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Book Trailer Film Camp a ‘different kind of summer reading program’

August 9, 2013

Fifteen students who will be entering eighth grade at Madison’s Whitehorse Middle School are in the midst of a unique two-week filmmaking project that was designed to encourage reluctant readers to hit the books. Read More

WID researcher locates “virtual eyes” to enhance 3D experience

August 9, 2013

3D movies are a popular trend this year, with countless films opting to include features that make viewers feel as though they are a part of the action. But what if 3D technologies in movies were not just a feature, but an entire, encapsulating experience? Read More

Mathieu appointed interim director of Wisconsin Center for Education Research

August 7, 2013

Robert Mathieu has been appointed interim director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), UW–Madison School of Education Dean Julie Underwood announced Tuesday. Read More

Report examines sensitivity of coastal areas to climate change

August 7, 2013

A new study of the nation’s coastal areas and surrounding communities examines the potential risks that these areas would face from a changing climate. Read More

UW wins grant to study menthol cigarettes

August 6, 2013

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes (NHLBI), in collaboration with the FDA, has awarded the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) a $368,000 grant to study the use of menthol cigarettes. This project will add to the body of research the FDA is examining to determine whether or how to regulate menthol flavoring in tobacco products. Read More

Mentored by UW education faculty, underrepresented students exhibit research

August 2, 2013

Students from UW–Madison’s Summer Education Research Program (SERP) presented their research during a poster session in the Education Building’s Morgridge Commons on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

UW researchers witness new type of cell division, use it to battle cancer

August 2, 2013

While on their way to finding a means to attack certain types of cancers, the researchers made the first observations of cytofission in humans, a type of cell division that occurs at a different time than normal division. Read More

Yin awarded inaugural Hartmann Prize in Auditory Neuroscience

July 31, 2013

Dr. Tom C.T. Yin was awarded the inaugural William and Christine Hartmann prize in Auditory Neuroscience, given by the Acoustical Society of America at its recent meeting in Montreal. Read More

UW students examine health issues on U.N. study tour

July 31, 2013

A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students traveled to New York City for a week in June to visit the United Nations headquarters and, through the lens of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), examine key issues that affect health – poverty, hunger, education, gender, child and maternal care, disease, and environment. Read More

Don’t forget to stop and smell the … corpse flower

July 29, 2013

Johanna Oosterwyk, manager of the D.C. Smith Greenhouse, reports that the greenhouse’s Titan Arum plant, or corpse flower, is about to bloom. Read More

Longtime medical school mentor Don Schalch, 83, enjoys the journey

July 26, 2013

Although he retired in 1999, Don Schalch still rides his bicycle 12 miles round trip to work at the School of Medicine and Public Health every day as a part-time faculty member - at age 83. Read More

Athletic department employs new restaurant partner to elevate game day experience

July 25, 2013

The University of Wisconsin has named Learfield Levy Foodservice, a joint venture of Learfield Sports and Levy Restaurants, as its new restaurant partner for Camp Randall Stadium, the Kohl Center and other university athletic facilities. Read More

WID conference probes math challenges in optimizing solutions to industry problems

July 24, 2013

With every flipped light switch, plane takeoff, package delivery and even medical procedure embedded in 21st-century life, there’s a series of decisions that have been optimized to make these actions work the most efficiently. A thriving community is constantly finding the best way to run these systems in order to reduce costs for companies and customers, get the most out of resources, improve medical treatments and to achieve a multitude of desired outcomes. Read More

Missing volume shows up 75 years overdue

July 22, 2013

Last week a book was returned to Memorial Library that was long past its due date— and not just a few weeks or months overdue. Read More

Philosophy professor tackles God and science in public course

July 18, 2013

On midsummer evenings, while the rest of us were relaxing by the lake or puttering in the backyard, a group of intellectually-curious community members and undergraduates joined Professor of Philosophy Larry Shapiro to tackle some of the biggest questions in history. Read More

UW Hospital and Clinics repeats as state’s top hospital

July 17, 2013

U.S. News & World Report magazine has named University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics the top hospital in Wisconsin for the second year in a row - and among the nation's top 50 hospitals in nine medical specialties, an increase of two over last year. Read More