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Students use cool tools to solve local problems in summer Makerspace course
In the UW–Madison Makerspace, students design and build whatever they can imagine in a collaborative environment with cutting-edge tools. Some of their designs solve local challenges.
Student to student: 3 Virgil Abloh x UW collaborations we want to see
Before Virgil Abloh cemented himself as a legend in the high-end fashion world, he was a student at University of Wisconsin. Its been nearly three years since Abloh blessed us with a Virgil Abloh x UW collaboration, so we think it's time for another one. These are four ideas for how Abloh can bring his singular fashion eye to UW.
Can plants and trees change the weather?
An array of towers, aircraft and researchers will keep watch over the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, focusing on an area from a region of the country sensitive to changes in climate.
Student to student quiz: Which Bucky on Parade are you?
There's a Bucky on Parade for every personality. Are you social like "We are Bucky", sporty like @GameDayBucky or outdoorsy like "Goodnight Bucky"?
Childhood stress leaves lasting mark on genes
How does stress put some children at risk of psychiatric disorders when they grow up? To find out, researchers compared their genomes to those of kids whose childhoods were relatively tranquil.
Data Science Initiative supports faculty research
Ten highly innovative projects, addressing such diverse topics as the microbiome, climate change, limnology, Alzheimer's disease, genomics and math, have been chosen to receive funding.
New director will oversee campus construction
Christopher (Kip) McMahan, who brings more than 30 years of planning, design and project management experience, has been selected as the new executive director of facility planning and delivery in Facilities Planning & Management.
Study suggests buried internet infrastructure at risk as sea levels rise
The most susceptible U.S. cities are New York, Miami and Seattle, but the effects would ripple across the internet — potentially disrupting global communications.
Study finds fewer middle-skill jobs in U.S. than estimated
Using a new skills index based on federal data, the study finds that 16 percent of all jobs require training beyond high school but less than a bachelor’s degree, compared to previous estimates of one-third to more than one-half of total employment.
UW–Madison’s Mathieu appointed to National STEM Education Advisory Panel
Mathieu is a leading academic voice for transforming undergraduate teaching and learning within STEM disciplines, experience he will contribute as one of nine higher education representatives on the 18-member NSF panel.
The delicate beauty of leaves
Sunshine and leaves — both in abundant supply in mid-summer — were combined to make sun print art this week, during a Lunchtime Wellness Series event at Allen Centennial Garden.
Researchers trace Parkinson’s damage in the heart
Heart attacks, diabetes and other disorders cause similar damage to nerves in the heart. Those patients and potential therapies could also benefit from the new visualization method, says Parkinson's disease researcher Marina Emborg.
Meditation can help during crisis and everyday lives, UW–Madison expert says
Meditation was used to calm the 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand before their rescue. A UW–Madison expert says it can help you in your daily life too.
IceCube: Discovering the source of cosmic rays
Since cosmic rays were discovered in 1912, scientists have sought the origins of these mysterious particles. In September 2017, a flash of blue light in the ice deep beneath the South Pole set researchers on a path to resolving this century-old riddle.
Solving the Mystery of Cosmic Rays
With the help of an icebound detector situated a mile beneath the South Pole, an international team of scientists has found the first…
Bucky on Parade feature: Angie Contreras
"Goodnight Bucky," one of 85 Bucky Badger statues designed for the public art project Bucky on Parade, was painted by artist Angie Contreras. Contreras, a self-described "city person," said she tried to capture the camping and natural resources core to Wisconsin's DNA.
Campus community mourns loss of student-athlete Eli Stickley, 21
Stickley, a standout wrestler, died July 5 in a car crash in Illinois. His wrestling teammates say his warm, caring personality helped unite the team. “He was always looking for ways to get better himself and to make the team better,” a former coach said.
Share how you spent your #UWSummer day, and win a prize!
How do you spend your #UWSummer day? Next week, we’d like you to use Twitter and Instagram to share your Summer Term activities, whether it’s learning in a classroom, working a job of internship, or just relaxing on the Terrace.
UW Making Comics course promotes creativity, self-expression through art and writing
Now being offered during summer term, a UW–Madison class focuses on the art and practice of making comics, or as the instructor describes it, “visual storytelling through combined words and pictures.”