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Spinoff that puts phosphorus in its place signs key contract
In a bit of high-tech judo, a UW–Madison spinoff has started selling a technology to transform phosphorus at wastewater treatment plants from a major headache into an asset. Read More
University honors excellence in academic staff
Eight members of UW–Madison’s academic staff have been selected as recipients of the 2017 Academic Staff Excellence Awards. Read More
Road salt is making North America’s freshwater lakes, well, saltier
Road salt is making North America’s freshwater lakes saltier, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More
Alumnus Matthew Desmond wins Pulitzer Prize for ‘Evicted’
Desmond received his doctorate from UW–Madison in 2010. He is an affiliate of the UW's Institute for Research on Poverty. Read More
Internet Atlas maps the physical internet to enhance security
A thorough understanding of the internet’s physical makeup has only recently emerged, thanks to painstaking work by UW–Madison researchers and their collaborators. Read More
Sunburst chairs to return to Memorial Union Terrace on April 13
The Wisconsin Union invites UW–Madison students and the campus community to ring in the opening of the Memorial Union Terrace by bringing the iconic orange, yellow and green sunburst chairs back onto the Terrace on April 13 at 3 p.m. Read More
UW–Madison launches STEM Diversity Network
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has launched the STEM Diversity Network, a website and collection of resources for students, faculty and staff in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read More
Returning adult students honored for overcoming obstacles
The winners of the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award have resumed their academic pursuits after a significant interruption and have attained senior status while handling all the demands of adult life. Read More
Fore! University Ridge Golf Course opens for season
It's April, the temperature is rising and the grass is turning green. For golfers, you know what that means. Today, University Ridge Golf Course opens again for the season. Read More
Athletes’ treat
It's still ice cream, but it's so much more. UW Athletics has teamed up with the Babcock Dairy Plant on campus to add and subtract ingredients to produce a variety with performance and recovery benefits for student-athletes — and all the flavor of real ice cream. Read More
Renewable plastic precursor could grow cellulosic biofuel industry
A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon. Read More
Nadine Connor promoted to research policy and compliance post
Her responsibilities include serving as the institutional official for the human subjects and animal research programs, and overseeing the stem cell oversight program. Read More
UW-Madison’s reaccreditation review underway
The university will document how it meets or exceeds the Higher Learning Commission’s criteria for mission, ethical conduct, educational quality, educational evaluation, and planning and resources. Read More
Sellery Hall will be location for Amazon package pickup
The establishment of a campus pickup location should minimize delivery traffic and simplify package delivery. Under the agreement, Amazon will pay UW–Madison roughly $600,000 over five years. Read More
Mammal. Mascot. Supermodel. Our favorite fashion-forward Badger steps out in UW’s new commencement regalia
He’s confident. He’s focused. He’s ready to take on the world. Bucky demands attention in this swoon-worthy ensemble from UW–Madison’s new spring commencement line. Read More
NSF selects 18 UW–Madison students for competitive graduate research award
“The GRFP program is looking not just for great scientists, but for great scientists who will be the scientific leaders and communicators of the future,” says Prof. Robert Hamers. Read More
Experiments test how easy life itself might be
UW scientists are trying to understand how life could arise from lifelike chemical reactions under the right conditions, with implications for understanding how common life might be in the universe. Read More
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships awarded to seven projects
The 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to seven undergraduate projects, ranging in topic from mass incarceration to household energy solutions. Read More
Catching some rays
A team of researchers at UW–Madison is building cameras that can see the arrival from space of gamma rays, marked by a cascade of subatomic particles created when the rays smash molecules in the atmosphere. Read More
Six new members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The Bouchet Society is named for Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first self-identified African-American to receive a doctoral degree in the United States. Read More