UW-Madison researchers are part of a five-year, $29 million National Institutes of Health grant using gene editing to develop drugs for two rare diseases that cause blindness.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are part of an international team working to understand the discovery of an ancient burial site created by early human ancestors.
UW-Madison anthropology professor John Hawks was part of the group that first found the bones in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa in 2013. The team, led by paleoanthropologist Lee Berger from Johannesburg, first published the discovery in 2015. They released three new scientific papers this week detailing what they’ve discovered about the two locations of remains within the narrow passages of the caves.
Over the last several years, state workers have been leaving their jobs at higher rates and those jobs are remaining unfilled for longer than they typically do. The analysis shows that turnover and vacancy rates for state workers outside of the University of Wisconsin System rose to record levels in fiscal year 2022, with 16.4% of the 28,000 employees leaving their jobs, including 10.2% who left for voluntary reasons other than retirement.
In addition, 5,770 full-time positions, or 17.7% of the total authorized positions in state government outside of the UW System, were vacant as of June last year.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the center of a racist social media video that caused outrage and protests on campus last month came forward Monday to apologize for her comments.
Audrey Godlewski, the UW-Madison student seen in a social media video making racist comments about Black people — wishing for a return to slavery, among other harmful remarks — has issued an apology through The Daily Cardinal student newspaper.
Wisconsin residents who borrow from payday lenders face some of the highest costs in the nation, according to a 2022 Pew study. The head of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Madison branch discusses its upcoming microloan program as an alternate to traditional lenders. And J. Michael Collins, a UW-Madison professor, talks about the state of Payday lending in Wisconsin.
“As a pharmacist who works in a rural primary care clinic, I’ve seen how challenging it can be for patients to get in for an appointment with their primary care provider,” Marina Maes, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy said. “The provider schedules are booked two to three months out, which limits patients’ access to timely and convenient care from trusted health care professionals.”
And in keeping with Walker’s hostility toward the UW, just last week, Republicans axed $350 million for a new engineering school at UW-Madison, a top priority for the university that officials say is needed to keep the school competitive.
No one is ever going to accuse the Republicans who run Wisconsin’s legislative Joint Finance Committee of being the sharpest tacks in the box. And their failure to approve funding for a new College of Engineering facility for the University of Wisconsin-Madison is another example of their profound cluelessness.
UW-Madison Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott said cases in his department were reviewed after department officials became aware of Nilo’s past student status. “They did indeed check and there are no obvious connections to any open, unsolved sexual assaults reported to us during the time frame in which he was enrolled here,” Lovicott said.
An UW Health surgical team performed life saving measures after removing a tumor that was blocking a newborn baby’s airway in February, resulting in a dramatic before and after transformation.
The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will host its annual matchup with Marquette on Dec. 2 in the Kohl Center. A tip time has not been decided yet.
This $347.3 million building is a top priority with $150 million being raised by private donors. Yet at the same time, the UW athletic department got the go ahead for a $285 million indoor practice facility. I am a sports fan, and I understand that the 67-year-old Camp Randall Sports Center (also known as the Shell) is probably showing its age.
During the pandemic, the income gap actually started to get smaller after decades of stagnating wages for low income workers and faster, bigger gains for the wealthy. But the end of pandemic policies may put these gains in jeopardy. Timothy Smeeding, a professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains.
A rare bird was spotted in Spring Green in April. One of our wildlife experts returns to talk about the rarity and how to avoid bear conflicts this summer. Plus, we learn about trail magic and history from our friend hiking the Appalachian Trail. Interview with David Drake, a professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison, UW Extension Wildlife Specialist.
Ukraine is preparing a counteroffensive to push back Russia forces that have invaded the country. Andrew Kydd, a Political Science professor at UW-Madison and international relations and armed conflict expert, joins us to look at what that effort would look like and when we could see it happen.
