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UW helps create the largest neutrino detectors in the world
A new era in neutrino physics in the United States is underway, and UW–Madison’s Physical Sciences Laboratory in Stoughton is playing a key role. Read More
Video: A look at all the action on #UWsummer day
Take a look at the variety and vibrancy of UW–Madison Summer Term captured on July 18 by our team of UW photographers, videographers and writers. Read More
UW Arboretum workshop tracks endangered bees with photos
Following the listing of the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species in March, more than two dozen people came to the Arboretum to learn how to use photography to identify pollinators. Read More
Accomplished museum leader named new director of Chazen Museum of Art
Amy Gilman will lead the Chazen Museum of Art as its new director starting Sept. 11. Gilman has worked at the Toledo Museum of Art since 2005, most recently as deputy director. Read More
Madison Common Council approves UW Campus Master Plan
Under the plan, each new university capital project — whether it be a new building, renovation or addition — will take less time and cost less money, reducing the impact on scarce state funding and private gift funds. Read More
UW center plays key role in finding Zika-transmitting mosquito in state
Under a federal grant, Midwestern universities led by UW–Madison have more resources to conduct the kind of surveillance that turned up the Asian tiger mosquito in Dane County. Read More
Division of Student Life names Javier director of Multicultural Student Center, announces new hires
Gabe Javier, an assistant dean who has served as interim director of the Multicultural Student Center for more than a year, will become the center’s director Aug. 1. His selection is one of several staffing decisions announced by the Division of Student Life. Read More
In words and glass, collaboration unlocks birth of modern chemistry
Scientific glassblower Tracy Drier creates a kaliapparat, the focus of his historical research, inside his glass shop in the basement of the UW–Madison… Read More
#UWsummer day — practice, study, research and, yes, even relax
On July 18, a team of UW photographers, videographers and writers spent dawn to dusk capturing the variety and vibrancy of Summer Term. Read More
Degree program uses satellite, drone technologies to solve environmental problems
Students will learn skills that can be applied to conducting wildlife surveys, mapping floodwaters, monitoring environmental conditions, and many other applications. Read More
Wisconsin manufacturer leading the market on building ventilation systems
Greenheck, of Schofield, has become a leading manufacturer of industrial ventilation systems and fans with the help of UW–Madison expertise and graduates. Read More
DOE selects Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for next-phase funding
Research at the UW-based center will shift to bioenergy crops such as switchgrass, poplar trees and sorghum that will be grown on non-agricultural land. Read More
Advance furthers stem cells for use in drug discovery, cell therapy
UW–Madison researchers have invented an all-chemical replacement for the confusing, even dangerous materials, now used to grow stem cells. Read More
‘Art En Route’ bus wrap project chooses writers, artists
“Art En Route” has paired eight creative writers with eight visual artists to create collaborative works that will be photographed and installed on the exterior wraps of various Madison Metro Transit buses from Oct. 1, 2017, until Jan. 20, 2018. Read More
Darling to lead facilities planning and management unit
David Darling, director of the Facilities Management and Operations Center for Sandia National Laboratories, has been named associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Longtime botany greenhouse director Mo Fayyaz to retire
Mo Fayyaz is retiring in August after 33 years as the distinguished director of the botany department greenhouse and botanical gardens. Read More
More than 1,000 flock to ice cream social
Summer Term staff hosted an ice cream social for students, faculty, and staff on July 12. Read More
UW team in South Africa to share ‘origin stories’
A team from University Communications has traveled to South Africa to tell important UW-focused stories about origins: from the galaxies to life on Earth to the birth of humankind. Read More
Campus to host Cap Times Idea Fest Sept. 16-17
The festival’s unifying theme is “Reach a Better State,” and the sessions will center on core themes of the economy, equity, education, politics, journalism and culture. Read More
Study reveals interplay of an African bat, a parasite and a virus
The role of bat parasites in maintaining chains of viral infection is little studied, and the new study serves up some intriguing insights into how viruses co-opt parasites to help do the dirty work of disease transmission. Read More