UW-Madison researchers have created a technology for sensing vibrations at “much lower cost” than traditional systems, with possible applications in health monitoring, predicting natural disasters and structural testing.
WARF included the technology in its latest roundup of top licensing prospects among its portfolio of engineering and computer science university research.
The protein boom may be pushing many people to consume far more than their bodies need, and new research suggests that excess could come at a hidden cost.
Protein has become one of the food industry’s favorite selling points. It is added to cereal, coffee, snack bars, desserts, and even water, often with the suggestion that more is automatically healthier.
A study conducted by Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed vast amounts of undocumented uranium has been exported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past 20 years.
This back-to-school season, the cost and value of higher education are top of mind.
In a time when going to college can put you in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and as more tech moguls share that they skipped university altogether, it could be worth considering a public school.
If you are a sheep or goat producer, you’ll want to save-the-date for this year’s Parasite Patrol Tour when it stops in Wisconsin. It’s your opportunity to sharpen your parasite management skills through this multi-state educational program.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is working in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and will be in Outagamie County on Friday, Sept. 25.
UW-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber considers protest encampments in Madison and responses by authorities given the breadth of and limits to freedom of speech and assembly.
At the UW Arboretum, Melanie Tallmadge Sainz and Lightning the Earth New Rider created “Hazac Mąą,” which translates to Earth Shelter. The three-dimensional sculpture uses a frame of foraged saplings covered with bark and hand-made cattail mats.
Sarah Shulze was a star athlete on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s track and field and cross country teams. She was also a political science major with a passion for women’s rights. She loved travel and adventure, and was a role model to her two younger sisters. On April 13, 2022, Sarah died by suicide. From the outside, she was always smiling and looked like she had it all together, her mother Brigitte Shulze said. But inside, the 22-year-old from California’s Ventura County was dealing with anxiety exacerbated by an unhealthy team environment.
Two years after the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams, the conference this year claimed national championships in the NCAA’s three most popular sports — football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball — and the Wisconsin Badgers advanced to both the men’s and women’s hockey championships.
Young America’s Foundation, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, recently filed a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin–Madison, challenging at least 20 taxpayer-funded scholarships and grants that contain race-based criteria.
One such scholarship is the Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention Grant Program, which seeks “to provide financial assistance to statutorily designated minority undergraduate students,” according to the UW System website.
