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Campus Facilities

With a gift honoring Sen. Herb Kohl’s legacy, Music Hall to be renamed and serve as future home of La Follette School

The gift from Herb Kohl Philanthropies, totaling $30 million, dedicates $10 million to support ongoing programming and $20 million for building renovations.

Student Experience

Keeping watch in the galleries

A job at the Chazen Museum of Art is reshaping one UW–Madison junior’s relationship with art in unexpected ways.

Recent Sightings

Fireworks light up the sky as spectators gather on the frozen lake during the Wisconsin Union’s Winter Festival at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Feb. 7, 2026. The event is part of the annual Wisconsin Union Winter Carnival which runs Feb. 5-7, 2026 and included ice fishing, Lady Liberty, fireworks, and a freestyle snowboard and ski show.

There’s snow place like Winter Carnival The signature event on frozen Lake Mendota celebrates the season the Badger way. See more

Featured Expert

Richard Keller: Impact of Trump Administration's Erasure of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

The Trump administration has moved to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health… More

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Campus Leadership

Mnookin, Rothman share messages announcing Wilcots to be UW–Madison interim chancellor

Wilcots, currently dean of the College of Letters & Science, will assume the interim chancellor role on May 17.

Rankings

UW ranked No. 2 public university in the U.S. by Time magazine

The university placed 20th overall in the World’s Top Universities of 2026 analysis.

Athletics

Badgers in the 2026 Winter Olympics

Follow along as 12 current and former UW women’s hockey players compete for gold in Italy.