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UW-Madison launches Microbiome Initiative
Recent studies have shown that the complement of microorganisms known as the microbiome is an important determinant of human health and disease.
Byzantine skeleton yields 800-year-old genomes from a fatal infection
Researchers discovered extraordinarily well preserved microfossils — mineralized ‘ghost cells’ — that closely resembled bacteria from the genus Staphylococcus.
Unraveling the radium riddle
UW-Madison researchers began a two-year grant from the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) to examine water samples taken from 22 monitoring wells in and around Dane County to try to determine the geological strata that contribute to elevated radium levels in groundwater.
Memorial planned for UW–Madison student and father after plane crash
Services will be Sunday in Ohio for a University of Wisconsin–Madison student who was killed along with her father in a plane crash just before the new year. In addition, a scholarship fund has been set up in her name.
UW-Madison to host MLK Day Celebration
The event Monday, Jan. 16, will recognize and celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as the many ways UW–Madison students, faculty and staff embody King’s spirit of service.
Forward Motion video: The art of science
A look behind the scenes at a yearly competition at UW–Madison to find incredibly cool science images.
Alumni Q&A: Infamous Madison fire shaped Angela Gibson’s career
Angela Gibson was just 22 years old and four months into her nursing career when she was thrust into one of the most demanding, exhausting, exhilarating and life-changing events in her life.
Athletics, financial aid reap rewards from record UW merchandise sales
Royalties from the sale of licensed UW–Madison merchandise set a record in 2015-16, exceeding $4.4 million.
Q & A: Van Matre reflects on expanding and protecting the UW brand
Over her 17 years as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s trademark licensing director, Cindy Van Matre has protected the UW trademark and helped expand it into…
The Secret Life of Plants
Do plants communicate? They may not walk, talk, or hear, but they do send messages to other plants and animals. That’s just one interesting fact…
Abrupt climate change could follow collapse of Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt
A new study shows Earth’s oceanic conveyor belt, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, may be less stable than thought, posing a risk of abrupt climate change.
The Art of Science
Cool Science Images 2016 A look behind the scenes at a yearly competition at UW–Madison to find incredibly cool science images.
Sound Advice
Farmers work around loud machinery every day, and that can ruin their hearing if they don’t take precautions. One UW–Madison researcher is trying to help…
More frequent hurricanes not necessarily stronger on Atlantic coast
Active Atlantic hurricane periods, like the one we are in now, are not necessarily a harbinger of more, rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the U.S. coast, according to new research performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Q&A: La Follette professor shares poverty research worldwide
Professor Tim Smeeding has dedicated his career to studying poverty and economic inequality, and was recently named the 2017 John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow. He explains his research and his devotion to UW–Madison.
Immunotherapy team harnesses cellular systems to fight diseases
A dedicated army of UW–Madison researchers is perfecting how to use immunotherapy and searching for new ways to do so.
Sunrise at the Arboretum
The sun rose on a cold and quiet University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum on Jan. 4. Temperatures were only in the single digits, and most students were still gone on winter break.
Lenn to head federal relations for UW
Michael Lenn will join UW–Madison as director of federal relations. Lenn brings more than 15 years of experience working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to the role.
UW student missing after Dec. 29 plane crash
A University of Wisconsin–Madison freshman is among the six people missing and feared lost after a private plane crashed in Lake Erie near Cleveland on Dec. 29.
Hugh Iltis, UW’s ‘battling botanist,’ dies at 91
Passionate, articulate and informed, Iltis was opinionated, sometimes argumentative, but always a fearless defender of the natural world he revered.