October in Wisconsin means cooler weather, colorful leaves and the Wisconsin Science Festival. For 10 days, hundreds of events scattered across the state introduce residents to the wonders of science.

Following an illustrious career, Professor Emerita Laurie Beth Clark is putting on a massive exhibition to showcase the work ...

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On Friday evening, with cheers and perhaps a few tears of joy and relief, hundreds of doctoral, master of fine arts and medical professional degree candidates celebrated the culmination of their ...

Francis Halzen was traveling for a science festival in Bergamo, Italy, when he learned last week that he was the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. When the University of Wisconsin–Madison ...

One promising approach to targeting unwanted bacteria is phage therapy, which uses naturally occurring and engineered viruses known as phages (illustrated above, resting on the surface of a host cell) ...

A compound produced by bacteria in most people’s digestive tract increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and speeds up cognitive decline in dementia patients, making it an attractive ...

Many of us know what it’s like to go down a rabbit hole in UW–Madison libraries, losing track of time while pursuing a research obsession. At Memorial Library, arguably the best place to get lost is ...

Tom Brock, a pioneering microbiologist who redefined the bounds of life, passed away at his home in Madison in April from complications following a fall. He was 94. Brock spent most of his scientific ...

Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison drives innovation, saves lives, creates jobs, supports small businesses, and fuels the industries that keep America competitive and secure. It makes the ...

Three million people in the United States have had opioid use disorder, and another 1.5 million people have dealt with methamphetamine misuse within the last year alone. But two new groundbreaking ...