Final Exam Summer 2021

Thank You to Our Spring 2020 Graduates

We are so proud to call you our alumni. Last spring, we saw first-hand how you take on a challenge. You face it head on. […]

A Cold, Hard Look at Macromolecules

  At its most basic level, it takes pictures. For biochemistry professor Elizabeth Wright, that’s the scaled-down explanation of cryogenic electron microscopy, or cryo-EM. But […]

Cryo-EM: A Whetstone for UW’s Competitive Edge

  UW–Madison has a strong record of contributions to structural biology, cell biology, virology, and medicine, and it hosts a vibrant community of structural biologists. […]

The New Frontiers of Potato Tech

  It’s the number one vegetable crop in the United States. Wisconsin happens to be its third largest producer (after Idaho and Washington), with 3.1 […]

Answers Await on the Ocean Floor

  It’s December 2018. Karthik Anantharaman awakens at 6 a.m., afloat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He’s barely slept, adrenaline is flowing. There’s […]

A Synchrony of Investments

Last spring, I happily announced that our faculty ranks welcomed a tremendous influx of new talent, with 19 new hires in 2019. Now I’m pleased […]

Seven Things Everyone Should Know about . . . Tardigrades

  1. Tardigrades are tiny, water-loving animals. They prefer wet environments, and as long as the conditions are right, they can be found all over […]

A Moveable Feast for Predators

  Ecologists at CALS have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, a major […]

Class Act | Entrepreneurial Spirit ‘Boosts’ Undergrad’s Prospects

  When Kit Chow BSx’21 decided to study biological systems engineering at CALS, he knew he would get to do one of his favorite things […]

Cheese as a Treatment for Hypertension?

  High blood pressure contributes to almost half a million deaths in the United States each year. To help manage the condition, called hypertension, health […]

How a Renaissance Molecule Is Made

  Fatty acids, the compounds that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits through diets rich in leafy greens and fish, are now also heralded for their […]