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Scout’s Super Bowl story is a viral hit
A 7-year-old Golden Retriever named Scout and UW–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine are already stealing the show in the run-up to the Super Bowl. Scout’s story, in the form of a 30-second commercial for WeatherTech, has already received an overwhelming reaction since it was first released on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: Update on travel and entry to the U.S.
The U.S. government has announced additional actions on coronavirus. This does not mean there is increased risk on campus. Here's what you need to know.
Warming oceans could cause Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse, sea level rise
A new study found that warming below the surface of the planet’s oceans is a significant contributor to ice sheet melt, particularly in the Antarctic, where a large portion of the ice sheet exists under the water.
Here is what you need to know about novel coronavirus, according to a panel of UW–Madison experts
As details of the virus and its effects continue to emerge, UW physicians, epidemiologists, public health officials, scientists and communication experts addressed questions and concerns from the public.
Coronavirus: Frequently asked questions
Here are answers to questions about Novel Coronavirus. There are no confirmed cases of it on campus or in the Madison community.
Dr. Amy Fiedler selected for Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
The program brings together a diverse network of 60 leaders from around the nation. Fiedler, a cardiac surgeon, is working on a leadership project for a cardia surgical unit in Rwanda.
Enter your best science images in the 2020 Cool Science Image Contest
As students, staff and faculty sift and winnow they produce a continual stream of visual documentation of their discoveries. The 10th annual Cooll Science Image Contest is soliciting the best visuals from members of the UW–Madison community.
Policy Library Project team publishes recommendations report, transitions to implementation
UW–Madison is one step closer to having an online library for all of its university-wide policies. The implementation phase is focused on preparing to deploy the library during the 2020-21 academic year.
Campus message from Provost Scholz on travel to China
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak centered in Wuhan, China, is likely to disrupt travel in the coming months. UW–Madison health and travel officials discourage nonessential travel to China during the spring semester and recommend members of the UW–Madison campus community make alternate arrangements.
There’s still time to support Partners in Giving
Though the active phase of this year’s Partners In Giving campaign may have closed in November, there’s still time for you to …
UW-Madison joins national leaders to discuss plan to promote high-tech growth
Madison has become a hotbed of innovation and economic activity that is nearly unique beyond the coasts, with major developments in health technology, information technology, and biotechnology, according to a recent report.
Cheap nanoparticles stimulate immune response to cancer in the lab
If they are shown to work as well in the body as they do in pharmacy Professor Seungpyo Hong's lab, the nanoparticles might provide an effective and more affordable way to fight cancer.
‘Lucky Dog’ Scout and UW School of Veterinary Medicine star in WeatherTech Super Bowl commercial
As Super Bowl LIV airs Sunday, Feb. 2, Scout will appear alongside members of the school's faculty and staff who have been part of the 7-year-old golden retriever’s cancer treatment journey.
Scout, UW star in Super Bowl ad
When clinicians at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine began caring for Scout in July 2019, they had no idea they would soon inspire, and appear in, a Super Bowl commercial. But they had a canine star on their hands, and a very appreciative client. Here is the finished ad.
Scout’s story: UW veterinary medicine featured in Super Bowl commercial
The story of the care "Lucky Dog" Scout is receiving from the UW School of Veterinary Medicine is told here by David MacNeil and the veterinary team. Video by UW–Madison.
Secretary of academic staff hired for same role with faculty
Heather Daniels will be UW–Madison’s next secretary of the faculty. She will start Feb. 11, bringing with her a wealth of experience in shared governance.
Ballroom balance
A UW physical therapy lecturer leads a class in “ballroom balance” for older adults worried about staying upright. They’re overcoming their fear of falling — and having fun in the process. Says one student who volunteers with the class: “What good is all this learning if we’re not actually going to apply it to the people in our community?”
Wisconsin Idea Seminar engages UW–Madison faculty and staff with state
This year’s “Bay Tour” is May 11–15 and will include experiences along the shores of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, with stops at the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, Door County, and other specially chosen sites along the way.
Driven by Earth’s orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration
New research describes a dynamic climate and vegetation model that explains when regions across Africa, areas of the Middle East, and the Mediterranean were wetter and drier and how the plant composition changed in tandem, possibly providing migration corridors throughout time.
Policing pioneer, law school professor Herman Goldstein dies at 88
Goldstein is best known for his concept of problem-oriented policing, a framework for reform that has been adopted by police agencies everywhere from Madison, Wisconsin, to Scotland Yard.