read More

Cellular communication system in mice helps control female fertility

August 2, 2018

UW-Madison researchers have discovered that two genes work together to construct a cellular communication system in the ovaries of mice to maintain healthy eggs. Read More

Local high school students participate in UW–Madison paid internship program

August 1, 2018

Seven high school students are working in UW–Madison's Small Animal Hospital as part of a new program that exposes high schoolers to careers and curriculum in the health sciences. Read More

Bucky on Parade feature: S.V. Medaris

August 1, 2018

Artist S.V. Medaris was inspired to create Retro Bucky, a display of the various Bucky logos since the 1930s, by her love for the Bucky logo. "I had a Bucky Badger sweatshirt that I wore, like, always," Medaris said after her family moved to Wisconsin from Southern California. "I was in love with that logo/image from the start." Read More

Bascom flamingos don soccer scarves

August 1, 2018

Thousands of soccer scarves have begun popping up throughout the Madison area — including on 50 pink flamingos Monday on Bascom Hill — to raise awareness for Madison’s new professional soccer team. The scarves bear the logo of Breese Stevens Field, the historic venue the club will call home when it kicks off its inaugural season in the spring of 2019. The scarves are being donated to the public. So go ahead and take one! Really. Read More

Green County cheesemaker opens major expansion

August 1, 2018

Klondike Cheese Co. of Monroe is expanding production as it enters its second century of cheesemaking, under the leadership of six Master Cheesemakers certified by UW–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research. Read More

Helmkamp, go-to guy when chips are down, to retire as associate dean of students

July 31, 2018

His efforts to make the campus safer will be among his legacies — one of the things that made him so valuable in his nearly 30 years at UW–Madison. Read More

Search committee seeks candidates for business dean

July 31, 2018

The dean of the Wisconsin School of Business serves as the chief academic and executive officer, with responsibility for faculty and staff development, personnel oversight, fundraising, budget planning and management, curriculum and student academic affairs. Read More

Nergard appointed 1st full-time director of sustainability

July 31, 2018

The new position reflects a renewed emphasis on sustainability and resource stewardship as well as an increased focus on sustainable operations in the university’s environmental stewardship efforts. Read More

Scientists discover cause of aging-related disease in mice, then reverse its symptoms

July 30, 2018

UW–Madison researchers have shown that mice making too much of a human protein called AT-1 show signs of early aging and premature death, which are also symptoms of the human disorder progeria. Read More

The bladder can regenerate like nobody’s business and now we know why

July 30, 2018

New research from the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine shows that non-bladder cells from a nearby anatomical structure called the Wolffian duct can actually help the bladder mend itself. Read More