Claudia Irene Calderón (left, WIS ’17) and Amaya Atucha (right, WIS ’15) from the Department of Horticulture are teaming up this summer to teach a course on wine and winemaking. The course will be offered …
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Mystic Valley Dairy Helps UW Dairy Researchers Detect a ‘Silent Killer’
The 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar is set to visit Mystic Valley Dairy in Sauk City as it begins the 5-day tour of the state. Owner Mitch Breunig will give a tour of the farm covering …
The Wisconsin Idea – Music to Our Ears
Only in the Humanities building can one wander down a hallway and be treated with delight to the sounds of voice and instruments as students practice for upcoming performances. Down one of these hallways you …
Wisconsin Idea Seminar brings UW to state
The Wisconsin Idea Seminar will once again be hitting the road May 14-18 for this year’s Big Lake Tour. Take a peek inside the plans for the 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar and learn about the …
Wisconsin Idea Seminar 2018 Participants set to hear ‘Amazing Grace’ Chorus
The 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar is slated to take a trip to the regional Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute to learn about Milwaukee-based community leaders and Latino and African American families who are …
Uniting Milwaukee’s Latino Community
Al Castro is a passionate social worker who brings humor and empathy to his work as the Health Research Program Director for the United Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thousands of individuals benefit from the …
The Science Behind the Graduate School
The office shelves of the Dean of the Graduate School are filled with books about molecular immunology and cytokines—no surprise, perhaps, because Dean William Karpus is a professor of pathology and microbiology-immunology from Northwestern University. …
Harvesting Ideas and Fruit with Amaya Atucha
In a lab filled with test tubes and microscopes the last thing one may expect to see are grape seeds and cranberry vines. However, this is necessary as Amaya Atucha and her team are studying …
WIS’17 Alumna Leslie Orrantia’s Q&A with the Capital Times
Leslie Orrantia, director of community relations for the UW-Madison’s Chancellor’s Office, participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar’s River Tour. Read her Q&A with the Capital Times on her community engagement and what she values …
Wisconsin Idea Seminar Alumni in New Faculty Focus
School of Veterinary Medicine professors Amelia Munsterman and Fernando J. Marqués participated in the 2017 Wisconsin Idea Seminar. UW News recently featured them in their New Faculty Focus series. New Faculty Focus: Fernando J. Marqués …