As a pulmonary physician-scientist who studies nicotine addiction and the health consequences of tobacco and nicotine products, I am concerned about claims that nicotine can enhance wellness, productivity and cognitive performance.
As solar power makes up a bigger piece of our electricity puzzle, there’s a worry about a trade-off, especially in rural areas: If we build more solar farms, are we losing land for crops? But University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are asking the question: Why can’t we have both?
Universities of Wisconsin system schools saw a drop in international student enrollment for the first time in three years, reflecting a nationwide trend driven by tighter federal visa policies.
The UW System enrolled an estimated 163,260 students this fall. That number is down 1732 students from last year, 1100 being international students, according to system counts.
Wisconsin’s public colleges are expected to gain a new slate of leadership this fall.
The search committees for the Universities of Wisconsin president and UW-Madison chancellor announced plans Thursday to bring the finalists to campuses for visits in October and November, respectively, paving the way for a hiring decision.
Timothy Paustian has tried everything to stop his students from writing essays with AI. When ChatGPT first came out, Paustian, a biology professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, tested AI detectors that promised to flag machine-generated prose.
Over the past several years, gridlock between the Republican Legislature and Democratic governor’s office means election legislation in Wisconsin has hardly seen the light of day.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension is inviting farm families and farm business owners to participate in Cultivating Your Farm’s Future, an interactive virtual program designed to kickstart the vital process of farm succession planning.
Girls ages 12 to 18 got a hands-on look at what it takes to get a plane off the ground Saturday during Girls in Aviation Day at Morey Airplane Company in Middleton.
The Women in Aviation International Four Lakes Chapter hosted the free event, where participants moved through stations focused on weather, flight planning, preflight checks, cockpit decision-making and other aspects of aviation.
Could the key to understanding Alzheimer’s disease be hiding in your gut? In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Barbara Bendlin, PhD — Professor of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute — breaks down more than a decade of groundbreaking research on the gut-brain connection.
The UW Health Transplant Center celebrated 60 years of organ transplants at an event Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
Transplant recipients, living donors, donor families and members of the transplant team gathered to mark six decades of transplant care. The center began performing transplants in 1966.
UW-Madison police reported that 19 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 10 were arrested during Saturday’s rain-drenched football game between the Badgers and Eastern Michigan.
UW police also issued 11 tickets, 10 to UW students.
Before students can solve a word problem or follow written instructions, they must be able to read.
And for many kids across the country, that’s a challenge.
“Most kids are really not proficient readers. And that’s been true in the United States for many years. It’s gotten a little worse recently,” said Dr. Mark Seidenberg, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
The Nation’s Report Card shows that only 31% of fourth graders are at or above the proficient level. Professor Dr. Mark Seidenberg says screen time and socioeconomic status contribute to this decline.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Blk Pwr Coalition hosted a candlelight vigil on Library Mall Thursday night in remembrance of 13 Black lives, including Corey Ruiz, who Madison police shot in a fatal encounter on Williamson Street this summer.
Around 60 students gathered to light candles, recite poems and anecdotes and grieve with the community. The vigil’s main purpose was to let families of the victims know they will not be forgotten, Blk Pwr Coalition’s chief operating officer Azuri Lawson said.
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined local law enforcement at Camp Randall Stadium early morning on Sept. 11 to honor rescue workers who responded in the wake of the terrorist attacks 25 years ago.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison gathered in Library Mall, September 16, for the first protest for a sanctuary campus of the semester. Madison Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) led the protest, joined by the Black Power Coalition (BPC), United Faculty & Academic Staff, and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.
