Despite significant contributions, these UW researchers have largely been forgotten by history.
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UW engineering students hope to license their ingenious device.
UW Teams with NASA to grow plants without gravity.
A UW study examines data from both wet and dry counties.
Raymond Damadian ’56’s discovery gave doctors more insight into their patients. Literally.
Shifting to clean energy sources would do the trick, according to UW research.
New chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin crafts a “collective vision” for the university’s future.
UW research shows how assumptions grow stronger over time, even without evidence.
Reaching out can improve creativity, decision-making, and well-being.
UW research could help the devices quickly reach people suffering cardiac arrest.
Videoconference apps often don’t give up access to microphones, raising privacy concerns.
When it comes to philanthropy, Andy and Susan North are pros.
It increases the lifespan of mice with minimal side effects.
The answer could help researchers assess canine vision.
The UW’s new nanofiber mats offer extraordinary protection against high-speed impacts.
Our cover photo of a canoe recovered from Lake Mendota helps you see history through the eyes of an archaeologist.
A canoe recovered from Lake Mendota tells a story that long predates UW–Madison.
UW–Madison researchers lead the effort to protect us from viruses yet to come.
UW researcher explores the possibility of microbial life.
The UW devises a tool to detect fog and low-lying clouds.
A Badger prepares the powerful instrument for its journey into space.
The new UW Chemistry Building encourages group efforts.
UW professor James Thomson’s discoveries inspired scientists around the world.
The Wisconsin Medicine campaign boosts the UW’s work in health care and research, with an assist from Badgers radio announcer Matt Lepay.
Retrace the steps of UW limnologist Harriet Bell Merrill 1890, who defied the doubters to conduct pioneering fieldwork in South America.
While exploring the microscopic similarities that unite species, Kat Milligan-McClennan ’99, PhD’09 embraced her long-rejected Indigenous identity.
UW psychology professor Paula Niedenthal ’81 explores the wide variety of social rules for expressing emotion — and how they cause trouble.
The UW’s History of Cartography Project shows how world cultures have thought about space.
UW researchers are studying on-field head impacts with the help of high-tech mouthguard sensors.
A UW breakthrough could improve breast-cancer care.