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June campus research news

Chin Publishes Book on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Includes Personal Stories Dr. Nathaniel Chin, the medical director for both the Wisconsin ADRC and Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP), has published a book titled When Memory Fades: What to Expect at Every…

Campus research events June 2026 issue

UW–Madison to host largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world – July 26-30 The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the 29th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, or BCCE, July 26–30, 2026, bringing the largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world to campus for the first time in 50…

Events June Research at UW Issue

UW–Madison to host largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world – July 26-30 The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the 29th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, or BCCE, July 26–30, 2026, bringing the largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world to campus for the first time in 50…

Badger Talks now offers workshop – seeks presenters

Badger Talks, the campus-wide talent bureau for UW–Madison, is excited to announce a new opportunity for faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students to share expertise even more widely across Wisconsin. In addition to presentations, workshops are now being offered through Badger Talks. With over…

RISE-THRIVE lead and headquarters announced

  Michal Engelman Michal Engelman, a nationally recognized sociologist and demographer, has been chosen to lead the RISE-THRIVE Collaboration Headquarters (HQ). Engelman serves as director of the Center for Demography of Health and Aging and principal investigator of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study in the College of Letters…

Increased Conference Travel Award Amounts

Conferences are more than venues for presenting papers—they are catalysts for stronger research, new collaborations, and sustained career growth. They remain a cornerstone of how knowledge is tested, shared, and advanced across disciplines. To further support UW–Madison researchers in making these vital professional connections, the Office of the Vice Chancellor…

Sustainability Hub Joins OVCR as Part of Strategic Framework Development

In the coming months the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) will continue to share changes in its structure, as the office evolves to better support university research and enhance services for our research community. Read more about the OVCR reorganization here. At this…

May research events

‘Pint of Science Madison is back for May 18 – 21 2026! Experts from around Madison will speak on topics such as Beautiful Mind, Atoms to Galaxies, Planet Earth, Our Society, Our Body, and Tech Me Out over four venues: Delta Beer Lab, Gamma Ray Bar, Giant Jones Brewery and…

May campus research news round up

Scientists measure force of powerful jets streaming from a black hole in the Cygnus system: The findings confirm a theory posed by UW–Madison researchers a decade ago. By Chris Barncard An international team of researchers has measured the power of jets of particles blasted into space by black holes, a first…

Research resources: Changes to Wiley open publishing agreement

UW–Madison Libraries recently reached an agreement with Wiley to continue covering the costs of publishing in hundreds of open-access (OA) journals through Dec. 31, 2027. Under the new agreement, authors who wish to publish in gold open-access journals must submit their article or manuscript by Aug. 31, 2026, to avoid paying…