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New fiber-optic monitoring tools could help industry unlock geothermal energy
University of Wisconsin–Madison geoscientists and engineers are working with industry partners and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a highly detailed monitoring system for geothermal wells.
UW-Madison ranks highly in number of Fulbright awards
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks among the top six U.S. colleges and universities to receive 2014-2015 faculty Fulbright awards and among the top 20 institutions to receive student awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Accuracy in radiation firm with ties to UW marks 25 years in Middleton
In 1989, Ed Neumueller — who had been general manager of a company established by UW–Madison faculty member John Cameron — helped found Standard Imaging in Middleton to build quality assurance products for radiation delivery machines used in cancer treatment. The company is marking its 25th anniversary this year.
Open house offers warm welcome for South Madison Partnership
The word "joy" came up often during the grand opening of the UW South Madison Partnership.
Review identifies keys to financial well-being for children and young adults
What's the best way to raise children who are financially savvy?
Employees hear effects of proposed budget cuts at late-night forum
A standing-room-only crowd of more than 350 employees packed the auditorium at the Health Sciences Learning Center late Wednesday night to hear information on how the state budget would impact UW–Madison.
Slideshow: Pieces of UW–Madison astronomy history off to the nation’s attic
While cleaning out Sterling Hall cabinets that hadn’t been opened in decades, UW–Madison Space Place Director Jim Lattis and colleagues in the Astronomy Department struck historical gold: a collection of old photodiode and photomultiplier tubes dating to the earliest days of photoelectric astronomy. The university is donating 20 of the vintage photo detectors to the Smithsonian Institution for its permanent collection of astronomical instruments.
Graduate School reorganization report online
As the UW–Madison Graduate School continues to restructure in response to changes on campus and in higher education and how research is supported nationally, an ad hoc committee charged with collecting information from faculty, staff and student stakeholders has posted its report.
Game researcher encourages Wisconsin girls to become next generation of computer programmers
Amanda Ochsner’s got game. A researcher at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s Games + Learning + Society (GLS) and graduate student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Ochsner studies why there are so few women in the booming game design industry — and she’s working to encourage Wisconsin girls to get into games, too.
Governance groups meet jointly on budget proposals
Speaking to a joint meeting of employee governance groups Monday, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said proposed cuts to state support would impact educational quality and jeopardize generations of taxpayer investment that have made the school a world-class university.
Contest seeks another round of amazing science images
To highlight the visual and scientific value of scientific imagery, the fifth annual Cool Science Image Contest is soliciting the best images from students and faculty and staff scientists on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Campus push to address crisis in U.S. biomedical research
The growing realization that the American biomedical research enterprise is unsustainable and requires a comprehensive fix will be the subject of a wide-ranging campus conversation to take place over the next few months.
Sidebar: Sessions set to discuss biomedical research crisis
A series of campus-wide discussions to gather feedback and ideas from researchers — faculty, staff scientists, postdocs, and graduate students as well as administrative staff — on what many people believe is a crisis in U.S. biomedical research has been scheduled for March.
Transportation Services releases campus commuting report
Transportation Services has released the results of its latest biennial survey of UW–Madison faculty, staff and students and UW Hospital employees.
Marc Lamont Hill to keynote Black History Month on campus
Although February is named Black History Month, it’s an opportunity for University of Wisconsin–Madison community members of all backgrounds to both celebrate and build cultural competency.
Recent sightings: The Wonders of Physics
Dressed in a black-and-white-striped prisoner costume, Physics Professor Emeritus Julien "Clint" Sprott runs across the stage as part of an opening skit for the 32nd annual The Wonders of Physics Show at Chamberlin Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Feb. 8, 2015. This year's science-education outreach event was based on the theme of Sprott being on trial for breaking the laws of physics, an accusation that the show's many guest presenters proceed to debunk.
Long live the CD? UW grads’ business brings disc collections to the cloud
Is there a life for compact discs in the age of the cloud? No, and yes, is the answer from Murfie, a Madison business founded by two UW–Madison alumni that is now in its fourth year of operation. No: It's a hassle to juggle discs. Yes: Ownership of the disc gives you the right to play its music through a cloud-connected device in your car, home, office or pocket.
Darwin Day celebration focuses on islands, isolation
What do Madagascar and Jurassic Park have in common? Both are island-based evolutionary “experiments” that will be highlighted in this year’s Darwin Day celebrations, sponsored by the J.F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution at UW–Madison and its partners. “Darwin Day 2015: Islands and Isolation” will run all day Thursday, Feb. 12, and focus on the unique opportunity that islands provide to witness evolution and the diversity of life.