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“The Discussion Project” cultivates engaging, welcoming classroom conversations across campus
Leading a high-quality discussion isn’t easy, but instructors have much more control over the outcome than they might think.
Registration effort for Feb. 20 primary kicks off Big Ten Voting Challenge
Two voter registration/absentee voting efforts on campus next week, in advance of the Feb. 20 primary election, kick off an election year in which UW–Madison is committed to promoting civic engagement among students.
MEDIA ADVISORY: UW–Madison experts ready to talk Olympics
As millions prepare to watch the world’s best athletes compete in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Feb. 7 through Feb. 25, experts from UW–Madison can speak on a wide range of subjects relating to the competition.
UW Health starts state’s only lupus clinic
Most patients see a rheumatologist, an arthritis and immune specialist, for lupus treatment, but the UW Lupus clinic will be uniquely offering comprehensive integrated care to lupus patients.
Snow and cold? No problem for Badgers
Winter hit the UW–Madison campus in full force this week, with plenty of snow and dropping temperatures, but students are a hardy bunch.
Discovery to Product director search narrows
Three finalists have been selected for director of UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) office. D2P, located within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for…
‘Lift as you climb’: Celebrating the life and legacy of Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ DeWalt
DeWalt, who died Nov. 20, led the nationally-known Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) talent development program for 15 years as its director.
Beyond silicon: researchers solve a materials mystery key to next-generation electronic devices
UW-Madison researchers have provided evidence of a hole gas coexisting with two-dimensional electron gas, a key discovery for oxide electronics.
Researchers assess impact of lock failure on Upper Mississippi River freight
They say the cost to invest in maintaining the locks and dams should be weighed against the cost of seeing them fail and their cargo being diverted from the river onto highways.
Medals for mettle: UW–Madison place in Olympic history
At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, UW–Madison graduate George Coleman Poage of La Crosse won two bronze medals, becoming the first African American to win Olympic medals.
Founders’ Day: A good time to look at what we’ve accomplished and celebrate it
Today is Founders Day: On February 5, 1849, the University of Wisconsin held its first classes. Take we take a look at how far we've come, and look at how alumni celebrate around the world.
Six from UW–Madison are 2018 academy fellows
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters recognized professors in the fields of environmental history, geochemistry, geology, limnology, medicine and political science.
Freely shared satellite data improves weather forecasting
UW–Madison scientists specialize in receiving and processing data from satellites for use by everyone from other researchers and meteorologists to the general public.
The doc sets the goal, then ‘Digital Intern’ goes to work
A UW–Madison spinoff company is refining a medical management software package designed to help doctors treat patients more efficiently.
Remembering astronaut Laurel Clark, 15 years after Columbia tragedy
Clark, a UW–Madison graduate, was killed along with six other crew members when the space shuttle disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
Office of Strategic Consulting: New name, enduring mission
The office, formed by the merger of Administrative Process Redesign and the Office of Quality Improvement, provides strategic planning, process improvement, project management, and organizational design.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar brings UW to state
The five-day immersive tour helps UW–Madison faculty and academic staff engage with Wisconsinites, build relationships, and learn about the educational, industrial, social and political realities of the state.
Enter your amazing science images in the 2018 Cool Science Image Contest
To recognize the visual and exploratory value of scientific imagery, the contest offers an opportunity to show off compelling — and often artistic — science images made by students, staff or faculty.
People taking note of music hall construction and its surprising features
The facility will handle a wide range of performances — from intimate recitals, to ensembles, to groups of 100 or more musicians and singers. And what look like wagon-wheel windows are actually not windows at all.
New faculty focus: Xiaoyang Long
The operations management researcher in the Wisconsin School of Business studies how human biases can make people irrational decision-makers, and what can be done to overcome those biases.