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Mandela Fellows on their first impressions of Wisconsin: ‘Everyone has been so kind’
UW-Madison’s Mandela Fellows are young leaders from 16 countries across the African continent, and they're here to experience Wisconsin and to attend a 6-week public management institute.
Former Oscar Mayer manager to lead UW business engagement office
Amy Achter has been hired to work with Wisconsin businesses to implement new growth strategies and facilitate innovation.
Peter Dorner, emeritus professor of agricultural and applied economics, dies at 93
Peter Dorner, emeritus professor in the UW–Madison Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, early director of the university’s Land Tenure Center and former dean of International Studies and Programs, died on June 4 at the at age 93.
Map helps guide public health decision-making
“We want this to be a tool that everyone can use,” said Amy Kind, an associate professor of medicine. “We hope this will be a catalyst to ... eliminate U.S. health disparities.”
Quick Badgers: Hoare, Ellenwood win NCAA track titles
Wisconsin men's track and field's Ollie Hoare capped off his storybook sophomore season by winning the 1500 meters at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In addition, senior Georgia Ellenwood became the first Badger to win the heptathlon with a score of 6,146 points.
Report: Wisconsin poverty rate rises despite jobs growth
The 10th annual Wisconsin Poverty Report found the Wisconsin poverty rate increased to 10.8 percent in 2016, compared to 9.7 percent in 2015, as measured by the Wisconsin Poverty Measure (WPM). The significant rise came despite the state’s jobs growth during the period.
Public input sought on state roadmap for global language education
As Wisconsin competes in an increasingly global economy, business and education leaders are seeking feedback on a "language roadmap."
Vacant, but not empty: Student explores use of abandoned properties
Vacant buildings are often seen as remnants of the housing crisis or industries in decline, but graduate student Elsa Noterman says these properties are often put to constructive use.
Groundbreaking hearing researcher shares $1 million prize
Robert Fettiplace, who pioneered techniques to better understand the physiology of hearing, is one of the winners of the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, for work that helped unravel the mysteries hearing and deafness.
American Family, UW–Madison team up in data science
The collaboration draws on graduate students and professors from campus units with expertise in data science.The potential benefits include internships, class projects and professional development.
Honoring UW–Madison’s fallen heroes on Memorial Day
According to the Wisconsin Union, 908 University of Wisconsin students and alumni have lost their lives in war. Brigadier General Don Pratt, who died on D-Day, was one of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
UW programs among Evjue Foundation award recipients
The charitable arm of the Capital Times is providing $370,500 for 30 campus projects and programs in the humanities, science, the arts, health, media and more. The foundation was established by William T. Evjue, the founder and longtime editor of the Madison newspaper.
Surgery residency goes global
The UW surgery department is offering for the first time an elective international rotation. The first participant was a surgery resident, and he has just returned from a month in Ethiopia.
Memories from nearly 50 years of library service at UW
As he retires after working in library services for 47 years, Vice Provost Ed Van Gemert says that libraries are absolutely fundamental to the fabric of our democracy, and library expertise is needed more than ever.
Jazz great Ben Sidran’s archives donated to UW–Madison libraries
The nearly 100 boxes of materials include everything from personal and professional correspondence, music manuscripts and drafts of song lyrics, master tapes, unedited radio interviews, and photographs and posters.
18 UW–Madison students win Fulbright awards to study abroad
They're among more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2018–2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Jennifer Blazek named director of Farm and Industry Short Course
Blazek comes to CALS from UW-Extension Cooperative Extension, where she has worked as an agricultural educator since 2011, first in Polk County and then in Dane County. She provided expertise and support to dairy and livestock farmers.
Celebration for ‘RE: FRESH Radler,’ latest fruit of UW–WBC brewing partnership, set for May 5
The latest release from Campus Craft Brewery – a partnership between UW–Madison’s Department of Food Science and Wisconsin Brewing Company (WBC) – is a classic German-style lager mixed with a Wisconsin-made grapefruit soda. It is made in the radler style, often called a shandy.
UW researchers identify arterial hemogenic endothelial cells that can function as lymphoid precursors
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have used human stem cells to make blood-forming cells and demonstrated that they can function as lymphoid precursors, or the earliest cells from which various immune cells arise.
Asian Studies celebrates new degree program
The Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) department hosted a symposium last Friday to highlight Asian studies students and the departments’ new degree program.