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WAA launches ‘Thank You, 72’ podcast and radio series
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has launched a new podcast and radio series called "Thank You, 72," that celebrates outstanding Badgers from Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Read More
Doctor’s brainstorm being realized at UW–Madison spinoff
Atrility hopes to market a device that would help in pediatric heart surgery. The design was begun by students in UW–Madison’s department of biomedical engineering. Read More
Millar was math professor, noted UW–Madison research administrator
Terry Millar, who died March 9, was one of the world’s foremost researchers in computable model theory, and is remembered by UW colleagues as a mathematician with a mind that never hit pause. Read More
Master glassblower’s art, work on exhibit at Madison Children’s Museum
Tracy Drier wants to increase interest in scientific glassblowing as a career choice by demonstrating the precision and artistry involved in constructing these delicate, almost ice-like glass instruments. Read More
No Inside UW next week
In observance of spring recess, Inside UW will not be published next week. We’ll miss you! (Our regular publication schedule resumes Tuesday, March 26.)
2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards
Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will present the awards at a 5 p.m. ceremony April 10 at the Pyle Center. Read More
New Faculty Focus: Lucas Richert
Pharmacy Professor Lucas Richert says drugs like heroin or LSD take complex pathways as they move from radical and illegal drug to accepted parts of medical practice. Read More
Legislators tour School of Veterinary Medicine
Members of the legislative Joint Finance Committee, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers who deliberate on state… Read More
Get Social: Badgers are winners, by and large
It was quite a big weekend for Badgers sports, with two NCAA indoor track champions, and the Women's hockey team winning the WCHA tournament. The week in social media reflected the ups and downs, as well as the beauty of campus. Read More
Nominations being accepted for Community-University Partnership Awards
Nominations are open for the 2019 UW–Madison Community-University Partnership Awards that recognize the work of UW–Madison faculty, staff and students, and their community partners as… Read More
UW-Madison ranked No. 2 for bachelor’s degrees awarded in foreign languages
UW–Madison ranked No. 1 for the most bachelor’s degrees conferred nationwide to Spanish majors. UW–Madison was ranked No. 2 for French and No. 3 for Chinese and Russian. Read More
Absentee voting for April 2 election starts March 25 on campus
In-person absentee voting for the April 2 spring election is March 25-28 at three sites on campus. Read More
UW Changes Lives: Wisconsin Experience Summer Launch gives freshmen a head start
This year, the university unveils the Wisconsin Experience Summer Launch, which ensures that incoming freshman make a smooth transition to campus. They can earn credit toward their degrees, meet other students, and learn about UW–Madison resources before the start of fall semester. Read More
Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials
UW-Madison researchers realized that a one-vat, multiple-component approach — similar to a chemist's one-pot approach when synthesizing molecules — would be more practical than multiple reservoirs with different materials in 3D printing. Read More
UW-Madison graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News in 2020 guide
The School of Education was the highest-rated public school of education and ranked third overall. Business, engineering, nursing, law and other graduate programs also ranked highly. Read More
UW alum masterminding next generation data storage: A solution to the datapocalypse?
In a meeting at the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business, Hyunjun Park said the device will hold digital information in DNA – life’s evolution-perfected “data storage” molecule. Read More
NCAA 5K track wins for Monson, McDonald
Junior Alicia Monson and senior Morgan McDonald won the women's and men's 5K races at the NCAA championships this weekend. McDonald also took the 3K. Read More
Important step for accreditation nears
As part of UW–Madison’s periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency, a review team will be on campus March 25-26. Some sessions will be open to the university community. Read More
Study confirms horseshoe crabs are really relatives of spiders, scorpions
UW–Madison evolutionary biologists hope their study helps firmly plant ancient horseshoe crabs within the arachnid family tree — "a major shift in our understanding of arthropod evolution.” Read More
Second cohort of students to benefit from Bucky’s Tuition Promise
From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. March’s theme is Affordability… Read More