University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2025

UW launches new research center to examine aging (Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center)

2025 Wisconsin Science Festival Highlights

The theme of WI Science Festival 2025 was rock and roll so we set up our marmoset lobby to look like a disco. Our animal caregivers and techs made special enrichment toys for the marmosets out of cardboard including a drum set, speakers, and guitar. The animals interacted with the objects, hid inside and jumped …

Welcome Dr. Ricardo Carrion, Jr.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has named Ricardo Carrion Jr. as the next director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.

Parkinson’s treatment tested at UW showing promise in first clinical trial

How Bioengineered Arteries Could Redefine Bypass Procedures

Dr. Marina Emborg awarded the Steenbock professorship

Congratulations to Dr. Marina Emborg for being awarded the Steenbock professorship!

Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Through Gene Therapy

It’s all about the hook: Curious Science Writers 2025

by Jenn Bal, MPH The only thing better than meeting a curious kid, is meeting a kid that’s curious about science. With all the media that competes for our attention on a daily basis—the good, the bad, and the fictitious, it was refreshing to meet students interested in getting scientific facts out to the public …

A new kidney — free of daily meds

Study Suggests an Expanded Role of the Brain’s Thalamus