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UW's first enologist is mixing science and business to make Wisconsin's wine — and its wine industry — more robust.
UW computer sciences professor Gurindar Sohi developed technology that is at the heart of a legal dispute with Apple, Inc.
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Lego wants to turn its iconic bricks green by investing $150 million to find cleaner ways to manufacture them. But the iconic toy company isn’t alone in trying to change the process for the better.
Most of the chemicals used to make plastics, including water bottles,…
Former Badger football player Lewis Ritcherson, Jr. ’70 (pictured in 1967) spoke with campus historians. Courtesy UW-Madison Archives S16987
In the years following World War II, African American athletes joined UW teams in larger numbers, and for decades, they were the most visible minority students on campus.…
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States may not be getting the financial benefits that the $5 billion private prison industry advertises. Anita Mukherjee, an assistant professor of actuarial science, risk management, and insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business, conducted what is believed to be the first study comparing public…
UW men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan shares a secret with referee Gene Steratore during a game against the University of Iowa in January 2015. The winningest coach in UW history (357–125 at the end of last season), Ryan announced that he plans to retire at the end of 2015–16.
Students and alumni have flocked to the sweet oasis famous for fresh, kosher donuts since 1996.
UW researchers weave fabric that can harness solar energy.
Paintings show horticulture students how fruits and vegetables have changed over the centuries.
Freshman defensive lineman Olive Sagapolu won’t be doing backflips at Camp Randall anytime soon, but he’s taking lessons learned from being a high school cheerleader with him to the gridiron.
Think the Badgers are underrated? There's proof.
There’s a STEM boom at the UW, with those majors accounting for 40 percent of degrees.
If these shoes could talk: Students learn the art of making objects speak.
Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda’s work is massive, but the overall size is only a small part of his unique vision.
UW’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center researchers identified a method to make paper easier to produce.
In April 1990, students began a nearly weeklong sit-in outside the chancellor's office
Imagery can serve as essential data that help scientists understand how things work, but science images can also be fascinating and beautiful.
UW–Madison wouldn’t exist without Abraham Lincoln, who in 1862 signed the law that created land-grant universities. Since finding its permanent home in 1919 in front of Bascom Hall, the statue has been our center of gravity.
Meet a Badger who is one of the caretakers of the Wisconsin Idea.