Category State & Global
Sifting and winnowing turns 125: The tumultuous story of three little words
Sifting and winnowing has a special meaning at UW–Madison. Those words were first shared on Sept. 18, 1894, by the UW Board of Regents in defense of a professor named Richard Ely. How did an agricultural phrase come to symbolize academic freedom?
Brand New Badger: Freshman hopes to ease transition for other young immigrants
Yanci Almonte Vargas wrote an essay about the ups and downs of his immigration experience, in order to help other young immigrants. It will be featured in a new book series.
C-SPAN bus coming to 2020 presidential battleground Wisconsin
The bus will visit UW–Madison on Sept. 16 to engage students, faculty and community members — part of a seven-week tour of some of the states that will play a pivotal role in the 2020 presidential election.
Ongoing campus effort will seek to deepen understanding of Ho-Chunk history
A series of special events stretching through 2020 will focus campus attention on the history and traditions of the Ho-Chunk, the indigenous people whose ancestral homeland includes Teejop (Four Lakes), where UW–Madison now exists.
UW–Madison geneticist named science ambassador to girls and young women
Ahna Skop, a professor, artist and advocate for underrepresented students, has been selected for an initiative to further women in science by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
UW–Madison rises to 13th best public college in U.S. News & World Report rankings
“UW–Madison has long had a reputation for excellence,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “This ranking is one measure of the world-class education our faculty and staff provide students.”
Machine learning and its radical application to severe weather prediction
In the last decade, artificial intelligence applications have exploded across various research sectors, including computer vision, communications and medicine. Now, the rapidly developing technology is making its mark in weather prediction.
New UW–Madison school sets emphasis on computing, data fields
The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences is “a chance to create a strong ecosystem of innovation, to create jobs and bring significant recognition to Wisconsin as a place where entrepreneurs thrive,” says director Tom Erickson.
University helps state growers cope with voracious, invading fruit fly
“These insects have invaded everywhere in the world that grows fruit,” says researcher Hanna McIntosh. “If the mulch works here, it’s probably applicable to people who grow fruit in other places.”
Climate change impacts Wisconsin’s inland lakes
The UW Water Resources Institute studied the effect on lake levels, water quality, aquatic invasive species and fisheries for 15,000 of the state's "true water treasures."
Steeped in history: Underground update is Bascom Hill’s latest chapter
Bascom Hill looks a little bit different at the moment than it did at the end of spring semester. Crews are busy replacing underground utilities, some of which date back to the 1890s. How well do you know your Bascom Hill history?
Science meets seat-of-the-tractor observations with Discovery Farms
“By the time Discovery Farms left Cashton in 2017,” says Jack Herricks, “the relationship had changed, the era of finger pointing and distrust had left. It was a pretty dramatic shift.”
Pepin County, UW–Madison team up for latest ‘UniverCity’ collaboration
UniverCity Year brings together faculty, students and members of Wisconsin communities to address local challenges through university courses and research.
Madison College students prepare for transfer, gain biotech skills
An instructor at the technical college saw opportunities at a UW–Madison biotechnology research center for her students to learn lab skills and get ready for attending a four-year college.
UW–Madison moves up in 2019 worldwide ranking of universities
The analysis, conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ranks UW–Madison 27th in the world and 19th in the U.S. That’s up one spot internationally from last year and two spots nationally.
‘Dr. Dirt’ worked with farmers to address water resource challenges
Fred Madison's work — which sought to protect the environment, assure farm profitability and sustain natural and human resources — had important impacts on farm practices, natural resources policy and conservation professionals.
Katherine Magnuson will direct Institute for Research on Poverty
IRP, a center established at UW–Madison by the federal government in 1966, was created to inform policies to combat poverty, inequality and their effects in the United States.
Two different equine diseases detected in Wisconsin in recent weeks
Following news in early August that 2019’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis was detected in Wisconsin, another horse in Wisconsin was diagnosed with a separate disease called equine infectious anemia.
UW–Madison dairy science internships help Tuskegee students weigh career choices
Under the guidance of UW–Madison's Virginia Pszczolkowski (left) and Sebastian Arriola Apelo (background), Brianna Brown, an intern from Tuskegee University, ultrasounds the side of a dairy cow.
UW Arboretum hosts native plant gardening conference Sept. 15
Held when the prairies are at their seasonal peak, the conference offers a day of expert-led workshops and tours to help all gardeners, from beginner to experienced, learn to create beautiful restorative landscapes.