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WAA event to discuss sports and big data
Join fellow UW alumni in Phoenix to hear expert panelists, including former baseball commissioner and UW instructor Bud Selig, discuss how athletics have changed in recent years — and how big data is fueling the revolution. Read More
Antivirals, some antibodies, work well against BA.2 omicron variant of COVID-19 virus
The research team tested seven monoclonal antibodies, three combinations of antibodies, and three antiviral treatments against the BA.2 variant. Read More
Partners in Giving donates $2 million to charities
More than 4,000 State, University and UW Health employees pledged $2,030,727 million during the 2021 campaign. Read More
Can a virtual reality game help teens regulate emotions?
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are studying the potential of the game, in which players can only move around in a three-dimensional environment through deep breathing — which, in turn, relieves their anxiety. Read More
Ancient example of modern global warming was too hot for tiny, important ocean creatures
During another time in which Earth warmed rapidly in conjunction with a spike in atmospheric carbon similar to our modern climate, seawater temperature and chemical changes decimated an important piece of the food web in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Read More
Early voting starts this week
In-person absentee voting and voter registration for Madison residents will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Tuesday, March 22 to Friday, April 1 (except weekends) at Memorial Union and Union South, as well as other Madison locations. Read More
‘Sower in the Field’
Moving crews installed South African artist Mary Sibande’s sculpture "Sower in the Field" at UW–Madison's Chazen Museum of Art on Feb. 27. Sibande's works, exhibited in leading museums around the world, deal with race, gender and labor in South Africa, including her family's forced domestic work imposed by the then-apartheid state. Read More
Ella, Nosbusch, Grant to receive honorary degrees from UW–Madison
The recipients are a groundbreaking vaccine scientist and entrepreneur, a visionary who reinvented industrial automation, and a burn care expert known for his work treating victims of 9/11. Read More
Statement on recent antisemitic incidents
There have been a number of recent antisemitic incidents on or near campus. In a statement, Vice Chancellor Lori Reesor and Chief Diversity Officer LaVar Charleston emphasize that antisemitism will not be tolerated at UW–Madison and offer support and resources to those affected. Read More
UW Varsity Band spring concert returns to Kohl Center April 22, 23
The band is welcoming fans back to its live spring concerts statewide and at the Kohl Center after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Read More
The big cat scan: modern radiology meets an extinct American cheetah
The bones of an extinct North American cheetah are being analyzed at a UW–Madison lab and compared to the bones of modern big cats to try to gain insight into the path of evolution. Read More
School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge extended; aims to address educator shortage
In addition to providing significant financial support to teachers, the initiative is also designed to incentivize teachers to stay on the job for at least three or four years. Read More
Moonshine: Celebrating poetry and dance
The UW–Madison Dance Department on Feb. 25 presented a live performance of Moonshine, a mix of music, theater, dance and poetry. Read More
New lightweight super material could battle bullets, deflect space debris
The carbon nanotube could be used in lightweight, high-performance armor materials, for example, in bulletproof vests to better protect the wearer or in shields around spacecraft to mitigate damage from flying high-speed microdebris. Read More