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“Graduation Bucky” kicks off a parade of statues

May 8, 2018

Fifteen versions of Bucky Badger can be spotted on campus, from the top of Bascom Hill to the tip of Picnic Point, sporting names like “Blooming Bucky,” “Bucky Alvarez,” and “Leckrone's Stop at the Top.” Read More

New conference provides professional development for research staff

May 7, 2018

  A new professional development conference for UW–Madison employees will focus on the unique needs of research staff who are working as laboratory technicians or… Read More

For scientist studying turbulence, the sky is the limit

May 7, 2018

Michael Graham, a professor of chemical and biological engineering, is a leader in the field, and a recently awarded Department of Defense Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship is enabling his potentially transformative research on turbulence. Read More

After #BlackandHooded goes viral, UW–Madison alums unexpectedly find themselves leading a movement

May 7, 2018

Two UW–Madison graduates created a #BlackandHooded website, which displays photos and connects prospective and current black graduate students with black professionals who’ve earned advanced degrees. The idea has taken off. Read More

For this graduate, memes became the start of something big

May 6, 2018

The Facebook group UW Memes for Milk-Chugging Teens has become a rapid-fire broadcaster of all manner of campus humor and its founder, Shane Linden, has become Internet famous. Read More

Meet the Class of 2018: Making their mark on campus and beyond

May 6, 2018

Through research, advocacy, community service and humor, these eight members of the Class of 2018 illustrate the impact Badgers can have on the world around them. Read More

Sanction shortened after fraternity appeals CSO case

May 4, 2018

Theta Chi had been suspended from all university activities until Oct. 21. Instead, the suspension will end Oct. 1, according to a decision released May 4. Read More

18 UW–Madison students win Fulbright awards to study abroad

May 4, 2018

They're among more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will study, conduct research, and teach abroad for the 2018–2019 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read More

Jennifer Blazek named director of Farm and Industry Short Course

May 4, 2018

Blazek comes to CALS from UW-Extension Cooperative Extension, where she has worked as an agricultural educator since 2011, first in Polk County and then in Dane County. She provided expertise and support to dairy and livestock farmers. Read More

Students help capture campus protest voices from 50 years ago through public history project

May 4, 2018

UW–Madison students who helped collect and process audio interviews about the 1967 Dow protests on campus say they learned some valuable lessons from the accounts. Read More

Prototype camera set for integration into novel gamma-ray telescope

May 3, 2018

A unique high-speed camera, designed to capture the fleeting effects of gamma rays crashing into the Earth’s atmosphere, will soon be on its way from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to Arizona’s Mount Hopkins. Read More

CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time

May 3, 2018

New research out of the UW–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate. Read More

WARF Discovery Initiative announces new round of UW2020 research awards

May 3, 2018

Seventeen innovative projects on such diverse topics as personalizing diabetes prevention and treatment, transforming wood into a renewable electronic material, improving outcomes for incarcerated parents… Read More

Poll: Who would you choose for your graduation speaker?

May 2, 2018

Last week’s Wiscopinion asked students who they would want as their graduation speaker. The top requested speakers were J.J. Watt, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Read More

85 different Bucky statues to be unveiled to kick off ‘Bucky on Parade’

May 2, 2018

The Bucky on Parade public art project features 85 life-sized Bucky Badger statues across Dane County, including 15 on campus, each decorated on a different theme Read More

Celebration for ‘RE: FRESH Radler,’ latest fruit of UW–WBC brewing partnership, set for May 5

May 2, 2018

The latest release from Campus Craft Brewery – a partnership between UW–Madison’s Department of Food Science and Wisconsin Brewing Company (WBC) – is a classic German-style lager mixed with a Wisconsin-made grapefruit soda. It is made in the radler style, often called a shandy. Read More

Tune in – students shine on the radio

May 2, 2018

UW-Madison's student radio station, WSUM, has more than 200 members who play a large role in the organization and production of the shows. Read More