Q&A with commencement speaker Dan Jacobs: ‘I feel like if Madison was a dish, it would be macaroni and cheese.’
"I was lucky enough to find something that I loved to do at an early age, and I can't tell you how much that has brought joy to my life as opposed to doing something that I had to do."
Meet Sawyer Getschman, student speaker for Winter 2024 Commencement
During her youth, Getschman attended seven schools in four countries on three continents — including six years in Japan.
UW–Madison seniors Klingele, Boes were finalists this year for the Rhodes Scholarship
“Beyond academic excellence, both are concerned for the welfare of others and committed to using their talents to improve communities. That ambition to serve the common good is at the heart of the Wisconsin Idea and the Rhodes Scholarship.”
Recent Sightings
Friendsgiving is all about the friends — and food Students gathered to eat and socialize at a Student Friendsgiving meal at the Tripp Commons at the Memorial Union on Nov. 19. See more
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ICYMI: Last week, @uwchancellor traveled to the state's Driftless Area & Sauk County to highlight ways @UWMadison works with Wisconsin communities to improve lives — from innovating in sustainable farming to partnering on rural health care access and more.
A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta developed by #UWMadison researchers is one step closer to improving birthweights of babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life.
Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies
In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and typically leads to premature delivery ...
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Thrilled to announce that @UWMadison moved up to 6th in the US in the @nsfgov HERD research rankings! Our highest ranking since 2017, reflecting more than $1.7 billion in annual research expenditures to catalyze discovery, innovation & the Wisconsin Idea!
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Featured Expert
Jonathan Temte: The seasonal flu shot
Family medicine professor Jonathan Temte is available to discuss this year's updated seasonal flu shot and flu prevention and control. More
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New tool makes quick health, environmental monitoring possible
Vatsan Raman, who has received a provisional patent for this work, sees broad applications for the technology his lab developed, including field tests that identify pollutants in local water sources in minutes and at-home tests that track health indicators.
New mentorship program offers support, community for Indigenous graduate students
CIRCLE aims to support Indigenous students throughout their time in graduate school, and in turn, improve graduation rates and increase the number of Indigenous scientists contributing to STEM knowledge.
‘Top Chef’ standout will whip up a speech for UW’s winter commencement
Dan Jacobs is the head chef and co-owner of acclaimed Milwaukee restaurants EsterEv, a globally inspired tasting menu concept, and Dandan, a modern Chinese American concept with Midwest sensibility.