To further expand the Wisconsin Idea and construct new tools for research and development in the education field, University of Wisconsin officials announced Monday a new institution that will allow university faculty and graduate students opportunities to provide greater resources for students. The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services,… Read more »

With extensive research finding that black patients receive less health care treatment than white individuals, a University of Wisconsin researcher recently found a simple adjustment in a doctor’s empathy can greatly reduce these discrepancies. A team of UW researchers, led by graduate student Brian Drwecki, found both trained health care… Read more »

The two major research universities in the state of Wisconsin recommitted Monday to keep research channels between the two schools open. University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee interim chancellor Michael Lovell are renewing the Intercampus Research Incentive Grants Program to fund joint research programs, UW-Madison Provost… Read more »

In an effort to give more students access to informal counseling sessions where they can vent about the daily stress and trials associated with college life, University Health Services launched the “Let’s Talk” drop-in counseling program Monday. The services are free with no prior appointment necessary, and students are seen… Read more »

The light snow fall yesterday evening gave University of Wisconsin students the chance to flaunt their leather riding boots, walking coats and anything cashmere at the BOP and CollegeFashionista event. CollegeFashionista is a style blog that focuses on current looks and trends at 95 universities, Business Director for CollegeFashionista Dan… Read more »

University of Wisconsin researchers, faculty and students were presented with the sobering fact that each day more than 5,000 kids in the United States under age 16 will take their first full drink of alcohol, according to a Johns Hopkins professor. David Jernigan is a visiting sociology professor from the… Read more »

Author of the book “Jesus Without Religion” presented listeners with a portrait of Jesus Christ that separated him from the policies and beliefs of Christianity Thursday night. Author Rick James stressed the importance of imagining Christ as a figure rather than a human being. “If you go to the… Read more »

The Deputy Police Chief at Virginia Tech presented the profile of a school shooter to students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Thursday. Gene Deisinger addressed the audience during the second annual End Violence On Campus conference and said school shooters are often male, Caucasian, control oriented and… Read more »

Happy cows do indeed come from Wisconsin thanks to a recent web site created by two University of Wisconsin researchers. Professors in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine Nigel Cook and Kenneth Nordlund have been compiling information regarding dairy farming from studies and cattle clinical trials for over a decade… Read more »

An anti-war advocate, a candidate for state assembly and a local journalist spoke to a University of Wisconsin audience Friday about the flaws they see with the current political and economic atmosphere in the United States and the world. Madea Benjamin, co-founder of the national antiwar coalition CODEPINK, opened… Read more »

Turns out birds do care where they build their nests, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin who utilized survey data on bird species and land usage. Bio-ethanol is the same type of alcohol found in liquor and can be extracted from a variety of feed stock, UW graduate… Read more »

The 2010 University of Wisconsin annual homecoming tradition starts today, giving students the chance to see the famed axe of Paul Bunyan in preparation for the football game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers next weekend. The theme for this year’s homecoming events will follow “The Legends of Bucky Badger,” homecoming… Read more »

A visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin advocated for increased collaboration between the United States and Brazil in the quest for trading partners and fuel-efficiency. Glauco Arbix, a visiting professor at the UW School of Business who teaches at Universidad de Sao Paulo, spoke with a positive outlook on… Read more »

With the constant traffic on the information superhighway, every click of the mouse or tap on the iPhone results in slower Internet speed. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin hope to pick up the pace, while making the Internet safer for all. Computer science professors at UW are keeping this… Read more »

To kick off the University of Wisconsin Center for South Asia’s 50th anniversary year, a lecturer took questions regarding the current United States and Pakistani conflict during his address Tuesday. Professor Mohammad Waseem is a Pakistani professor of political science at Lahore University of Management Sciences, one of the leading… Read more »

With the entire University of Wisconsin campus energized about the first home football game of the season, rain may not be the only thing putting a damper on the festivities. With a recent policy change, umbrellas and other carry-ins such as flags and signs will no longer be allowed inside… Read more »