A team of three from University Communications at UW–Madison – videographer Justin Bomberg, photographer Jeff Miller, and me, science writer Kelly April Tyrrell – have traveled 8,779 miles from Madison, Wisconsin to Johannesburg, South Africa …
Research
Ja Young Lee wins Honda Student Paper Award at driving assessment conference
In June 2017, Ja Young Lee, PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received the Honda Outstanding Student Paper Award at the International Driving Symposium on Human …
Plan tests ancient Chinese tradition to help elders with balance
As calming music plays in the background, 11 older women listen as physical therapist Diane Brose enters a warm-up for a discipline known as Tai Chi Fundamentals: “Feel your feet. Feel the four corners of …
Bin Ran: Driving the future of transportation
America is driving toward a future where autonomous vehicles will rule the roadways, and Bin Ran, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been a pioneer in steering transportation …
Yu receives funding to further solids research
Public and private funds will further the research efforts of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division. These new projects range from the diversity of crystal forms, to the development of a nano-coating technology …
In On Wisconsin Magazine: In search of the Lao Unicorn
Bill Robichaud (B.S.’83, Zoology) just wanted to go hunting.
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.
Adventures in global health
When it comes to study abroad experiences, an elephant ride in Thailand is pretty hard to beat.
UW expertise a secret ingredient at Kerry’s R&D center in Beloit
BELOIT, Wisconsin — An Irish-based food company with a North American headquarters in Beloit highlights the key role of food science in the Wisconsin economy, and the broad contributions of UW–Madison expertise to Wisconsin’s giant …
Europe in Crisis: The Future of the EU and Transatlantic Relations
“Why keep the Euro at any cost?” (Stephanie Walter, University of Zurich)