In its second year, UW–Madison’s UniverCity Year program directed 305 students and 16 faculty members across 11 departments to come up with ways to address Dane County’s housing gap, improve economic development, and protect its …
Updates
Research from UW-Madison detects CWD prions in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate. Scientists searched for prions at mineral …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Southwest Wisconsin with the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
On May 3, representatives from UW–Madison, led by Dean Kate VandenBosch from the UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, visited southwest Wisconsin and toured Tranel Family Farms outside of Cuba City with university partner …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Sheboygan
Mark Markel, Dean of the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine along with Crystal Potts, Director of UW–Madison State Relations visited the Plymouth/Sheboygan area to connect firsthand with businesses and farms working with UW–Madison, and to learn more about …
Badger Ready offers second chance at completing an undergraduate degree
Badger Ready will create new opportunities for adults eager to earn a UW–Madison degree in spite of previous academic challenges. Say you completed one or more semesters of college several years ago but had to …
A State Relations Update
The State Legislature has finished their work for the current session. This update, from the Office of State Relations, provides a brief summary of the major budget items and includes an update on several bills …
Photo Gallery: Research in the Rotunda
UW-Madison students shared their research findings with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and others during Research in the Rotunda on April 11 at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The outreach event allows students and faculty advisors …
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. …
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 …
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 …