University of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a co-author of a study released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that found an optimal time for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand…

Almost exactly one year after the Nicholas Recreation Center (Nick) opened, campus partners and project supporters celebrated the building in an official grand opening ceremony on Friday, September 10. The original ceremony, scheduled for…

Both studies are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by researchers in the UW Department of Pediatrics’ division of allergy, immunology, and rheumatology. Both are birth cohort studies; research studies that follow a…

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment…

When the pandemic forced UW­–Madison to switch to a virtual commencement ceremony in spring 2020, graduating senior CJ Zabat hoped an in-person celebration would still be possible one day.Then the pandemic dragged on for months … and…

Twenty years later, we remember where we were and what we were doing when we first heard the news that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. And then another, erasing any temporary thoughts of some sort of freak accident.Gary…

High-resolution supercomputer simulations developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are giving scientists a closer look at an atmospheric phenomenon that may be associated with some of the planet’s most destructive tornadoes.These…

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, one message became ubiquitous: “flatten the curve.”Tied to a compelling, simple chart of infections over time with and without interventions, the message encouraged people to socially distance to delay and…

On a warm summer day in Wisconsin, bees across the state are hard at work collecting pollen and nectar for their livelihoods. Hopping from flower to flower in crop fields, prairie parcels and woodlands, some of these beneficial insects…

Kate VandenBosch announced to the faculty and staff yesterday that she will be stepping down as the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the end of this academic year. VandenBosch has served as dean since 2012.In her…