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School of Nursing receives grant to expand Native American enrollment

July 12, 2017

Two faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Nursing have received a $1.3 million federal grant to develop a comprehensive system of support services that will help admit, retain and graduate 30 Native American nursing students over the next four years. Read More

Made-in-Madison skin replacement starts final clinical trial

July 12, 2017

A University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff that makes an innovative material designed to speed healing of serious burns has begun a large clinical trial for the “regenerative skin tissue” it has been developing since 2000. Read More

Help us capture ‘One Summer Day’ on campus

July 12, 2017

Summer Term at UW–Madison brings its own vibe. Campus is still a very busy place — the learning never stops — but there’s a… Read More

UW senior wins design challenge with organic elements, bold colors

July 12, 2017

UW-Madison senior Courtney Christensen won the commercial category of the Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge with a design of the UW Credit Union E-commerce center that combined organic elements with bright colors. Read More

Lakeshore researchers learn to fight weeds by studying them

July 12, 2017

Six student volunteers are helping pare back invasive weeds in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve while also advancing research on how to best control invasive species in disturbed environments. Read More

Study links insurance coverage to higher rates of colorectal cancer screenings

July 11, 2017

As the nation debates whether and how health insurance should be reformed, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health determined that people with a certain type of insurance policy were more likely to be screened for colorectal cancer. Read More

Incoming freshmen say SOAR prepares them for life as a Badger

July 11, 2017

Whether by meeting new people, learning about opportunities, making a schedule or getting advice from peer advisors, this year’s incoming freshmen said their SOAR experience made them feel comfortable becoming a Badger. Read More

UW–Madison chemist named American Chemical Society fellow

July 11, 2017

Ned Sibert is an expert in theoretical chemistry, which, rather than using hands-on experiments, uses math and computational tools to study and make predictions about chemical systems and their properties. Read More

UW-Madison ranks highly in ‘Best Colleges for Your Money’ survey

July 10, 2017

Money Magazine ranked UW–Madison 45th overall in its annual listing of Best Colleges for Your Money, and 27th among public universities. Read More

Through robust collaboration, UW students help new museum launch inaugural exhibit

July 10, 2017

Over two years, UW–Madison students have researched dozens of objects in the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society’s expansive collection. Read More

UW-Madison spinoff helps libraries help local musicians

July 6, 2017

Rabble LLC, a Madison startup with UW–Madison roots, offers software to libraries that presents the sound of local musicians in an easy-to-access format. Read More

The Guide: Your key to all UW–Madison courses

July 5, 2017

This month, UW–Madison published the 2017–18 edition of our Guide (guide.wisc.edu), the combined catalog of undergraduate and graduate academic offerings and the Wisconsin Experience. Read More

UW-Madison researchers tackle bias in algorithms

July 3, 2017

If you’ve ever applied for a loan or checked your credit score, algorithms have played a role in your life. You might assume that computers remove human bias from decision-making, but research has shown that is not true. Read More

UW–Madison selected for $9.3 million in nuclear energy research funding

June 30, 2017

The Nuclear Energy University Program, which seeks to maintain U.S. leadership in nuclear research, has a long history of funding research in the College of Engineering. Read More