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NSF selects 18 UW–Madison students for competitive graduate research award
“The GRFP program is looking not just for great scientists, but for great scientists who will be the scientific leaders and communicators of the future,” says Prof. Robert Hamers. Read More
Experiments test how easy life itself might be
UW scientists are trying to understand how life could arise from lifelike chemical reactions under the right conditions, with implications for understanding how common life might be in the universe. Read More
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships awarded to seven projects
The 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to seven undergraduate projects, ranging in topic from mass incarceration to household energy solutions. Read More
Catching some rays
A team of researchers at UW–Madison is building cameras that can see the arrival from space of gamma rays, marked by a cascade of subatomic particles created when the rays smash molecules in the atmosphere. Read More
Six new members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The Bouchet Society is named for Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first self-identified African-American to receive a doctoral degree in the United States. Read More
Dance, drums, song fill Spring Powwow
Members of numerous Native American tribes participate in a drumming and dance ceremony during the Annual On Wisconsin Spring Powwow. The event was presented by Wunk Sheek and UW–Madison. (Multimedia by Léo Kim) Read More
Three UW–Madison students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students will receive the esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. Read More
‘Fair Play’ video game wins award for revealing bias in STEM education
An experiential video game created at UW–Madison called "Fair Play" is earning accolades for raising awareness about implicit bias in academic settings. Read More
University statement on ASM resolution
The following statement was shared to media by University Communications on March 30. “We are encouraged that a number of students took… Read More
Simpler detection for ketosis helps support state dairies
“Advances like KetoMonitor help us keep the herd healthy, and allow us to stay competitive,” says Roxbury dairy farmer Mitch Breunig. “That’s the kind of help we really need.” Read More
Massive, computer-analyzed geological database reveals chemistry of ancient ocean
Why did easy-to-see and once-common structures called stromatolites essentially cease forming over the long arc of earth history? Read More
Faculty climate survey shows satisfaction among many but room for improvement
The survey went to all tenured and tenure-track faculty with 1,285 responding — a response rate of 58.6 percent. Similar surveys have been done four times since 2003. Read More
Eleven faculty recognized with Kellett Mid-Career Awards
The Kellett awards recognize outstanding faculty seven to 20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. Supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, they provide research funding to the winners at a critical stage of their careers. Read More
Two Title IX Coordinator finalists to make campus presentations
The Title IX coordinator is responsible for coordinating the university’s efforts to prevent sex discrimination from occurring and responding promptly and appropriately if it occurs. Read More
Author Erik Vance is UW–Madison science writer in residence
Vance will spend a week on the UW–Madison campus, staring April 3, working with students, faculty and staff interested in science communication and science journalism. Read More
When it comes to biological populations, expect the unexpected
More than three decades of data on the physical, chemical and biological variables in 11 Midwestern lakes show that while lake temperatures and nutrient concentrations rise within relatively expected ranges, biological organisms achieve high population extremes. Read More
‘KinderMining’: Tackling big data sets by keeping things simple
A Morgridge Institute for Research team has unleashed a fast, simple and predictive text-mining tool that may turbocharge big biomedical pursuits such as drug repurposing and stem cell treatments. Read More
NEH grant to create program linking business, humanities
The innovative project, called “Risk and Reward: Navigating Uncertainty Through Humanities – Business Connections,” will help Wisconsin undergraduate business students draw insights from history, literature, and philosophy as they navigate their business curriculum. Read More
Ozaukee is state’s healthiest county, new rankings show
Ozaukee County again ranks healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the eighth annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Read More
Women in the math department find strength in numbers
More female mathematicians teach, mentor and conduct research at UW–Madison than at nearly any other major math department in the country. Read More