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New tool illuminates dark website patterns designed to scam you and steal your data

Many internet users understand how to avoid digital pitfalls like catfishing, password hacking and malware. But not all the dangers in the digital world are so straightforward. That’s because many websites have deceptive or “dark” patterns woven into them.

UW–Madison minimum graduate assistant stipends to increase by 5 percent 

Minimum stipends for graduate student teaching, research, and project assistantship appointments will increase by 5% for 2026-27.

Five UW–Madison PhD students inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

UW–Madison welcomed five exceptional scholars into its chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society during a ceremony Dec. 1.

Built with today’s tech, new type of memory is key in the future of optical computing

Electrical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed and tested an integrated photonic memory chip, a key component in realizing ultrafast photonic computing. The device was designed and tested by Akhilesh Jaiswal, a UW-Madison assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, PhD student Md Abdullah-Al Kaiser, and colleagues in the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute.

PhD Student Internship Opportunities at Zaytounic

Zaytounic is an early-stage climate-tech startup transforming olive industry waste into value — from irrigation water to biodegradable materials. We invite doctoral students for internship, to take part in our journey. About Zaytounic Zaytounic is a climate-tech startup transforming olive industry waste into high-value, sustainable products — from biodegradable plastics to clean irrigation water. We …

Prizewinning Nigerian poet once again chooses Madison

Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe, the UW Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing’s 2025 Hoffman-Halls Emerging Artist Fellow, isn’t ready to leave just yet.

Magnetic soft robots could deliver cargo inside your body

The magnetic soft robots in Yunus Alapan’s lab on the third floor of the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus don’t look like complex miniature droids or anything you’d find in a science-fiction story. In fact, they look more like tiny slabs of chewing gum, fresh out of the wrapper.

Dean and Vice Provost Karpus to help mark 100 years since Memorial Union’s dedication to service members

PhD student Zhewen Pan receives Google PhD Fellowship in Computer Architecture

Pan researches efficient computer architecture, including sustainable computing, in the lab of Joshua San Miguel, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Some of her recent projects include working on improving data compression to create more efficient memory and storage without sacrificing performance.

Rock and roll and unleashed curiosity with Science on the Square

Wisconsinites shared collective jaw drops as they explored the kickoff event for the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival.