UW–Madison ranked among top universities for study abroad
The university's strong showing is due in part to the development of new programs targeted at students earlier in their academic careers.
Nursing pioneer Signe Skott Cooper: From the farm to the battlefield
Cooper devoted more than 60 years to nursing education at UW–Madison and within the UW System. Her wartime service shaped her life, personally and professionally.
Need to talk to your data? UW–Madison spinoff is happy to translate
UW-Madison computer science professor Jignesh Patel and Rogers Jeffrey Leo John, a recent graduate student, founded DataChat in June, 2017, with the goal of making it more efficient for businesses to get insights from data.
Recent Sightings
A feast to kick off Native November UW-Madison students and others enjoyed traditional native food during a Native Feast event held on Nov. 12 in the Multicultural Student Center in the Red Gym See more
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Featured Expert
Simone Schweber: Educating about the Holocaust
Incidents like a photo showing a group of high school boys in Baraboo appearing to give the Nazi salute have sparked… More
Events calendar
November
-
15
Moving ideas from the university to the world4:00 pm, Varsity 1, Union South
- 15
- 15
-
15
LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE
-
15
9:00 pm, The Play Circle, Memorial Union
- 16
- 16
Elders-in-Residence Program will bring Native community leaders to campus for mentoring, support
The initiative will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges.
Professor takes on climate change by promoting science literacy through music, art, comics
A UW–Madison geoscience professor has come up with new ways to teach science to non-science undergraduate students, in hopes of awakening their "inner scientists."
Woodland hawks flock to urban buffet
A team of Wisconsin researchers documents that woodland hawks — once in precipitous decline — have become firmly established in urban environments, thriving primarily on a diet of backyard birds.