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Partners preserve and expand accessibility of Silver Buckle Press
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum will house and care for the historic Silver Buckle Press and its collection.
Nominations for University Staff Recognition Awards being accepted
Once a year, five University Staff employees are selected to receive a plaque and a monetary prize to acknowledge their outstanding contributions to the campus.
Greek task force takes action against sexual violence
Last semester, leaders of the four Greek Governing Council executive boards at the University of Wisconsin–Madison convened a task force to identify and implement recommendations…
Video game research shows promise for autism
The Waisman Center is studying how helping kids with autism spectrum disorder improve their motor skills may have a positive impact on their symptoms.
UW scientists contribute to state’s Pollinator Protection Plan effort
Wisconsin’s honey bees help support an $88 billion agricultural enterprise and play an important role in ecosystems throughout the state. But our bees face challenges.
UW Health Med Flight expands to southwestern Wisconsin
UW Health Med Flight plans to establish a satellite medical-helicopter base in southwestern Wisconsin, a move that will improve response times for medical emergencies in the area.
Study illuminates war between the sexes: fruit fly edition
New research from the Laboratory of Genetics pinpoints the effect on reproduction of a female's ability to masquerade as a male.
Connecting with Milwaukee students, educators
Chancellor Rebecca Blank and School of Education Dean Diana Hess visited with youngsters at a Boys and Girls Club in Milwaukee and discussed new opportunities for partnerships with area education leaders including the Milwaukee school superintendent.
English professor explores the ‘useful and sweet’ in medieval how-to texts
Lisa Cooper studies the ways in which medieval instruction books can be both practical and beautiful.
WARF taps Fujifilm chief, local executives for Entrepreneurons series
WARF, in conjunction with BioForward, is hosting a special two-part series exploring why Wisconsin is the right environment for tech businesses.
Trumbo trove resides at UW–Madison center
UW-Madison has a surprising connection with blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, subject of a current movie whose star, Bryan Cranston, was just nominated for an Oscar.
UW astronomer recognized for demystifying star system
Sebastian Heinz has been honored by the American Astronomical Society for his work to unravel the mystery of Circinus X-1, a bizarre binary star system in our galaxy that exploded some 2,500 years ago.
NSF awards $5 million for cybersecurity effort including UW–Madison
The security of more than $7 billion in federally-funded research will be significantly bolstered by establishment of the Center for Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure.
Tunable materials clear the way for advanced optics
In books and movies, wizards use magic spells to make the visible see-through. In reality, materials with properties called phase transitions can pull off a similar trick.
UW–Madison, Madison College launch global studies partnership
The Global Studies Passport Program will offer opportunities for Madison College students to enroll in select international and area studies courses at UW–Madison.
Business student’s innovative approach helps Ghanaian farmers with crop losses
Adolph Okine introduced a formula for predicting the negative effects of climate change on agriculture in his native country, and it paid off.
Lung cell found to act as sensor, regulator of immune response
The cells are implicated in a wide range of human lung diseases, including asthma, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis and sudden infant death syndrome, among others.
NIH grant to launch statewide study of the brain in people with epilepsy
The Epilepsy Connectome Project will use state-of-the-art, noninvasive brain imaging methods to understand how communication between brain areas changes as a result of epilepsy.
Forward Motion airs Jan. 15
A sneak peek at the next Forward Motion — the Big Ten Network show all about UW–Madison.
Clouds, like blankets, trap heat and are melting the Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in heating the Greenland Ice Sheet than scientists previously believed, raising its temperature by 2 to 3 degrees compared to cloudless skies.