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Festival celebrates 90 years of UW dance
“This festival is a great opportunity for us to look back at our history,” says Jin-Wen Yu, professor and chair of UW–Madison’s Dance Department.
Stand against DUI
Members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association and Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO) held a demonstration in front of Dane County Public…
Online support may help older adults deal with chronic conditions
UW–Madison engineers and doctors believe Medicare patients with several chronic conditions would be happier and healthier if they could manage their own symptoms.
Speakers are needed to connect with Wisconsinites at science festival
The Wisconsin Science Festival and UW–Madison Speakers Bureau are looking for passionate, creative faculty, staff and graduate student speakers to visit communities throughout Wisconsin.
Awards recognize staff contributions across campus
Experts in such diverse areas as business practices, animal research, agricultural equipment and building maintenance are just a few of the many university staff who keep the wheels of UW–Madison turning.
New Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene director named
James Schauer, a faculty member with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory at the…
Aldo Leopold’s words once again broadcast to the state
In celebration of Earth Day, one of his successors will read portions of conservationist and former UW professor Aldo Leopold’s radio addresses that originally aired more than 80 years ago.
Natural experiment, dogged investigation, yield clue to devastating neurological disease
After a 29-year quest, Ian Duncan, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has finally pinpointed the cause of a serious neurologic disease in a colony of rats.
UW-Madison student one of two finalists for inaugural title of National Youth Poet Laureate
Hajjar Baban is one of two finalists for the inaugural position of National Youth Poet Laureate. The title will be bestowed for the first time on April 26.
Marriage made in heaven: Digital inhaler add-on offers slick aid to asthma care
Propeller Health makes an add-on device for inhalers that communicates with a smartphone that records the use of routine preventative medicines and “rescue” medications intended to open constricted airways.
Libraries announce long-term master plan campus town halls
UW-Madison is looking to the campus community for input in shaping what the future of libraries on campus could look like.
Students invent ‘Journalit’ app to keep track of life
UW-Madison students Shane Lian and Colin Harris have created a journaling app called “Journalit.” Submitted photo UW–Madison student Colin Harris, a senior in…
Campus marks Disability Awareness Week with art, tech and more
Events include lectures, an adaptive fitness open house, a technology fair and an art exhibition.
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative awards announced
Funding for research projects that range from advancing wireless communications to developing a virtual dairy farm brain that will simulate actual farm management, are among the 21 proposals selected.
Study of job titles, pay and benefits progresses
The Title and Total Compensation Study (TTC) launched in late February. In the early stages of the project, the study planning team has been working…
UW community mourns loss of student killed in weekend crash; motorist charged
"We are heartbroken by this tragic loss,” said Ananth Seshadri, chairman of the Department of Economics. “Wenxin was a gracious and thoughtful member of our economics community."
Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass
In the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite are surprising even to those well acquainted with the insect’s natural gift for turning wood to dust.
UW treats first participant in trial of stem-cell therapy for heart failure
A research team at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has treated its first patient in an innovative clinical trial using stem cells for the treatment of heart failure that develops after a heart attack.
Symposium showcases gamut of student research, some of it already making lives better
A record 683 students took part in the annual celebration of undergraduate research.
Statement on the death of UW–Madison student Wenxin Huai
Lori Berquam, the vice provost and dean of students, released a statement on the student who died after being struck by a car in Madison Saturday.