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Nails’ Tales sculpture removed

August 21, 2019

Construction workers this week removed the Nails’ Tales sculpture and placed it in storage as part of the redesign of the UW Field House South Plaza. 

Electronic records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation

August 21, 2019

UW–Madison's Marsha Mailick led researchers from the Waisman Center and Marshfield Clinic in a study that employed machine learning to mine decades of electronic health records of nearly 20,000 individuals.

Nugent named inaugural Chief Clinical Officer for SMPH and UW Health

August 21, 2019

Elizabeth Nugent is charged with leading the establishment of the School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health as a premier clinical research organization.

In Classics Camp, middle schoolers are introduced to the wonders of ancient Greece and Rome

August 21, 2019

The kids make their own togas and wax writing tablets, visit museums on campus to see ancient artifacts and learn about kid-worthy topics like the Trojan War, Roman weapons and Greek toilets.

A great day to show pride

August 20, 2019

To celebrate Madison Pride weekend, the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a Badger Pride Open House on Aug, 17 to welcome LGBTQ+ alumni and their families to the new Alumni Park space.

English professor will lead Center for the Humanities

August 20, 2019

Russ Castronovo, who chaired the English department for three years as the Tom Paine Professor of English and Dorothy Draheim Professor of American Studies, will build upon the center’s strengths and focus on new ways to engage students.

Video: Summer Sweet Spots 2019

August 20, 2019

You can enjoy these campus locations any time of year, but they are especially sweet during the summer months.

Making biominerals: nature’s recipe is old, evolved more than once

August 19, 2019

In recent years, scientists have teased out many of the secrets of biomineralization, the process by which sea urchins grow spines, mollusks build their shells…

Industry partners leverage UW–Madison for business success

August 19, 2019

Representatives of four large Midwestern businesses spanning retail, Internet technology, insurance and finance gave an insider’s view on establishing and profiting from expertise at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of the world’s great universities.

UW–Madison statement on Quintez Cephus reinstatement

August 19, 2019

After a review, sanctions for Quintez Cephus have been reduced and his expulsion lifted. Mr. Cephus has been reinstated as a UW–Madison student, effective immediately.

Single protein plays important dual transport roles in the brain

August 15, 2019

A wide range of neurological conditions could benefit from the growth of axons — the telephone wires of the nervous system — including spinal cord injuries and some neurodegenerative diseases, says researcher Edwin Chapman.

Katherine Magnuson will direct Institute for Research on Poverty

August 15, 2019

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

August 14, 2019

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.

Media Advisory: UW–Madison experts can address back-to-school topics

August 14, 2019

As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, these University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members are ready to provide expertise on a variety of subjects.