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UW-Madison partners with WPT for show on new farming challenges
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wisconsin Public Television have partnered for “Wisconsin’s Homegrown Farmer,” a program about the challenges facing a new generation of farmers that will begin airing Sept. 8. Two of the farmers are Kat Becker and Tony Schultz of Stoney Acres Farms in Athens, Wis., which they made into an organic vegetable farm.
Miller tabbed to lead strategic partnerships
Ben Miller has been named assistant vice chancellor for government and corporate affairs, overseeing UW–Madison’s state, local, federal, corporate, campus and visitor relations.
Farm-to-home delivery service wins innovation award
Square Harvest allows consumers to order exactly what they need from small, local farms and food producers, marrying computer technology with small-batch food production.
JVN Day celebrates life of John ‘Vietnam’ Nguyen
The memory and passion of John “Vietnam” Nguyen will live on Aug. 27-28 in the JVN Day 2016 festival, which features music, movies, service initiatives and more. It’s been four years since the 19-year-old University of Wisconsin–Madison student drowned while trying to save a friend on Lake Mendota.
Symmetry crucial for building key biomaterial collagen in the lab
Functional human collagen has been impossible to create in the lab. Now, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers describe what may be the key to growing functional, natural collagen fibers outside of the body: symmetry.
Biological supplier prospers with aid of UW manufacturing expertise
A Madison lab is using the university's quick response manufacturing techniques to bring products to market more quickly and improve profits.
Innovative program helps state residents living with diabetes
Healthy Living with Diabetes classes are offered throughout the state by the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging with support from the UW–Madison Health Innovation Program. They help people manage their diabetes with practical advice delivered by trained leaders, many of whom have diabetes.
UW–Madison named one of America’s healthiest campuses
Active Minds has named UW–Madison as a recipient of the 2016 Healthy Campus Award, recognizing excellence in prioritizing and promoting student health and well-being.
UW–Madison teams up with Madison police to foster officer well-being
The collaboration will focus on whether mindfulness-based practices can help improve officers’ abilities to manage their daily and occupational stressors.
The Mind’s Eye
We live in a three-dimensional world, but each of our eyes only receives a two-dimensional image. How does our brain combine these images? Research in…
Musical Athletic Training
UW-Madison student Robert Medina saw athletic training as a clear career path to take, so he entered the program within the Department of Kinesiology. It…
Bucky’s Butchery
Bucky’s Butchery is operated by a team of UW–Madison undergraduate students. The retail shop and processing plant is located in the UW Meat Science and…
Biophysicist, chemical engineer named Steenbock Professors
Paul G. Ahlquist, who explores virus replication, and James B. Rawlings, who develops methods to model chemical processes, are the 2016 recipients.
Study: Some women need more frequent mammograms
One size doesn’t fit all women in clothing, and neither should all women have mammograms on the same schedule, a new national study concludes.
UW-Madison named to inaugural class of Excellence in Assessment designees
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is being recognized as a national leader in performance-based student assessment. UW–Madison Monday was named as one of just 10 members of the inaugural class of Excellence in Assessment (EIA) designees.
Campus area streets to be closed during UW–Madison move-in
Numerous campus area streets will be closed to accommodate the more than 7,500 University of Wisconsin–Madison students who will be moving into university residence halls. The big move-in days are Sunday, Aug, 28; Tuesday, Aug. 30; Wednesday, Aug. 31; and Thursday, Sept. 1.
A better way to predict the weather on sea and over land
Scientists at UW–Madison have made new updates to old technology that will enable weather forecasters to make improved predictions of severe weather.
UW–Madison map library pinpoints Sawyer County site of 1966 bomber crash
Staff at the Arthur H. Robinson Map Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison used their resources to help track down the site where a 130-ton B-52 bomber crashed in the dark on Nov. 18, 1966, near unincorporated Hauer in Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin.
Former Badger Jorgensen wins Olympic gold
Former Badger runner Gwen Jorgensen gave the United States its first gold in the Olympic triathlon Saturday. With a comfortable lead, she smiled broadly down the home stretch and then broke into tears after crossing the finish line.
Fruit flies help explain differences between males and females
John Pool, assistant professor of genetics at UW–Madison, studies evolutionary genetics in his “fly room.” David Tenenbaum Vive la difference! Trust the French…