UW–Madison and the State
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 …
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. 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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Using easy-to-interpret graphics, charts and text, the Budget in Brief tells UW-Madison’s budget story. Chancellor Rebecca Blank requested this tool in 2013 when she arrived on campus. She describes the Budget In Brief as “an easily digestible document that provides information on state revenues, research funding, our auxiliary operations, student financial aid, and UW’s statewide …
A Look Back at Wisconsin Biohealth Advocacy: BioForward and UW-Madison Legislative Advocacy Update Join Ben Miller, UW-Madison Assistant Vice Chancellor for Government & Corporate Affairs, and Crystal Potts, UW-Madison Director of State Relations, as they share details from last year’s budget and its impact on both the university and Wisconsin’s biohealth community. Learn more about …