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Genes behind lager yeast’s cold- and sugar-loving success revealed
Behind the world’s most popular alcoholic beverage is a yeast adapted to the cold. New research has shown how modern lager yeast adopted the cold-loving and sugar-hungry traits essential to their success.
Get Social: The pure joy of a snow day announcement
Managing #UWMadison social media was a bit tricky early in the week, when many students helpfully suggested that it was too cold for school. So it was especially fun to see the expressions of pure joy when school was canceled on Wednesday and part of Thursday.
Student to student: Five reasons to go to Vice Chancellor Reesor’s office hours
Lori Reesor, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is pictured in front of Bascom Hall on July 6, 2018. (Photo…
New Faculty Focus: Narjust Duma
She studies women with lung cancer, as well the challenges faced by women and underrepresented groups in medicine, including unconscious bias, gender pay gap, and graduate medical education.
UW below zero
UW-Madison students proved they were a hardy bunch this week, turning up to class despite 6 inches of snow on Monday, and subzero temperatures on Tuesday.
UW-Madison named best value college
Schools that made the list offer stellar academics at an affordable cost with strong career prospects for graduates, The Princeton Review says.
UW–Madison weather announcement
In response to the extreme cold, UW–Madison is canceling classes, events and campus activities beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday through noon Thursday. During this period, only essential campus services will be operating.
Awards honor creativity through music, dance, more
The UW–Madison Awards in the Creative Arts honored everything from a dance work to a recording of new music to a multi-channel, multi-screen video artwork examining the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Biotechnology Center welcomes new director
Chris Bradfield, a UW–Madison Professor of Oncology, has been named the new director of the Biotechnology Center. Bradfield had been serving as the center’s…
As the climate warms, tens of thousands of lakes may spend winters ice free
A new study from an international team of researchers, including at UW–Madison, shows that many northern latitude lakes are at risk of experiencing some ice-free winters in the coming decades.
Campus open for instruction Monday, plan ahead for snow
Last updated: 6:45 p.m. Sunday UW–Madison plans to hold classes and operate normally Monday. Students, faculty and staff are asked to plan ahead for a…
UW-Madison mourns renowned sociologist Erik Olin Wright
Wright was a giant in the field of contemporary Marxian sociology. He wrote 15 books and more than 100 research papers, many focused on class and capitalism.
Undergrads design ventilator device; form company to aid newborns during surgery
Undergraduates in biomedical engineering created an improved "wye" that connects airway tubes for infants during surgery. They've applied for a provisional patent.
Blue “blood” gives residents innovative microsurgery training
To train residents in microsurgery, UW physicians have developed the “blue-blood” chicken thigh simulator. Residents suture blood vessels together in chicken thighs perfused with IV fluid dyed blue.
Waisman’s stem cell research into Down syndrome gives family hope
It’s not a cure for Down syndrome that Dave Witte and Cristina Delgadillo want for their 5-year-old daughter. But they would be happy if stem cell research at the Waisman Center reduces the complications faced by Olivia, who has had two heart surgeries and a stroke.
2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
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. The awards will be presented at a public ceremony April 10.
Semester off to a snowy start
A winter storm dumped 6 inches of snow on campus Jan. 22 and 23, greeting students at the start of the semester. Classes continued as scheduled, though, and students trudged through a glittering landscape.
As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughts
Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the growing season, when seeds must sprout and get established.
Get Social: A nice snowscape on campus
After a relatively dry winter, UW–Madison was hit hard by snowfall this week. And at the same time, local social media was inundated with snow and ice photos and jokes. Go figure.
Leckrone honored at State of the State
Gov. Tony Evers acknowledges UW–Madison Band Director Mike Leckrone for his 50 years of service at the State of the State address on Jan. 22. Band members end the ceremony with a rendition of "On, Wisconsin!" arranged by Leckrone.