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New study shows animal family tree looking bushy in places
A team of UW–Madison scientists suggests that a branch-by-branch account of animal relationships over a vast expanse of time is difficult to reconstruct because early animal evolution occurred in bunches.
Application deadline is February 1
The application deadline for fall admission is February 1. This deadline applies to freshman, transfer, and reentry applicants. All complete applications received by February…
Illuminating Alzheimer’s: Research sheds light on creatine’s presence in brain
A team of Canadian and American scientists working at the UW–Madison Synchrotron Radiation Center reports the first-ever finding of elevated levels of creatine — the newly discovered agent of Alzheimer's disease - in brain tissue.
UW-Madison views on the tsunami anniversary
A number of faculty, students and alumni of UW–Madison have keen, firsthand perspectives on the anniversary of the tsunami in Southeast Asia, based on recent trips to the region and assistance with relief efforts.
Winter Commencement Address (Graduate degree candidates)
Delivered by John Morgridge 10 a.m., Dec. 18, 2005 (This address was directed primarily at graduate students, who made…
Winter 2005 Commencement Address (Undergraduates)
Delivered by John Morgridge 2 p.m. Ceremony, Dec. 18, 2005 Fellow graduates of the University of Wisconsin: I’m delighted…
Why King Kong still hits home
Gregg Mitman, professor of the history of science and medical history at UW–Madison, says the King Kong story still resonates as an epic allegory of nature vs. civilization.
Another take on Jane Austen
People who leave the current movie blockbuster version of "Pride and Prejudice" wondering how much of the Hollywood adaptation was true to the original intent of the book are in good company. University of Wisconsin–Madison English Professor Emily Auerbach has spent many years researching Jane Austen and has come to the conclusion that Austen has been repeatedly misrepresented and misunderstood over the years.
UW scientists team up to battle food-borne illnesses
On its journey to your dinner plate, food is vulnerable to contamination along the way. Usually, it arrives at its final destination without picking up dangerous microbial hitchhikers—but not always.
African political cartoons have a subversive edge
Teju Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a fellow this semester at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, is working on a book about a particular form of subversion: the political cartoon.
Inventive government programs land Gladfelter Awards
A city of Madison program that helps food-service businesses train staff members in safe food handling and a better way to manage data on state highway structures were chosen as this year's winners of the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards for government efficiency.