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Better health through the humanities
A new certificate teaches students historical, cultural and philosophical ways people intersect with health care and provides them a broader, more nuanced understanding of health.
Media advisory: UW–Madison experts ready to offer a cornucopia of Thanksgiving tips
Experts from the UW–Madison can talk turkey, Black Friday and a variety of other Thanksgiving-related topics.
Five UW–Madison professors named AAAS Fellows
They join 391 other fellows who have been recognized by their peers for significant contributions to their fields and the scientific endeavor as a whole.
Two seniors named finalists for Rhodes Scholarship
Kyra Fox and Ross Dahlke were among 228 students nationwide who made it to the final stage of the competition.
Creating a better work and learning environment at UW–Madison
“It is essential that individual departments, schools/colleges and the entire university not only respond appropriately to all complaints and concerns of sexual harassment and violence, but also work proactively to create positive and inclusive environments for students and employees,” says Title IX Coordinator Lauren Hasselbacher.
College GameDay visits as Badgers beat Michigan
Hundreds of fans lined up on Bascom Hill early Saturday to get a prime spot for the broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay and cheer on the Badgers.
New Faculty Focus: Lynette Studer
The social work professor has worked primarily in the community with individuals with severe mental illnesses in a model called Assertive Community Treatment
Mapping cropland: UW–Madison plays critical role in worldwide map
A UW–Madison researcher was part of a global collaboration has just released a satellite-based map of world croplands that “found” 625 million to 875 million acres that were not known to national agricultural authorities.
WARF program leader: Sale marks success for UW–Madison research prowess, creativity
The Accelerator Program represents a broadening of WARF’s original role, as it as recognized the need to guide and encourage start-up companies, and invest in them.
Native November bead workshop
As part of a month-long celebration of Native American experience, heritage and legacy, student members of Wunk Sheek hosted a bead workshop designed to teach contemporary Native American styles to the UW–Madison community.
UW–Madison enhances process for reporting bias incidents, releases latest campus data
UW–Madison’s commitment to a safe and welcoming learning environment includes a process for students to report incidents of bias or hate and to receive support.
Valuable potato specimens transferred to Wisconsin State Herbarium
A large collection of potato specimens have been transferred from the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Herbarium at UW–Madison, which has 1.3 million specimens.
Video reaches ‘Spiderman’ audience with Ebola messaging
In early 2015, during the height of the most deadly Ebola outbreak in history, University of Wisconsin–Madison virology professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and a team of…
In the heart of devastating outbreak, research team unlocks secrets of Ebola
In a study of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, the team led by UW–Madison's Yoshihiro Kawaoka has identified signatures of the disease that may aid in future treatment efforts.
Images of strange solar system visitor peel away some of the mystery
A strange visitor, either asteroid or comet, zipping through our solar system at a high rate of speed is giving astronomers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to examine up close an object from somewhere else in our galaxy.
Search committee seeks new vice provost for university libraries
Vice Provost and University Librarian Ed Van Gemert announced in September that he will retire in May after 36 years of continuous employment with the UW–Madison General Library System.
With Badgers unbeaten, ESPN’s College GameDay rolls into campus
ESPN’s popular football show — College GameDay Built by The Home Depot — will broadcast live from Bascom Hill Saturday as the unbeaten and fifth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (10-0) take on the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines (8-2).
Wiscopinion results: Where do you put your cell phone when you sleep?
Last week’s Wiscopinion poll asked students where they put their cell phones while they sleep. The results: …
Jada Kline, winter commencement student speaker, is ready for her Badger moment
Jada Kline, the student speaker for the UW–Madison winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 17, will emphasize the value of bouncing back from disappointments, never becoming complacent and trying harder the next time.
New Faculty Focus: Neil Christensen
Neil Christensen and other School of Veterinary Medicine researchers collaborate to study cancer in dogs in part to learn how to treat cancer in people.