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Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for Forward under 40 Awards
As the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Forward under 40 awards program enters its fifth year of honoring outstanding Badger graduates under age 40, great things continue to happen.
LGBT Campus Center names Javier as director
The Division of Student Life has appointed Gabe Javier as new assistant dean of students and director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Campus Center.
Stem cells from patients make ‘early retina in a dish’
Soon, some treatments for blinding eye diseases might be developed and tested using retina-like tissues produced from the patient's own skin, thanks to a series of discoveries reported by a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison stem cell researchers.
UW-Madison students’ fruit drink mix wins first prize in food development contest
Pixie Dust was magic for a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison food science graduate students in New Orleans last weekend.
Chancellor Martin leaving UW–Madison for presidency at Amherst College
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin, who built a reputation as a visionary thinker and defender of the university’s role as global public research institution, announced today (Tuesday, June 14) that she’s leaving the university to become president of Amherst College.
Recent UW–Madison graduates win award for strategic media plan
As recent University of Wisconsin–Madison graduates hoping to land jobs in political and strategic communications, Dana Vielmetti and Paige Helling this week found themselves in an enviable position.
Langdon Street Incident: Statement by Lori Berquam, Dean of Students and Damon Williams, Vice Provost for Diversity
“The incident that occurred on Langdon Street yesterday — a Spider-Man doll being hung by its neck — is a reminder of the importance…
Four finalists identified for top UW–Madison research job
Four individuals - a social scientist, an engineer, a biologist and a medical physicist - have been identified as finalists for the University of Wisconsin–Madison's top research job, it was announced today (June 10).
University responds to Langdon incident
University of Wisconsin–Madison staff from the Division of Student Life and the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate responded Thursday to…
UW-Madison chemists devise better way to prepare workhorse molecules
In chemistry, so-called aromatic molecules compose a large and versatile family of chemical compounds that are the stuff of pharmaceuticals, electronic materials and consumer products ranging from sunscreen to plastic soda bottles.
First KlezKamp to celebrate Yiddish language and culture to be held in July
From July 10-14, the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host Madison KlezKamp, modeled after its parent program, KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program, which has attracted more than 20,000 participants from around the world since its inception.
UW-Madison scientists create low-acrylamide potato lines
What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? Not much-but perhaps we love them more than we ought to. Fat and calories aside, both foods contain high levels of a compound called acrylamide, a potential carcinogen.
Research establishment spawns research-supply spinoffs
For a century, Wisconsin's traditional metal-working industries spawned a broad and profitable series of tool-and-diemaking firms that marketed nationwide.
UW-Madison names chief information officer
Bruce Maas, chief information officer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been selected as the next information technology leader at UW–Madison, Provost Paul M. DeLuca, Jr. announced today (June 8).
Researchers solve membrane protein mystery
A University of Wisconsin–Madison research team has solved a 25-year mystery that may lead to better treatments for people with learning deficits and mental retardation.
Three UW–Madison teams will compete in national food product contests this weekend
They spent most of the past year inventing a shelf-stable yogurt truffle, a beverage mix made with real fruit and a tangerine-flavored carbonated dairy beverage drink. Now three teams of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are headed to New Orleans to see how their ideas fare in the final rounds of two national food product development competitions being held at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual meeting this weekend.
Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies receives $9.5 million grant to help older adults
A five-year, $9.5 million grant has been awarded to a collaborative research program led by the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
‘Enrique’s Journey’ chosen for Go Big Read program
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected "Enrique's Journey" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario as the book for the third year of Go Big Read, the university's common reading program.