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Drinkwater and Czajkowski begin interim positions in Research and Graduate Education
Cynthia Czajkowski has been named interim associate vice chancellor for research in the biological sciences to fill in for Norman Drinkwater, who will become interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education when Marsha Mailick goes on temporary leave.
Video: 2017 was memorable at the unions
It was a banner year for the Wisconsin Union. Memorial Union unveiled years of restoration and renovation, and Union South was its usual bustling self. Throngs of students, faculty and staff streamed into the unions for fun, fellowship and relaxation in the campus’s “living room.”
Happy Holidays from Chancellor Rebecca Blank
“This holiday season,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank, “we all have much to be thankful for.” In a seasonal greeting wishing Happy Holidays to the campus community, Blank gives a shout-out to faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university.
Monkeys infected by mosquito bites further Zika virus research
Monkeys who catch Zika virus through bites from infected mosquitoes develop infections that look like human Zika cases, and may help researchers understand the many ways Zika can be transmitted.
Monkey study shows a path to monitoring endangered species
“We think this may be one of the most comprehensive efforts to analyze the data monitoring needs for ensuring the survival of an endangered animal,” says Karen Strier, who has observed muriquis in Brazil for 35 years.
Poll: What are you looking forward to over winter break?
In last week’s Wiscopinion, we asked what you were looking forward to during winter break. Your response:…
Student-to-student: Tips for scoring high on your exams
Some tips to help you on your final exams.
2017 UW–Madison winter commencement takes place on Sunday
Just more than 1,000 students will take part in the 2017 University of Wisconsin–Madison winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Kohl Center.
Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
Scientists investigating an outbreak of respiratory disease in a community of wild chimpanzees in Uganda were surprised and dismayed to discover that rhinovirus C was killing healthy chimps.
Student-to-student: Finding tranquility in the midst of exam stress
Final projects, papers and exams are here. You are likely debating with yourself how you are going to get all the work done and still…
In new partnership, Badger Volunteers help care for children with disabilities
Badger Volunteers has started a new partnership this semester with Gio’s Garden, a respite center for young children with developmental disabilities.
Estrogen discovery could shed new light on fertility problems
Researchers have upended the traditional understanding of the hormonal cascade that leads to release of an egg from the ovaries.
Cramer leaves legacy at Morgridge Center, returns as full-time professor
Kathy Cramer is stepping down as the faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service and returning to a full-time position as a professor in the Political Science department at UW–Madison.
Researchers investigate how a stressed brain can make asthma worse
Researchers are investigating cross-talk between the brain and lungs of people with asthma in a four-year, $2.5 million study to understand how psychological stress can make asthma symptoms worse.
Scheufele on panel to probe a bedrock principle of science
Dietram Scheufele will join a committee to address the “reproducibility” of experiments, which helps ensure future scientific work builds on a reliable foundation.
Event celebrates scholastic achievements
Powers-Knapp Scholars, (from left to right) Maikou Lo, Alexis Handley, Derek Guillen, and Mei Li Brown are honored among other soon-to-be-graduates at a ceremony on Sunday at Gordon Dining and Event Center.
Violence a matter of scale, not quantity, researchers show
New research shows that the size of a society’s population is what drives the size of its “war group,” or number of people of fighting age who defend it.
Projects on display as engineering prototyping class wets feet, whets appetites
In an introductory engineering design class, students design and build unique items to solve pressing needs.
Never too late: Alum to participate in winter commencement 50 years after earning degree
Fifty years after earning his doctorate from UW–Madison, Luciano Barraza finally will participate in the commencement ceremony, thanks to his grandson.
First measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum with HAWC
It bridges measurements at higher energy usually performed by ground based detectors and measurements at lower energy that previously had been conducted by detectors on satellites and balloons.