Category Society & Culture
Marmoset babies get a boost from attentive fathers
A researcher expects better human dads have similar good effects on their kids, and she wonders whether — for both the marmoset and the people — good fathers produce offspring who grow up to make good parents.
The Atlantic’s Ed Yong visits UW as fall science writer in residence
You might think having his first book land on Mark Zuckerberg’s bedside table would be recognition enough for a career science writer, but impressing Facebook’s founder is just one of his many accomplishments.
Meet the Class of 2021
This fall, UW–Madison welcomed 6,610 freshmen — the largest incoming class in the university’s history, up 2.8 percent from last year. Of the group, 3,746 are Wisconsin residents, up from 3,671 in 2016.
Study: MMSD’s 4-year-old kindergarten expands educational equity
“The district is adding to the learning opportunities of children from historically disadvantaged groups before they enter kindergarten,” says researcher Jaymes Pyne.
Life-changing summer internship capped with night at the Emmy Awards
Communications Arts students Ali Walton and Ryan Holtz served summer internships at CBS, and both rubbed elbows with stars at the Emmy Awards.
UW–Madison joins in Big Ten Voting Challenge
The challenge will help mobilize registration and turnout efforts at all 14 universities. Trophies will go to the schools with the highest and most most improved turnout.
Three UW–Madison scholars weigh in on meaning, aftermath of Charlottesville riot
As Christy Clark-Pujara watched news coverage of a white supremacy rally in Virginia last month, all she could think of, she said, was how apathy…
John Hall Q&A: UW professor is about to witness and document Pentagon history
UW-Madison history professor John Hall, who's been named historian for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Department of Defense, reflects on his new role and American history.
UW Law’s Immigrant Justice Clinic works to help DACA recipients meet Oct. 5 filing deadline
Immigrants whose DACA permits are set to expire soon can call on the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic for help with their renewal applications.
Talking to doctors: Never simple, but getting tougher: Could this help?
UW-Madison professor of family medicine Paul Smith is leading the development and testing of Care Talks to help people improve communication with the medical system.
‘Go Big Read’ panel of UW–Madison experts scheduled for Oct. 9
J.D. Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy," the common-reading program's selection for this year, has people talking as it touches on a wide range of pressing contemporary issues.
UW-Madison course examines natural disasters
When Harold Tobin was planning the course on "Natural Hazards and Disasters" last spring, he could not know that hurricanes and wildfires would own the news cycle this semester.
Fire in a crowded theater? Nitrate film is crumbling as experts strive to salvage the past
The effort combined chemical analysis of nitrate film, review of historical literature on it, and information from professionals who have handled, stored and shipped it.
Photo gallery: Multicultural orientation celebrates new Badgers
The Multicultural Orientation and Reception (MCOR), part of a series of beginning-of-the-semester Wisconsin Welcome events, was held at the Wisconsin Union Theater's Shannon Hall, with music and dance performances by members of UW–Madison student organizations.
Farm to Flavor dinner showcases vegetables bred for flavor
Only deep, earthy beets, rich sweet corn and bright kale were fit for the Farm to Flavor dinner, a showcase for vegetables bred specifically for intense flavor by the UW–Madison plant breeding network the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative.
Justice Elena Kagan to speak at UW–Madison
Kagan, who was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2010, will appear on campus Sept. 8. Following her Senate confirmation, she became the fourth woman to sit on the nation’s high court.
Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
The centralized database will link five museums’ combined 9 million-plus specimens that span all seven continents, the moon and Mars.
Convocation to welcome new students to campus
The Chancellor's Convocation on Tuesday, Sept. 5, will welcome the 2017 freshman class, anticipated to be the largest in UW–Madison history at about 6,600 students.
Series offers new insight into Jane Austen on 200th anniversary of her death
Jane Austen: Remembered and Revisited invites community members to explore her work and her world, drawing on UW–Madison expertise in literature, dance, music, film and visual arts.
Preschool “Kindness Curriculum” is now available, free
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Healthy Minds is releasing its free mindfulness-based “Kindness Curriculum,” a 12-week program designed for teachers to implement with their preschoolers.