University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2018

Harsdorf Visit

Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Sheila Harsdorf tours the School of Veterinary Medicine April 10, 2018       Photos by University Communications

UW-Madison students learn sustainable forestry in Northwoods

As some UW–Madison students flew south for spring break, 10 forest and wildlife ecology students from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences drove north. It’s rare that a distance learning course offers hands-on fieldwork. And how special it is when that fieldwork involves a week in the forests of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, still blanketed in …

UW-Madison “UniverCity” to partner with Green County

UniverCity Year is traveling to Green County. The UW–Madison program, aimed at improving the sustainability, resilience and livability of Wisconsin communities, will work with the south central Wisconsin county for the 2018-19 academic year and is seeking faculty who want to help strengthen the university’s connection with communities across the state. “UniverCity Year helps faculty …

UW-Madison research helps predict landslides along Wisconsin coast

In more than one way, Luke Zoet’s research is groundbreaking. The assistant professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studies bluff landslides on the eastern coast of Wisconsin—a longstanding source of concern for the state. “Because of this historical problem in Wisconsin, people have done all sorts of things to protect the shoreline, like …

Ph.D Grads at work in Wisconsin

Ph.D. recipients from UW–Madison go on to pursue a variety of career opportunities across education, government, nonprofits and the private sector. Meet a few who continue to make an impact in Wisconsin. Data Science Philip Wells Philip Wells’ PhD allows him to have the best of both worlds. He gets to work in his favorite …

UW-Madison ranks 2nd in doctorates awarded, climbing from 3rd

The University of Wisconsin–Madison awarded the second highest number of Ph.D.s overall and the most life sciences Ph.D.s of any U.S. university in 2016, according to the Survey of Earned Doctorates, a national project that collects annual data on doctoral graduates. The UW–Madison Graduate School conferred 823 doctoral degrees in 2016. The year before, the …

Companies are making a new kind of move in their UW partnerships

Wisconsin companies are making a move – setting up offices near UW-Madison to take advantage of campus solutions and resources to advance their business. Learn about Lands’ End and Oshkosh Corporation.

Wisconsin Ideas newsletter February 2018

Each month, the Wisconsin Ideas newsletter gives you a closer look at how UW–Madison is making an impact throughout the state. Throughout this month’s edition, examples of how UW-Madison research and resources can better position the state’s economy.  Whether researchers are reporting on the costs and benefits of river infrastructure maintenance and investment or convening …

Forecasting antibiotic resistance in Wisconsin with a ‘weather map’ of local data

UW-Madison researchers aim to give physicians the tools they need to quickly and accurately choose the best antibiotic for their patients. And to help them choose the best antibiotic first, they are drawing inspiration from another dynamic process — the weather.  

Forecasting antibiotic resistance in Wisconsin with a ‘weather map’ of local data

The resistance that infectious microbes have to antibiotics makes it difficult for physicians to confidently select the right drug to treat an infection. And that resistance is dynamic: It changes from year to year and varies across a region. To help choose the best antibiotic first, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are drawing inspiration …