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Top spots on campus? SAFEwalk will take you there
SAFEwalk staff members escort a UW–Madison student. SAFEwalk is a free campus service that provides trained, two-person walking escorts throughout the main campus.
New computer chip manufacturing method squeezes more onto limited wafer space
Computer chip makers continuously strive to pack more transistors in less space, yet as the size of those transistors approaches the atomic scale, there are physical limits on how small they are able to make the patterns for the circuitry.
Research, rankings and recognition highlight UW–Madison’s summer break
No question, the pace of life on campus is different over the summer. But that doesn’t mean business grinds to a halt. UW–Madison has been…
Dean’s office, student conduct office split in reorganization
The Dean of Students Office has split into two separate departments: the Dean of Students Office and the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards.
Paulos named director of Physical Sciences Laboratory
Whether you need a more rugged boat-mounted water testing rig made, or a 20-year-old spectrometer or circuit board upgraded, the Physical Sciences Lab delivers with expertise and teamwork.
Slideshow: New Badgers are welcomed onto campus
New and returning University of Wisconsin–Madison students were welcomed back on campus with a series of events this week, including a road race, a festival at Union South and even a chance to pose with Bucky Badger.
New UW Midshipmen get first look at Navy/Marine Corps
New Midshipmen from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program participated in Student Orientation Week at Fort McCoy, Wis., from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. The 68 midshipmen spent the week learning the basic military skills and discipline necessary to succeed as commissioned officers of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Thrive or fail: Examining forest resilience in the face of fires
“It’s not only western forests where these things matter, where disturbances and changing environments shape regional landscapes,” says Wisconsin researcher Monica Turner.
For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon
For decades, scientists have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes to create high-performance electronics that are faster or consume less power. Now, for the first time, University of Wisconsin–Madison materials engineers have created carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors.
UW research team awarded NIH grant to reverse blindness
A UW–Madison research team has been selected to work on one of six projects aimed at restoring vision by regenerating light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the eye.
UW-Madison scientists help fly Global Hawk drone into Hermine, other hurricanes
The Global Hawk is part of a three-year experimental mission called SHOUT (Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology), focused on studying whether the drone can improve hurricane analysis and forecasting in an economically feasible way.
A behind-the-scenes look at UW–Madison’s new TV commercial
A new 30-second television commercial that captures the pulse of Badger fans everywhere premieres Saturday to a nationwide audience. It’s set to air during the broadcast of Saturday’s Badger football game against Louisiana State University at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Video: Berquam welcomes back students
Dean of Students Lori Berquam goes for the gold in her message to returning students.
Chemistry method expedites path to useful molecules for medicine
The new method gives chemists prospecting for bioactive molecules a new tool in the search for novel drugs or chemicals for agriculture.
UW-Madison CIO Bruce Maas to retire
Maas identified leadership development of the IT community as one of his proudest accomplishments.
New faculty focus: Eileen Kae Kintner
Eileen Kae Kintner, professor and Mary & Carl Gulbrandsen Chair in Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing • Educational background: BSN with…
UW Law School to host Q & A with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Two of Justice Sotomayor’s former law clerks will lead the question-and-answer session, which is part of the Law School’s Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture Series.
Initiatives to address compensation issues
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is launching compensation programs for faculty and staff to recognize outstanding performance, address market issues with peer institutions, and alleviate inequities,…
Standing still may help improve antennas that scan in all directions
Spinning large objects nonstop takes a lot of time and mechanical energy. So scanning from a stationary position could speed up long-range detection and communications.
UW spinoff helps boost new crop in cranberry country
Some Wisconsin cranberry farmers have started growing aronia, a fruit that is sometimes touted, in this nutrition-conscious era, as the "next superfruit." A UW–Madison spinoff is helping explain aronia's benefits.