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Wisconsin solar programs soldier on after cuts

After months of back and forth on funding for Wisconsin’s solar program and increasing energy demands, solar advocates are pushing forward for solar energy.

Police deploy tear-gas, non-lethal weapons after animal activists enter Ridglan Farms

Over 1,000 animal activists staged a break-in at Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding facility in Blue Mounds, aiming to take all of the approximately 2,000 dogs inside the facility on Saturday, April 18. According to Ridglan Farms, the action began at 9 a.m. and most activists left by 1:30 p.m., with at least 25 arrests made and no dogs taken from the property.

Ancient enzymes help UW researchers study extraterrestrial life

Over 4 billion years ago, Earth was devoid not only of life, but the building blocks of life, called biomolecules — organic, carbon-based structures that react with one another, organizing into complex biochemical systems and ultimately, life. Where did these biomolecules come from?

Wisconsin fusion strengthens international presence

University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff Realta Fusion is partnering abroad as Wisconsin fusion innovation explodes with renewed investment from the state Legislature. 

Nobel Laureate physicist tunnels into the future of quantum computing

Nobel Laureate physicist John Martinis discussed his work in quantum mechanics, criticized a lack of transparency in his field and predicted his death would come earlier than useful quantum computers in a March 23 lecture. 

Weird Science Fair highlights niche oddities at UW

The University of Wisconsin-Madison embraced its strange side with its second-annual Weird Science Fair at the Steenbock Library March 25, inviting students and community members alike to digest the oddities of niche, underrepresented science realms. 

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NIH funding survives budget cuts, but funding uncertainty persists

For biomedical and public health researchers at institutions like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, funding unpredictability has come to define the past year. Delays in grant dispersal and looming threats to the National Institutes of Health budget, the U.S’s largest funder of biomedical research, have left many wondering what is next.

‘Mathematicians are just going crazy’: YouTuber 3Blue1Brown packs UW lecture hall, talks high-dimensional spheres

A crowd of over 400 gathered in Van Vleck Hall to hear Grant Sanderson, a STEM content creator known by his YouTube handle 3Blue1Brown, talk about high-dimensional spheres in a Feb. 13 event hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Math Club. 

In Antarctica, UW-Madison researchers answer questions about the hidden giants of our universe

The freezing winds of Antarctica whip across the interior of the continent, kicking up snow into cold, bustling gales of frost. But miles under the surface, inside ice first formed millions of years ago, a different storm is brewing. Zaps of thin blue light, invisible to the naked eye dance through the crystalline sheets, each one a product of the cosmos.

UW sociology study offers new lens into widening political polarization

A newly published sociology study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found white disadvantaged neighborhoods shifted right politically, while advantaged neighborhoods shifted left in the past few decades. 

5 takeaways on sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin

A bill to establish Wisconsin’s first regulated hunting season for sandhill cranes has reignited a long-running debate over how to manage one of the state’s most visible bird species. 

UW humanoid robotics club to build human-like robot from scratch

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Humanoid Robotics club, founded in November, plans to design and build a humanoid robot from scratch. 

‘Measles is no holiday’: What to know about the respiratory virus

University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious disease expert Joseph McBride discussed rising measles cases across the United States and on campus in an interview with The Daily Cardinal.

Meet the UW-Madison lab developing technology for the blind, visually impaired

MadAbility, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Accessibility Lab, is working to develop technologies that allow blind and low-vision individuals equal access to information and to the world.

43rd annual Wonders of Physics show returns to UW-Madison

Free and publicly available University of Wisconsin-Madison Wonders of Physics shows will continue a 43-year legacy of lively physics demonstrations attended by children and adults alike this year on Feb. 7, 8, 14 and 15.

UW-Madison Global Health Webinar highlights urgent challenges in childhood vaccination decline, antimicrobial resistance

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute convened experts from around the world with UW-Madison faculty for a Jan. 27 webinar examining the growing complexities of infectious disease control. 

How one UW-Madison lab improves sheep’s quality of life

An assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences wants to improve sheep’s quality of life. 

UW-Madison’s new center for aging research studies metabolism, biology, genetics and more

Over one million Americans die of heart disease and cancer annually, but mortality rates have significantly decreased in recent decades thanks to life-saving treatments. However, common painful side effects from chronic treatments like beta blockers and chemotherapy create a catch-22 for living longer. The new Nathan Shock Center for aging research aims to obviate trade-offs between medical side effects and life extension by researching the biology of healthy aging.

DeForest residents organize to stop proposed data center after emails go public

DEFOREST, Wis – A proposed data center in Dane County is facing waves of backlash from local residents after a local activist organization uncovered emails between leaders of QTS Data Center and the village president.