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In these microbes, iron works like oxygen
Two new studies can shed some light on the perennial question of how life arose, but they also have practical applications in the search for life in space.
Helping seniors stay active, independent through fitness
We all know that exercise is good for us. Yet becoming active late in life comes with a unique set of challenges.
UW receives UN chair for global work on gender, well-being and peace
The chair will be the first in North America to interrelate the three areas through researchers, practitioners and advocates for knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Experience is the best teacher in creating a better STEM faculty
The Delta Program has helped to prepare hundreds of UW–Madison graduate students for faculty positions in STEM fields.
Construction brings traffic delays to west campus
People who travel on the west side of campus are being asked to allow for extra travel time due to construction on the UW Hospital Parking Ramp
Recent evolutionary change allows a fruit fly to dine on a toxic fruit
A fruit called the noni, now hyped for a vast array of unproven health benefits, is at the heart of a new research study.
Wisconsin in the spotlight
Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd of about 4,400 at the Kohl Center on April 3, two days before the Wisconsin presidential primary.
Sanders plans Kohl Center event
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a rally on Sunday at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Kohl Center.
Awards recognize dedication of returning adult students
UW-Madison presents the awards to two people who’ve resumed their academic careers after a significant interruption while juggling all the demands of adult life.
UW Shelter Medicine, veterinary diagnostic lab find canine influenza transmitted among cats
Just one cat tested positive in the U.S. last year, but it now appears the virus can replicate and spread from cat to cat.
Four UW–Madison students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Out of the 1,150 nominations received in 2016, 252 scholars were named nationwide. All four of UW–Madison’s nominees received the award.
Science Expeditions puts UW–Madison research on display April 1-3
UW-Madison's 14th annual science open house starts Friday with 8 tons of mastodon and a window out into the cosmos — and then gets really big.
Q&A: Scholar-scientist Keven Stonewall is motivated by passion
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Keven Stonewall discovered a love for science at an early age.
Friendly fire
UW Arboretum land care staff member Austin Pethan uses a drip torch as a 10-person staff manages a prescribed fire at Juniper Knoll on March 29. Fire is used as a wildland management tool to help control competing vegetation, reduce potential buildup of excess flammable materials, and perpetuate fire-dependent species.
No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north
UW researchers report that the range of the snowshoe hare in Wisconsin is creeping north by about five and a half miles per decade.
Tax experts from UW–Madison
As the April 18 deadline to file taxes approaches, numerous experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are available to help reporters working on tax-related stories.
Feds renew big IceCube Observatory contract with UW–Madison
IceCube, consisting of 5,000 optical sensors buried deep in the ice beneath the South Pole, reported the first detection of high energy cosmic neutrinos in 2013.
Prescribed burn at Arboretum
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum’s fire crew plans to conduct prescribed burns in the Native Plant Garden plots around the Arboretum Visitor Center.
Hate flyers appear on UW campus printers
The flyers also began appearing Thursday at schools including UW-Milwaukee, Princeton University, Brown University and the University of Southern California, among others.
University Staff Congress election process begins
The Congress consists of 106 seats, with each seat representing 35 to 75 employees of similar job type.