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UW-Madison ranked in top 25 for study abroad and international students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been recognized as a top 25 university for campuses with the most students studying abroad and for the most international students on campus.
WisconsinEye to livestream election panel discussion
WisconsinEye will livestream a panel discussion on the 2016 presidential campaign featuring Washington Post political reporter David Weigel on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The panel discussion is sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison.
Invention could help diabetics with safer, surer insulin injections
Shawn Michels, a UW–Madison student and diabetic, has invented an add-on to conventional insulin pens that allows users to make their injections with one hand.
Homecoming 2016 in pictures
As Badgers everywhere celebrate Homecoming, thousands gathered for the annual downtown parade.
Four finalists selected for UWPD police chief
A search committee of faculty, staff, students and community members has selected four finalists for the position of University of Wisconsin–Madison chief of police.
Remembering the fallen on Veterans Day
To mark Veterans Day on Friday, volunteers took turns on Bascom Hill reading the names and hometowns of more than 6,800 U.S. service members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001.
With start of Guyer’s presidency, humanities consortium moves to UW–Madison
UW-Madison Professor and Center for Humanities Director Sara Guyer starts this semester as the President of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, founded in 1988 to link humanities organizations and scholars.
Wisconsin MBA ignites alumna’s path to global leadership
Education and experience helped define Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper’s destiny. So did a whole bunch of letters that came to her childhood home trimmed in red, white, and blue.
Tropical moth alights in UW’s Botany Garden, a Wisconsin first
Botany Professor Edgar Spalding spotted a white-tipped black moth in the UW–Madison Botanical Garden, the first recorded observation in Wisconsin of the tropical species.
Supermoon? Meh. It may be closer, but it won’t be super duper
"It’s always good when people take an interest in astronomical objects, but I wouldn't wake the kids up at 3 a.m.” says UW–Madison Space Place Director Jim Lattis.
Morgridge ‘prototype pathway’ yields a novel organ transplant technology
A group composed mostly of UW–Madison student engineers has come up with a design to better cool organs before transplantation.
Video: Soaring over UW–Madison campus
Is there anything more beautiful than the UW–Madison campus on a sunny autumn day? Wait until you see it from above, thanks to a drone.
Athletics announces new policies for home games in wake of noose incident
The Athletics Department has adjusted policies related to the expectations placed upon attendees of its home athletic events. The new standards, part of an ongoing review of fan behavior, carry-in and ticket policies, will be in effect this weekend.
Guthrie chosen to lead Office of Human Resources
Wayne Guthrie, senior vice president, staff operations, for the Arthritis Foundation in Atlanta, has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s chief human resources officer.
CAE celebrates 50 years of support for underrepresented students
The program guides first-generation students, low-income students and students of color through the UW–Madison experience.
UW search team finds downed WWII plane
This summer, in a unique collaboration, a team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison recovered wreckage and possible human remains from a site in France where an American pilot crashed during World War II.
Video: Exercise can relieve student stress, boost grades
Many students find that exercise — such as running or yoga — can relieve stress, and experts say it even leads to a higher GPA.
Election Day on campus
Gordon Dining and Event Center was abuzz with Election Day activity as one of the polling places where a predominantly student population cast ballots for president, U.S. senator, and local officials Nov. 8.
Vitto, voting and yaggering: Election 2016
As folks head to the polls today, it’s a good time to recognize some of the campus community’s contributions to Election 2016. As of Oct. 31,…
First cellular atlas of DNA-binding molecule could advance precision therapies
It is a development the researchers say could enable these tools to be targeted for use in precision medicine, developing therapies and treating disease.