UW–Madison recognized nationally for success in increasing graduation rates
After a host of reforms to increase student success, average undergraduate time to degree decreased to less than four calendar years for the first time in 2019 and continued to shorten in 2020.
COVID-19 model quantifies impact of region-specific social distancing orders
A simulation using cellphone data shows social distancing measures had a major influence on case numbers, though the impact varied markedly in different areas, even within the same state.
New polls show Biden with growing leads in three battleground states
With voting already well underway, former Vice President Joe Biden has extended his leads over President Donald Trump in three key battleground states — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — according to new polls by the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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A victorious but unusual Badger game day It was a game day at Camp Randall like no other before it. There were touchdowns and a resounding victory, but no crowd, and the only cheers were piped in. See more
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Jeffrey Pothof: Wisconsin COVID-19 surge
Jeffrey Pothof, assistant professor of emergency medicine and a practicing emergency room doctor, is available to discuss the surge of… More
Events calendar
October
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12:00 pm, Online
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Speaker: Aaron Bird Bear7:00 pm, Online
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Public Affairs Journalist in Residence Maggie Haberman, The New York Times7:00 pm
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9:00 am, Online
November
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Speaker: Dr. Tanya Schlam5:30 pm, Online
Summer road trip finds small streams have big impacts on Great Lakes
While decades of monitoring and regulatory efforts have paid little attention to these tiny tributaries, Mooney’s research shows that they play an outsized role in feeding algae blooms and impacting coastal waters.
What does the possible discovery of organic gas on Venus really mean?
Chemistry Professor Susanna Widicus Weaver says there’s reason for excitement, as one possible explanation is that there is phosphine-producing life in the atmosphere of Venus.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 clinical vaccine trial resumes at UW
AstraZeneca announced that the COVID-19 vaccine trial has resumed in the United States, including at UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, after the FDA and an independent safety review board completed their review of an illness contracted by a trial participant in the United Kingdom.