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Experimental drug cancels effect from key intellectual disability gene in mice
"We are a long way from declaring a cure for fragile X, but these results are promising," says researcher Xinyu Zhao.
Go Big Read selects ‘Evicted’ for 2016-17
“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” the best-selling book by UW–Madison alumnus Matthew Desmond, is the selection for the university's common-reading program.
$10 million gift announced to Chancellor’s Scholars Program
The program was established in 1984 to increase educational opportunities for academically talented, underrepresented ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged undergraduates.
Cultivate Health initiative helps the school garden movement grow
Educational garden programs improve not just the health and well-being of children, but the choices they make regarding fruits and vegetables.
Rare ice data collected by early ‘citizen scientists’ confirms warming since Industrial Revolution
Data reveals increasing trends toward later ice cover formation and earlier spring breakup.
Media Advisory: Family Science Night
On Tuesday, April 26, between 5:30 and 7 p.m., students from four Madison elementary schools and two afterschool programs will descend on the Discovery Building…
Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social is May 5
The annual Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social is set for Thursday, May 5, beginning at 1 p.m. on Bascom Hill.
Madison-made electrolyte going big at global battery manufacturer
Silatronix, a UW–Madison spinoff, says its formulation will lead to safer lithium-ion batteries used in phones, laptops and tablets.
Antenna design turns entire vehicles into broadcasting equipment
UW–Madison engineers are working to increase the effective size of antennas by turning the military vehicles that carry them into transmitters.
YouW Profile: Madeline Horan, WUD Music Committee
Junior Madeline Horan, majoring in Communication Science and Disorders, is an active member of the Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee. Members book, promote, and cover shows…
Academic Staff Excellence Awards honor nine campus professionals
Nine members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's academic staff have been selected as recipients of the 2016 Academic Staff Excellence Awards.
Chancellor Blank responds to campus protest
On April 19, the university received a set of student demands related to last week’s arrest by UWPD of a student suspected in a series…
Campus protest
Students, faculty, staff and other supporters gather in front of Bascom Hall for a protest against racism on April 21, 2016.
Protest against racism peaceful
An estimated 300 to 400 University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and community members gathered on Bascom Hill shortly before noon today, Thursday, April 21, to protest incidents of racism over the past few months.
UW student activist Deshawn McKinney receives prestigious Truman Scholarship
The Truman award has become one of the most prestigious national scholarships in the United States.
Undergraduate Symposium gives student researchers the chance to shine
More than 500 student presenters came together to showcase their creativity, achievement, research and service learning.
New material combines useful, typically incompatible properties
A team of engineers and physicists has created an entirely new material in which completely contradictory properties can coexist.
With simple process, engineers fabricate fastest flexible silicon transistor
The transistor can transmit data wirelessly, which could unlock advances in applications ranging from wearable electronics to sensors.
Built-in shades may protect delicate sensors from blinding light
Even commonplace laser pointers can fry the optics of sensitive cameras. Optical limiters may be able to shade those eyes.
Scientists describe new model to enhance Zika virus research
The model will allow researchers to better understand how the virus causes disease and aid in the development of vaccines.