UW technologies shine at Summerfest Tech

At the recent WARF Innovation Day at “Summerfest Tech” in Milwaukee, UW physicists’ plasma fusion research was among the six technologies in development at the university to be presented to dozens of potential investors.

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Chemist Randall Goldsmith named a Schmidt Science Polymath

Chemistry professor Randall Goldsmith is one of ten 2022 Schmidt Science Polymaths award winners. Each recipient, who is a newly tenured university faculty chosen for their promising interdisciplinary research, receives $2.5 million over five years to help fund their research groups.

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UW scientist wins Blue Planet Prize

Steve Carpenter, one of the world’s foremost lake ecologists and L&S professor emerit at the University of Wisconsin­–Madison, has been awarded the Blue Planet Prize.

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Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Gableman elections investigation an "incompetent circus"

As Michael Gableman's investigation of the 2020 Presidential Election in Wisconsin hits its one-year anniversary, the Director of the Elections Research Center says while it has produced no findings, it is having several real impacts.

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Lew Friedland in the New York Times: 'Democrats cheat' now a conservative-radio mantra

Liberal and moderate Democrats aren't likely to be listening to the broadcasts, and so may be unaware of the impact they may be having, says emeritus professor of journalism.

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Richard Goodkin in Madison Magazine: New novel pays off decades of work

Professor of French began the first draft of "Mourning Light," his soon-to-be-published novel about loss in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, in 1993.

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L&S Experts on Ukraine

Experts from UW–Madison are available to discuss the latest situation in Ukraine with the news media. (Updated on: 6/13/2022)

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Patti Coffey in the Capital Times: Prison system now the main provider of mental health services

Professor of forensic psychology says a shortage of providers and a lack of adequate funding have created an unintended situation.

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God and the Machines

Cara Rock-Singer explores the intersection of religion and technology.

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