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On a brilliantly lit fall morning, with an appropriate breeze in the air, the University of Wisconsin–Madison raised the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation atop Bascom Hall Friday, on land the Ho-Chunk call Teejop, or Four Lakes.The occasion…

On Nov. 5, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will fly the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation atop Bascom Hall, part of an ongoing commitment to educate the campus community about First Nations history and to recognize the land as the ancestral…

Two students and two educators from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are recognized by the UW System and Alliant Energy Foundation for their outstanding achievements.The Alliant Energy Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement Awards recognize…

Who knew that designing and constructing a canoe made out of concrete could create such a sense of community? For Co-Presidents Sarah Pelletier and Alex Wahlgreen, joining Concrete Canoe has achieved just that.Concrete Canoe is a…

There’s nothing Matthew Edney enjoys talking about more than maps.And, as director of the History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his passion for maps and proclivity for painstaking research have made him…

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced a total of $216.8 million in support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison research enterprise during the 2021-22 academic year.The figure is WARF’s largest annual investment in…

Kyle Cranmer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus who played a significant role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will become the next director of the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute.“We are excited to welcome…

Over the last few decades, scientists have discovered that long-term calorie restriction provides a wealth of benefits in animals: lower weight, better blood sugar control, even longer lifespans.Researchers have largely assumed that…

With the support of a $10 million grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a multi-state team of researchers is embarking on an effort to study diverse perennial forage systems and to promote their adoption across…

With funding from a National Institutes of Health 2021 High Risk, High Reward New Innovator Award, Shuang (George) Zhao, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of human oncology, hopes to better understand why and how some cancers…