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UT’s Excellence and Impact Shine in Latest Graduate School Rankings
The University of Texas at Austin continues to be one of the premier schools for graduate studies, according to U.S. News & World Report’s partial release of its most recent “Best Graduate Schools.” UT made gains in several disciplines,…
Unveiling van der Waals Colloidal Crystals: A New Frontier in Materials Science
Professor Lee Seung-woo’s group of the KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology developed a method for assembling colloidal crystals of a novel form using van der Waals force.
Colloidal crystals have been used as an…
UW–Madison Earth Fest: Nearly 50 Campus Events Offer Education, Inspiration, and Motivation
The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are launching UW–Madison Earth Fest, a new, campus-wide celebration of the environment and sustainability that will run from April 19-26, 2024.…
UW–Madison Graduate Programs Earn High Rankings from U.S. News
The University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2024-25 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” including ranking the School of Education first overall in…
UW–Madison to Dedicate New Computer, Data & Information Sciences Building to John and Tashia…
For the first time, a University of Wisconsin–Madison building will bear the name of John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni and visionary partners to UW–Madison, who have for decades made significant contributions to the university, beginning…
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Pursuing Foreign Policy Goals Earns Prestigious Truman…
As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Pranav Krishnan has studied and researched some of the weightiest topics facing the world, from the rise of authoritarian regimes to the future of democratic institutions.
Now,…
Five Researchers at Universität Heidelberg Awarded ERC Advanced Grants
Five researchers at Heidelberg University are receiving valuable funding from the European Research Council (ERC) in the form of an ERC Advanced Grant. They include chemist Prof. Dr Andreas Dreuw and neuropharmacologist Prof. Dr…
Heidelberg University Recognizes Outstanding Master’s Student with Award
“Eleni Zimmer is an extraordinarily gifted and committed student, who has shown outstanding achievements both in coursework and in experimental research,” underlines Prof. Dr Ilse Hofmann from the German Cancer Research Center…
Heat Flows: The Secret to Order in Prebiotic Molecular Kitchen Unveiled
Life is complicated. What is true for our everyday existence also holds for the many complex processes that take place inside cells. Proteins constantly have to be synthesized, cell walls built, and DNA replicated. This can only work…
New Insights into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism Revealed
Cockayne syndrome is a severe autosomal recessive disorder caused by defective DNA repair mechanisms. People with the disease have much reduced life expectancy and suffer from facial deformities; growth failure; neurological, cognitive,…