University of Wisconsin–Madison

Determined to remove a log from a large pile, several Nelson Institute Water Resources Management students leaned into their ropes in a field at Badger Farms.“You don’t think that just tying a rope around the log and yanking on it is…

Using the power of prediction, University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have quickly discovered several promising high-performance polymers out of a field of 8 million candidates.The aerospace, automobile and electronics…

Giving new college students opportunities to reflect on the ways science, technology, engineering and math can affect their lives makes them more likely to remain in degree programs in STEM fields, according to new research from the…

Atmospheric rivers — long, concentrated flows of moisture in the sky — are a key factor in the complex conditions accelerating glacial melting over northern Greenland, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Led…

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers — Jo Handelsman, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Shannon Stahl, Steenbock Professor of Chemical Sciences — have been…

Julia Buskirk believes scientists and artists have a lot to learn from each other. That’s why in 2021, while an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she and then-graduate student Alexandra Lakind started The Flow…

The risk of a spring rain shower did little to dampen spirits at the Kohl Center Friday evening as about 800 doctoral, MFA and medical professional students received their degrees in front of a crowd of thousands of cheering loved…

Just prior to the start of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday, Meg Mercy kissed her two teenage daughters goodbye in the stands and headed to a seat with her fellow…

A new antiviral compound designed and synthesized by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Pharmacy is highly effective in mice against two types of devastating encephalitis viruses that are harmful to…

Pioneering University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers Stacey J. Lee, a scholar of the education of immigrant communities, and Miron Livny, a leader in high-throughput computing, have been named Vilas Research Professors.Created for the…