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UWPD investigating Humanities Building incident

November 29, 2023

The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating a Nov. 28 incident inside the Humanities Building in which several individuals unaffiliated with the university entered…

Lauren McLester-Davis becomes UW’s first director of Indigenous science advocacy

November 29, 2023

In this new position, she will weave together science addressing Alzheimer’s disease and dementias, metabolism, and cognitive aging among Indigenous populations in Wisconsin, and other groups often underrepresented in research.

Antarctica’s ancient ice sheets foreshadow dynamic changes in Earth’s future

November 29, 2023

Identifying how and why Antarctica's major ice sheets behaved the way they did in the early Miocene could help inform understanding of the sheets' behavior under a warming climate.

Putting all the blocks together

November 28, 2023

After beating archrival Nebraska on Friday and Iowa on Saturday, the Badgers volleyball team enters the NCAA tournament as the top regional seed and the No. 3 seed overall.

Media advisory: COP28 experts available

November 28, 2023

FROM: Veronica Rueckert, national media manager, rueckert@wisc.edu   

Kids who feel their parents are less reliable take fewer risks vital to learning and growth

November 27, 2023

The researchers studied decisions that more than 150 children ages 10 to 13 made while playing games that offered opportunities to risk a little and explore for potential gains.

Study: Spike in premature births caused by COVID, halted by vaccines

November 27, 2023

The evidence showing the positive effects of vaccination in preventing premature births could help allay some of the most prominent concerns voiced as COVID-19 vaccines became available to pregnant patients.

New paper links childhood deprivation to accelerated biological aging later in life

November 21, 2023

By using advanced epigenetic aging techniques and new data from older adults, a team of researchers found that being deprived of a nurturing childhood environment is associated with accelerated biological aging in adulthood.

Two new UW–Madison-led studies inform outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies

November 21, 2023

The research makes it clear that ensuring the sustained well-being of our planet requires a more serious commitment toward new carbon dioxide removal technologies and a faster scale-up of their production.

Diversity Forum inspires conversations on religious identity and inclusion

November 20, 2023

Faith leaders talked about ways to foster respectful dialogue with others holding diverse religious beliefs, and how attendees can empower faculty and staff to support students on their personal faith journeys.

Watch: Getting hands-on with wildlife

November 20, 2023

Veterinary students were nervous at first in the wildlife clinic rotation, but they quickly gained confidence. By the end of the rotation, every student knew they wanted to be able to incorporate wildlife medicine into their practice after graduating.

UW–Madison statement on Saturday neo-Nazi march

November 18, 2023

Around noon on Saturday, Nov. 18, a white supremacist group carrying swastika flags and other Nazi symbols marched from State Street Mall to the state Capitol. University of Wisconsin–Madison leaders are strongly condemning the group’s presence and are providing support to the campus community.

New Faculty Focus: Dan Cavanagh

November 17, 2023

The new director of the Mead Witter School of Music is a composer and jazz pianist who got hooked on being on stage and sharing art through all the gigs he performed during graduate school and after.

Update on Engineering Hall fire

November 17, 2023

4:15 p.m.: The following updates were shared with College of Engineering staff, students and faculty on Friday afternoon, Nov. 17: Cleanup: The building remains closed…

UW–Madison and GE HealthCare broaden shared commitment to health care innovation

November 17, 2023

The 10-year strategic collaboration builds on strong research foundations in medical imaging and expands the scope to advance the delivery of personalized and quality healthcare into 2030 and beyond.

Scientists produce human norepinephrine neurons from stem cells, with significant implications for researching diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

November 17, 2023

Researchers have identified a protein that is key to the development of a type of brain cell believed to play a role in disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and used the discovery to grow the neurons from stem cells for the first time.

Search underway for next Veterinary Medicine dean 

November 16, 2023

The Veterinary Medicine dean serves as the chief academic and executive officer of the school with responsibility for faculty and staff development, personnel oversight, fundraising, budget planning and management, curriculum, student academic affairs, clinical resources, and facilities development.