Category State & Global
New ‘urban research park’ offers jolt of electricity to Madison high-tech startups
After three decades of almost exponential commercial growth on Madison's west side, the University Research Park (URP) will pursue an opportunity to sink roots downtown with an innovative "urban research park" targeting high-technology entrepreneurs.
South Pole researchers training this week at UW’s Physical Sciences Lab
This week marks the annual "Driller and Deployer Workshop" for research staff who will work at the South Pole as part of the well-known IceCube Neutrino Observatory project.
Soil scientist’s fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it
A UW–Madison soil scientist may have found a solution to a pesky mineral that plagues wastewater engineers all over the country.
Landmark book on Wisconsin fishes is only a cast away online
George C. Becker's "Fishes of Wisconsin" is the first comprehensive survey of the state's fish species and the environmental challenges they face. Published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 1983, it remains the seminal reference to 157 fish species found in Wisconsin, many which are also found throughout much of the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River basins.
Coalition spreads the word in Wisconsin about free, low-cost health insurance
Although more than 90 percent of Wisconsin residents have some form of private or public health insurance, that is little consolation to the estimated 500,000 who find themselves without coverage.
Engineers Without Borders
Watch a WISC-TV For the Record episode that features UW–Madison’s Engineers Without Borders program.
Recent sightings: Wisconsin flooding
View a map showing all of southern Wisconsin WisconsinView developed this map — a June 15 snapshot of the severe flooding…
Research Apprenticeship Program offers an early taste of the field of medicine
The Research Apprenticeship Program, now in its 28th year, aims to increase participation and success rates of students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
Green snowmobile logs first month at Arctic research station
An electric snowmobile built by student members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering Clean Snowmobile Team is now in Greenland, on loan to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the summer to support climate research projects at the Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEO Summit Camp).
Political science researchers partner to improve Wisconsin elections
University of Wisconsin–Madison political science researchers are taking a key role in a federally funded project to improve the state's ability to collect accurate election returns.