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UW–Madison to open Federal Statistical Research Data Center
Interdisciplinary research with the potential to inform policymaking will receive a huge boost Sept. 21 with the dedication of a new University of Wisconsin–Madison Federal Statistical Research Data Center, or FSRDC (http://rdc.wisc.edu), on the UW campus.
Faculty, staff can have positive influence on students’ alcohol behaviors
Alcohol is often a major reason students struggle academically at UW–Madison. One-third of students report that alcohol is the reason they perform poorly on assignments, and research suggests there is a relationship between grade point average and number of drinks per week. The good news: Faculty and instructors can have a positive effect on students’ choices outside the classroom in a number of ways.
Afro-Cuban musician González begins residency
This fall, the Arts Institute welcomes Grammy Award winner Juan de Marcos González, founder of the Afro-Cuban All Stars and an accomplished musician in several genres, as its Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence.
Afro-Cuban All Star Juan de Marcos González begins fall arts residency
This fall, the Arts Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomes Grammy Award winner Juan de Marcos González, founder of the Afro-Cuban All Stars and an accomplished musician in several genres, as its Interdisciplinary Artist in Residence. In addition to teaching and performing on campus with world-renowned collaborators, he will conduct weekly master classes with School of Music ensembles and engage in community outreach in Madison and Milwaukee.
Souped-up software reduces guesswork, tedium in computer-aided engineering
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers recently released a new computer-aided engineering software program, and its users are already calling it a "gift from heaven."
Balzan Prize goes to UW neutrino pioneer
Francis Halzen, the University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist and leader of the giant neutrino telescope known as IceCube, has been named winner of a 2015 Balzan Prize.
Cow feed efficiency project builds on a century of UW–Madison dairy R&D
It's a cool and dusty morning on the Rosy-Lane farm, located just south of Watertown, Wisconsin. Lloyd Holterman creaks back in his kitchen chair with a cup of hot coffee in hand. A skid-loader hums outside.
UC approves faculty layoff protection proposal
The University Committee Monday approved and distributed to all faculty a report regarding tenure protections and program changes. The report can be viewed here.
Wisconsin Science Festival embraces ‘Made in Wisconsin’ theme
A robot zoo, carbonated fruit and virtual reality simulations are just a handful of the experiences to be had at the 2015 Wisconsin Science Festival, held this year from Oct. 22 to 25.
Weather-tech jobs remain in Madison even after company is sold
His demo tape as a TV weatherman was adjudged "pretty awful," yet it got University of Wisconsin–Madison grad Terry Kelly started "doing the weather" on WKOW Channel 27 in Madison in 1974. To improve on the paper drawings he was using to show storms and fronts, Kelly started Weather Central and built it into America's premier computer weather graphics and weather modeling business.
Discovery of a highly efficient catalyst eases way to hydrogen economy
Hydrogen could be the ideal fuel: Whether used to make electricity in a fuel cell or burned to make heat, the only byproduct is water; there is no climate-altering carbon dioxide.
Recent sightings: Paul’s Chrystening
Paul Chryst worked the sideline in his first home game as head coach of the Wisconsin Badger football tem Saturday. UW defeated Miami (Ohio), 58-0, for its 21st consecutive home opener victory, dating back to 1996.
May to step aside as School of Nursing dean after 15 years
Katharyn May, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, announced today that she will step aside from her post in late 2016 after 15 years of service.
Public open houses scheduled for UW–Madison campus master plan
The public is invited to attend a series of open houses to discuss the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus master plan. They will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in room 1325 of the Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Ave., and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Sonata Room of the Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W. Dayton St.
Recent sightings: Student Org Fair
The Fall Student Organization Fair at the Kohl Center, sponsored by the Center for Leadership & Involvement (CfLI) and attended by 7,000-plus people each…
Campus, law enforcement communities reading ‘Just Mercy’ as semester begins
Bryan Stevenson is one of the leading voices in America for reforming a justice system that produces strikingly different results depending on a defendant’s race and economic means. Readers across the UW–Madison campus and around the Madison community, including law enforcement, will join that discussion this fall as they confront the contradictions between that system and our nation’s founding principles of equality, freedom and justice.
Professor looks to future of damaged artifacts in Nepal
Gudrun Bühnemann, a scholar of Buddhism and Hinduism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, visits the beautifully detailed temples of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal nearly every year.
Holloway named inaugural fellow of AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Tracey Holloway, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, an inaugural Public Engagement Fellow of the Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science for 2016-17.