Two researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are part of a new effort to improve understanding of how and why glaciers move the way they do — and to explore efforts to save glaciers and prevent drastic sea level rise.
July 8, 2025
Research
The UW-Madison origin of cancer screening; then, the history and judging at county fairs Air Date: Jul 7 2025
We talk to a retired UW-Madison biochemist about how his discoveries led to Cologuard and other health screening technology. Then, we talk to a veteran county fair judge. Then, we revisit a conversation about the history of fairs in Wisconsin.
UW-Madison’s Black Males in Engineering Video Series wins prestigious Telly Award
The Black Males in Engineering (BME) video series, led by UW-Madison School of Education faculty member Dr. Brian Burt, recently received a Silver Telly Award in the Campaign – Education & Training category. The honor recognizes non-broadcast video campaigns created for general educational purposes and underscores the series’ impact on addressing critical gaps in STEM education support.
Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says
Pablo Moreno-Yaeger, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, who led the research, said: “As glaciers retreat due to climate change, our findings suggest these volcanoes go on to erupt more frequently and more explosively.”
More explosive volcanoes expected as glaciers melt
Pablo Moreno-Yaeger from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who is presenting the research at the conference, said in a statement: “Our study suggests this phenomenon isn’t limited to Iceland, where increased volcanicity has been observed, but could also occur in Antarctica. Other continental regions, like parts of North America, New Zealand and Russia, also now warrant closer scientific attention.”
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease aren’t the same thing. Here’s why.
“While a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia understandably brings fear and uncertainty, we are living in a time of unprecedented knowledge and more comprehensive care for patients than ever before,” says Dr. Nathaniel Chin, medical director and clinical core co-leader of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Higher Education/System
Bucky needs a union
That’s where big time college sports clearly needs to go. Rather than fighting steps that would lead to a players union, the UW should be doing everything it can to facilitate it. Because a union is an essential ingredient to the stability that coaches and fans want.
In ranking of college football rivalries, where does Wisconsin-Minnesota stand? It’s not the only Badger State rivalry on the list
Minnesota-Wisconsin, as you might imagine, ranks high on the list, all the way up at No. 10. The two teams first met in 1890 and have clashed 134 times — more than any other FBS pairing — with an even 63-63-8 record between the two programs, an annual battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
Homes of Universities of Wisconsin regents vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages
Homes belonging to members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents were vandalized over the weekend.