Nambirajan Rangarajan

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UW student in finals of ‘Dance Your PhD’

On a cold, windy Sunday afternoon in September this year, the ground floor lobby of Union South was filled with students discussing homework and munching pizza. However just two floors above, a dance group in the Northwoods room was getting their groove on. As the minutes ticked by, a crew member yelled, “Only five minutes to go, guys. Let’s shoot the final sequence.” A single take, and it was over!

Wisconsin Science Festival pushes understanding of science and art

On most Saturday mornings, the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery building bears a deserted look. The long lines for coffee are missing, and most of the plush couches in the ground floor hallway are unoccupied.

Future of renewable energy looks promising with new solar cells

You’ve seen them on wristwatches, pocket calculators, traffic signals and maybe even on top of campus buildings  — futuristic-looking, sleek panels of metal facing the sun. Solar cells are becoming integral to our lives as the technology used to harness arguably the cleanest energy source available —the sun.

Dance Your PhD

UW students pose during the shooting of biochemistry graduate student Ambalika Khadria’s interpretive dance video which has made it through to the finals of “Dance Your PhD,” an international competition sponsored by Science Magazine.

Wisconsin Science Festival - Girl in bubble