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New early career awards support biofuels research
May 31, 2012A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely-sounding places: toxic algae blooms and cow stomachs.
Two UW–Madison researchers named Shaw Scientists
May 30, 2012Two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors will receive 2012 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today (Wednesday, May 30).
UW students and research fellows among finalists for Governor’s Business Plan Contest
May 30, 2012Four University of Wisconsin–Madison students and research fellows are leading teams among 25 finalists in the ninth annual Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest.
Breast stem cell research: Receptor teamwork required and a new pathway may be involved
May 30, 2012Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells.
Conference marking Witte retirement to explore issues in higher education
May 30, 2012A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will highlight a conference next month marking the retirement of longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor John Witte.
Morgridge Institute presents panel on H5N1 influenza research
May 30, 2012The Morgridge Institute for Research will launch its Ethics@Discovery program on Thursday, May 31, at 2 p.m. with “Campus Conversation: Biomedical Research and National Security—Learning from the H5N1 Influenza Story.”
New composting option on campus
May 29, 2012Commuters to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus now have a new site to drop off compostable food waste from home or office.
Wisconsin residents are living longer, but not better
May 29, 2012The good news is that we're living longer. The bad news? People in Wisconsin are reaching old age more overweight, less wealthy and still drinking too much alcohol.
New stem cell technique promises abundance of key heart cells
May 28, 2012Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory.
Interfaith, community service challenge lays groundwork for religious dialogue
May 25, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison's participation in a White House initiative to foster interfaith dialogue and service has built a solid foundation for an ongoing discussion on campus, organizers say.
High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts
May 25, 2012Eons ago, nature solved the problem of converting solar energy to fuels by inventing the process of photosynthesis.
Students win policy challenge with solar energy initiatives
May 25, 2012Two La Follette School students won the U.S. Department of Energy portion of the Startup America Policy Challenge with their proposal about how to make solar energy more affordable.
Fraternity chapter receives two-year suspension
May 24, 2012UW-Madison’s Delta Upsilon fraternity chapter has been suspended for two years in the wake of violations of Student Organization Conduct policies.
HR Design work teams submit revised recommendations
May 23, 2012Following a campus engagement effort that included participation by thousands of members of the campus community, phase 1 Human Resources Design project work teams have submitted revised recommendations that incorporate this feedback.
UW-Madison community-based learning projects awarded $297,769
May 23, 2012The Morgridge Center for Public Service will award $297,769 to support academically based service-learning courses and community-based research work at the University of Wisconsin -Madison.
UW-Madison journalism students explore ideal in K-12 education
May 23, 2012When it comes to K-12 education in the state of Wisconsin, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students has a pretty good idea of what would make for the ideal system.
UW police honored by local Red Cross chapter
May 23, 2012The Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross has named the UW–Madison Police Department the 2011 Top Public Safety Unit in Dane County.
Creator of Bucky dies, but legacy of mascot lives on
May 22, 2012It would be easy to think that Bucky Badger always existed. That he always magically appeared at every single game, every single event. That we always knew “how to Bucky.”
Geology student drills into Tohoku quake source
May 22, 2012For the past eight weeks, geoscience graduate student Tamara Jeppson has traded her usual commute, from her Madison apartment to Weeks Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, for a single flight of stairs.
Clinical trial: More evidence that cancer drug treats macular degeneration
May 22, 2012The second year of data from a nationwide, federally funded trial continues to show that the cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) is an effective and economical treatment for age-related macular degeneration.