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The Wisconsin Idea volunteers for the Peace Corps
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A statewide digital history hub, built by graduate students
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A huge Badger congratulations to @UWMadison physics professor Francis Halzen, who won a #NobelPrize for his work as principal investigator of the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory. Learn more about the world’s largest telescope here.
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An Upgrade for IceCube | On Wisconsin
With some improvements beneath the ice, this Antarctic neutrino observatory should keep UW–Madison at the forefront of astronomy.
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A @NobelPrize for a Badger 🏅
Congratulations to Francis Halzen, named the 2026 Nobel laureate in physics for his groundbreaking work with @uw_icecube to advance our understanding of neutrinos and the universe’s most energetic events.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Francis Halzen named 2026 Nobel laureate in physics
Halzen is the principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.
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”I hope this reflects on the really courageous people who joined me in the beginning of this project when no respectable conservative physicists would have joined me, but many talented people did, and that’s why I’m here.”
- Speaking at today's prize announcement, Francis Halzen
IceCube Principal Investigator and @UWMadison Prof. Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” 🎉🏅
#NobelPrizeInPhysics2026
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UW–Madison’s incoming class and the people who got them here
The university welcomes nearly 10,000 new undergraduate students to campus this fall. Meet five of them — and the parents, partners and pets who helped pave their way.
‘We built a brain roadmap for each person’: New AI-driven tools help decode Alzheimer’s disease at the cellular level
Identifying the cells connected with Alzheimer’s symptoms could result in new treatments for the disease.
UW rises to 8th among publics, 34th overall, in U.S. News rankings
“Best Value Schools” ranking also jumps 23 spots, placing UW–Madison 24th in the nation.