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ProPublica’s Caroline Chen is UW–Madison’s fall Science Journalist in Residence
Chen, whose work spans public health, the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and regulators, has spent much of the last 20 months covering the coronavirus pandemic for the investigative journalism newsroom ProPublica.
WARF announces its annual gift, largest in foundation’s history
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is providing a total of $216.8 million in support for the University of Wisconsin–Madison research enterprise during the 2021-22 academic year.
Update on COVID-19 booster shots
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized booster shots for people ages 18 and over who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and for some at risk populations who received the Moderna vaccine. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends it, these boosters will be available soon, including on campus through University Health Services.
Kyle Cranmer chosen to lead American Family Insurance Data Science Institute
Cranmer, a UW–Madison alumnus and executive director of the Moore-Sloan Data Science Environment at NYU, played a significant role in the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Behind the mask
The stories behind our masks range from pragmatic to sentimental. They're a way to connect with others during pandemic times.
App repairs student connections torn by pandemic
Demic is an app created by students that facilitates academic support and social connection among UW–Madison students. About 800 students have already joined the app, which launched at the beginning of the semester.
Haeberli remembered as physicist, teacher, museum supporter
Professor Emeritus Willy Haeberli, a world-class experimental nuclear physicist, died Oct. 4. In addition to his scientific achievements, he taught physics classes for 49 years and developed the popular course “Physics in the Arts.”
UW–Madison partners with businesses in Federal Work-Study initiative
The new initiative gives students an impactful experiences and provides crucial support to employers during a time when budgets are stretched as a result of COVID-19.
Fasting is required to see the full benefit of calorie restriction in mice
A study led by metabolism researcher Dudley Lamming lends support to preliminary evidence that fasting can boost health in people, and adds to the growing picture of how health is controlled by when and what we eat, not just how much.
Update on employee caregiving resources
Read this message in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali October 12, 2021 Colleagues, As the fall semester begins its second…
Explore over 170 virtual and in-person events at the 11th annual Wisconsin Science Festival
Activities Oct. 21-24 in over 30 counties will be both in-person and virtual, including hands-on experiments, Q&As with scientists, demonstrations, performances, readings and more.
New technique, effective in mice, could help advance the use of probiotics
Researchers in the School of Pharmacy, led by Quanyin Hu, have developed a system that can keep probiotic bacteria alive in the lower intestine long enough to help treat or prevent colitis in a mouse model of the disease.
UW–Madison biochemist Amy Weeks named Packard Fellow
The fellowship is awarded annually to early-career scientists whose research has led to new discoveries that improve people’s lives and enhance our understanding of the universe.
UW scientists decipher the mysteries of enigmatic fungi
“There are very few places on the globe where you have the collection of expertise with fungi that we have at UW–Madison,” says Anne Pringle, a professor of botany.
UW–Madison graduation rates rise again, setting records
The university’s six-year and four-year graduation rates are at record highs, and the average time-to-degree for undergraduates has shortened again.
In its fourth year, Bucky’s Tuition Promise continues to draw top state students to UW–Madison
The initiative is one of the most powerful ways UW–Madison helps Wisconsin resident students from lower- to moderate-income families afford the state’s flagship university.
Transformative $20 million lead gift to help realize vision of new Letters & Science Academic Building
Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall will create a unified home for the Department of History and nine other L&S academic departments, programs and centers that currently are spread across eight facilities on campus.
Pumpkin paddlers squash the competition
In 2005, horticulture professors Irwin Goldman and Jim Nienhuis started a new campus tradition: the annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta. Interrupted by the pandemic in 2020, the event returned recently on a beautiful October Saturday.
Celebration of Indigenous cultures
The Wunk Sheek Native American student organization held a powwow in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11 at the Gordon Dining and Event Center.
Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
New research findings from the UW, NOAA and others may change the way scientists predict how cloud formation responds to changes in the oceans.