In this interview, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank discusses how her student body is adjusting, and how much she’s worried about the financial damage being done to university departments....
Artificial intelligence, ethics in technology, the origins of life, astrophysical data — these exciting but complex subjects are the focus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s fourth round of cluster hires, the Office of the Provost announced today....
Four UW Madison College of Letters and Science students will receive the Louise Troxell Award, recognizing extraordinary junior and senior women whose qualifications include exceptional intellectual ability, curiosity, citizenry and engagement in society....
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free website and mobile app, launched Monday with free information, resources and social support for people in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic....
By inserting gene sequences from the new coronavirus into its experimental influenza vaccine, Madison-based FluGen hopes to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 that also might protect against flu....
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has announced 21 new awards totaling $2.2 million to researchers and community organizations across Wisconsin for their efforts to lessen the impact of COVID-19....
By the end of each semester, Patricia and Michael Splinter Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Irena Knezevic knows the name of every student in ECE 235, Introduction to Solid State Electronics. That’s no small feat, considering the course typically enrolls 80 to 100 students....
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) has granted $600,000 to six faculty-led research projects through the State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) Program, funded by the State of Wisconsin....
In 2009, the H1N1 viral pandemic nearly killed me. I’ve lived through the care the sickest COVID-19 patients will need, and I’m here to tell you that social distancing through Gov. Tony Evers' “safer at home” order is the only chance we have....
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday laid out a plan to reopen the state economy in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has shuttered businesses and other facilities across Wisconsin. The roadmap, called the Badger Bounce Back plan, follows guidance released last week by...
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is converting toasters into a conveyor-belt device that may be capable of sterilizing up to 150 face masks per hour using ultraviolet light so they can be reused. The intent is to aid frontline medical workers responding to COVID-19 by...
Whether it’s called a modern “Manhattan Project” or a medical moon shot, the concept of long-term economic recovery rests on how confident people are they won’t risk serious illness by venturing forth in public again. Wisconsin stands to be a significant part of such an...