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As the cost of college education rises, so does the need for financial literacy. UW administrators and researchers are trying to find the best ways to educate students and parents about debt, value, and planning for the future.
The Wisconsin National Guard, with Badgers among its members, is dismantling the massive amount of stuff that supported military efforts in Afghanistan. And a UW professor is playing a key role in bringing it home.
As a student, UW sociology professor Alice Goffman spent six years immersed in a poor Philadelphia neighborhood. What she learned shaped her understanding of urban policy and inspired a break-out book.
What does it take to produce one of those courses with the funny name? We look at the intense planning, the in-the-field work, and the post-production effort required to create a MOOC.
The fox is in town and stealing hearts all over Madison.
Can spending time online translate into citizen action?
Ultrasounds create a powerful connection for dads-to-be.
Despite daily deluges, twelve students in this anthropology course spent most of June sifting and winnowing dirt.
How can we prepare our kids to participate in the highly polarized world of politics?
Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.
A tasty hybrid fish is making its way to your local grocery store.
Turns out those weekly bathroom breaks are part of a grand plan.
Does separating boys and girls boost achievement? Not so fast.
On March 7, 2014, the lights went out for the last time at UW–Madison’s Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC).
Math and music are connected in some surprising ways, and David Kung '94, MA'96, PhD'00 has made it his business to become an expert in all of them.
What can we learn from the demise of the passenger pigeon? Key Wisconsinites say the lesson is clear: don't let it happen again.
As scientists unravel the mysteries of human DNA, genetic counselors stand ready to interpret what it all means.
UW scientists find that fruit flies can inform damage in humans.
Children diagnosed with autism will grow up, and that presents entirely different challenges for them and their families. Now the UW's Waisman Center is offering guideposts for the journey.
Research provokes a broad conversation about narrowing conversation.
A pioneering UW entomologist helped start the insects-as-food movement.
Waisman’s legacy started with a different name: Kennedy.