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Veteran faculty member Joe Elder speaks March 13 on “60 Years of Asking Questions”

March 13, 2014

On Thursday, March 13, Joseph Elder, a professor of sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, and integrated liberal studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will give a special public lecture about some of the subsequent questions, along with some of the surprises he has encountered along the way. Read More

UW hosts national leader in new era of Alzheimer’s prevention research

March 12, 2014

By the time today’s 30-year-olds are senior citizens, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia will have taken an overwhelming financial toll on the United States and other countries around the world, according to Dr. Eric Reiman. Read More

Wisconsin Dance Marathon: Standing for those who can’t

March 5, 2014

University of Wisconsin students and members of the Madison community will put on their dancing shoes on Mar. 8 to raise money for American Family Children's Hospital. Read More

Military dads have to re-learn parenting after deployment

March 4, 2014

Fathers who returned after military service report having difficulty connecting with young children who sometimes don’t remember them, according to a study released this week. Read More

Center for Jewish Studies presents Semester of the Arts

February 21, 2014

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce its first ever Semester of the Arts in Spring 2014. Read More

Wisconsin Partnership funds five new studies

February 17, 2014

Five researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) have received grants through the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s New Investigator Program. Read More

The next dimension: 3D color printer wins innovation competition

February 17, 2014

Spectrom, an attachment for 3D printers that will allow users to incorporate seamless, on-demand color into the 3D printing process, won both the $10,000 Schoofs Prize for Creativity and the $2,500 Tong Prototype Prize at the 20th annual Innovation Days competition. Read More

Cycle for Sight raises money for research on blinding diseases

February 10, 2014

To continue research on blinding diseases that affect millions of Americans, including 100,000 Wisconsin residents, the McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will sponsor Cycle for Sight, an annual indoor-cycling fundraiser. Read More

Proceeds from UW’s spring football game to benefit student literacy efforts

February 6, 2014

Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced that for the fourth consecutive year, proceeds from the Badger football team’s annual spring game will be directed to a campus partner. And in 2014, dollars raised through ticket sales will help fund efforts across UW–Madison’s School of Education dedicated to improving student literacy. Read More

Ernst & Young makes $1.1 million gift to benefit UW–Madison business students

February 5, 2014

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) has pledged $1.1 million to the Wisconsin School of Business. Read More

Young Coleoptera Collection brings the UW bunches of beetles

February 3, 2014

You know who really bugs the UW? Daniel Young bugs the UW. And he’s been bugging the UW for years, largely with his own bugs. Read More

University Roundtable’s spring series begins Feb. 12

February 2, 2014

The University Roundtable series of luncheon talks by university figures begins on Feb. 12. Read More

Students being sought as campus tour and information guides

January 28, 2014

Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus tour guides and information guides for summer and fall 2014. Read More

Climate research shows changes in Midwestern winters

January 27, 2014

A study predicting snowfall changes in the Midwest is helping to better illustrate what winters could look like later this century. Read More

Emeritus professor, physician and social activist Jeffrey Patterson dies

January 25, 2014

Dr. Jeffrey Patterson, a family medicine physician, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and an activist for health and environmental causes, died Jan. 23. Read More

Sleep is the price the brain pays for learning

January 12, 2014

Two leading sleep scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health say that their synaptic homeostasis hypothesis of sleep or “SHY” challenges the theory that sleep strengthens brain connections. Read More

Raymond W. Cross appointed UW System president

January 9, 2014

Raymond W. (Ray) Cross, chancellor of University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension, has been appointed as the next president of the University of Wisconsin System. Read More

Researchers Link Protein With Breast Cancer’s Spread to the Brain

January 7, 2014

A cancer-research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a protein that may be a major culprit when breast cancer metastasizes to the brain. Read More

UW researchers link protein with breast cancer’s spread to the brain

January 6, 2014

A cancer-research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a protein that may be a major culprit when breast cancer metastasizes to the brain. Read More