The life at the preserve
Bioblitz participants explore the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in search of the species that make the urban oasis thrive.
The Wisconsin Idea volunteers for the Peace Corps
UW–Madison has been named the top volunteer-producing university since 2017.
A statewide digital history hub, built by graduate students
UW-Madison iSchool students are working with Recollection Wisconsin to digitize local histories across the state.
Recent Sightings
Badger spirit, on display UW–Madison welcomed the return of Homecoming with a lineup of classic events and a whole lot of Badger spirit. See more
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Amazing news this morning! The Nobel Prize has been awarded to Professors @KarlDeisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for discoveries and work on ion channels that led to and helped drive the field of optogenetics.
My own memories with optogenetics go back to my work
Gold Out. W in.
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Home(coming) sweet home(coming) 👐
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Events calendar
October
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A Conversation on the Role of Media and the Future of Democracy4:00 pm, AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center
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Session 2 (with L&S, SoHE, and The School of Communications and Journalism)
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Puerto Rican Studies Hub5:00 pm, Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art
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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.