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Celestial boondocks: Study supports the idea that we live in a void

Cosmologically speaking, the Milky Way and its immediate neighborhood are in the boondocks. Cosmologically speaking, the Milky Way and its immediate neighborhood are in the boondocks.

WARF and UW–Madison ranked sixth among universities in U.S. utility patents in 2016

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which serves as the designated patent management organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, moved up to sixth place among the Top 100 Worldwide Universities which were granted U.S. utility patents in 2016. The report, which is published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual …

Three SJMC Faculty Win Prestigious International Awards

Three School of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty members were honored at the May 2017 International Communication Association conference in San Diego. Three School of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty members were honored at the May 2017 International Communication Association conference in San Diego.

Better than your average bike: UW-Madison engineers among top finishers in Human Powered Vehicle Challenge

With an efficient, highly engineered vehicle, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Human Powered Vehicle team won fourth place overall in the 2017 ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge North America East. With an efficient, highly engineered vehicle, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Human Powered Vehicle team won fourth place overall in the 2017 ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge …

In On Wisconsin Magazine: A refuge for hope

​At the peak of the refugee crisis in Greece, Amed Khan ’91 found a way to bring humanity to an inhumane place. ​At the peak of the refugee crisis in Greece, Amed Khan ’91 found a way to bring humanity to an inhumane place.

UW-Madison students seek international race car victory

RACINE — Mechanical engineering students from UW–Madison are taking their book work off the page and onto the track for an international race car competition for college students. RACINE — Mechanical engineering students from UW–Madison are taking their book work off the page and onto the track for an international race car competition for college …

Master’s in Global Higher Education opens a world of career opportunities

After growing up in a small town near Green Bay, Colleen Larsen expanded her world by teaching English in South Korea, Tanzania and Turkey. After growing up in a small town near Green Bay, Colleen Larsen expanded her world by teaching English in South Korea, Tanzania and Turkey.

Renowned activist Vandana Shiva headlines Soffa Lecture

Women have an opportunity to lead the way to a viable future, both locally and globally, according to Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology. Women have an opportunity to lead the way to a viable future, both locally and globally, according to Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director of the …

Letter of support for Central European University

In light of legislation passed by the Hungarian Parliament on April 4 that encroaches on the academic freedom of teaching and research at Central European University (CEU) and other international higher education institutions, International Division Vice Provost & Dean Guido Podestá issued the letter below in support of CEU. The letter was sent to Petra Kammerevert, member …

Documentary on Chinese Exclusion Act provides insights into immigration

The keys to understanding current issues on immigration, citizenship, and labor might be found in radical legislation enacted in the United States more than 100 years ago. The keys to understanding current issues on immigration, citizenship, and labor might be found in radical legislation enacted in the United States more than 100 years ago.