University of Wisconsin–Madison

For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a little help from microscopy and zebrafish.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California San Diego…

A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows why letting stereotypes inform our judgments of unfamiliar people can be such a hard habit to break.Stereotypes are self-perpetuating in our minds, growing stronger…

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have described the way an enzyme and proteins interact to maintain the protective caps, called telomeres, at the end of chromosomes, a new insight into how a human cell preserves the…

With UW–Madison’s Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) program back in-person for the first time since 2019, some students are enjoying the chance to tour campus, meet other students and get advice from…

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has performed among the world’s best in the latest Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).Conducted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, an independent organization dedicated to research on higher…

Anxiety and fear went hand in hand with trying to learn more about COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic in the United States — and the most distressed people were turning on the television and scrolling through social media,…

Nearly a mile beneath the Black Hills, in a gold mine in a South Dakota town called Lead, there is a hunt underway for theoretical particles known as WIMPs.But don’t let the acronym fool you.These WIMPs (which stands for weakly…

Liberal Studies students attending College of Menominee Nation (CMN) will continue to have an easy path to transfer to the University of Wisconsin–Madison thanks to a renewed agreement between the two institutions.In June, leaders from…

On Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s alumni magazine, has won four awards in the Circle of Excellence competition from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), including a gold award in the “best…

Two of the most common genetic changes that cause cells to become cancerous, which were previously thought to be separate and regulated by different cellular signals, are working in concert, according to new research from the University…