Hess announces decision to step down as School of Education dean
Diana Hess, dean of UW's School of Education since 2015, will return to the faculty in summer 2024, leaving a legacy of growth, excellence and innovation at one of the nation’s most prominent schools of education.
UW–Madison enrollment tops 50,000; freshman class includes second-highest number of Wisconsin residents in a decade
The university continues to invest heavily in these Wisconsin resident students. Almost one in four Wisconsin residents new to campus this fall will be covered by either Bucky’s Tuition Promise or the new Bucky’s Pell Pathway.
Which flavor will get your vote for UW’s 175th anniversary ice cream?
Babcock Dairy is standing by to mix batches of anniversary ice cream in celebration of the University of Wisconsin's 175th year. But before they can begin, we need your help choosing the flavor!
UW–Madison prepares for possible federal shutdown
Campus offices began preparing for a possible federal government shutdown for several weeks. Detailed guidance for areas in which campus operations may be affected will be distributed. The goal is to provide support, limit disruption and disseminate information as it is available.
Powerful new genetic screening tool uses pathogens to probe infectious process
Using the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9, a team at UW has developed a new tool for ferreting out obscured human genes exploited by the influenza A virus.
Meet the finalists for vice provost of libraries
Finalists will give public presentations in early October and their formal remarks will be posted on the search website until Oct. 16. Feedback on the candidates can be entered at the search site until 5 p.m. on Oct. 16.
The 2023 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Winning submissions were created with a variety of equipment and techniques, including digital cameras, transparent cellophane, cutting-edge microscopes and geographical maps.
Wanted: Pizza and ice cream tasters
A Center for Dairy Research job posting created an international sensation last spring. But professional tasters perform a valuable role in the world of food science. They help improve quality and develop new products, like cheese curds that stay squeaky for longer.
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
A team led by scientists at UW–Madison has exploited those limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to give rise to life.
Machine learning analysis of research citations highlights importance of federal funding for basic scientific research
Researchers found patterns to help identify the citations that were more likely to be important to each piece of published science.
Wisconsin Idea Endowment awards granted
Seven projects and 10 seed grants from the Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment show how UW–Madison faculty, staff and students can collaborate with community members to enrich the lives of the people of Wisconsin, the nation and the world.
Ad hoc study group will recommend ways to improve the Black experience at UW–Madison
At the direction of Chancellor Mnookin, an ad-hoc group will study the Black experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and recommend steps the campus community could take to positively impact that experience.
Mixing donor and recipient immune systems creates tolerance of transplanted kidneys
Specialists at UW–Madison and Stanford University have developed the new approach to kidney transplantation that could one day help recipients tolerate a new organ without the need for anti-rejection medications.
Meet Wisconsin’s new state climatologist, Steve Vavrus
Vavrus is an expert on global climate change, extreme weather and Wisconsin climate.
Convocation 2023: Thousands of new students begin their ‘Wisconsin Experience’
Convocation is UW–Madison’s formal welcome ceremony for all new freshmen and transfer students. For thousands of incoming students, the event at the Kohl Center is their entry into higher education and the beginning of their academic experience at UW–Madison.
Four things an educational psychologist wants you to know about AI in the classroom
A former classroom teacher, a parent and scholar of technology and learning offers a few suggestions — and some assurances — about what to expect from AI in the near future.
UW–Madison part of effort to advance fusion energy with machine learning
The new collaboration is built on open-science principles and will use machine learning to advance our knowledge of promising sources of magnetic fusion energy.
Naloxone nasal spray available in more campus locations
This August, due to campuswide interest, UW–Madison installed 13 additional boxes, for a total of 25 locations on campus, so the entire UW–Madison community has access to this lifesaving measure.
Feeling like Barbie? Here are tips for finding purpose in the real world, based on science
In this summer's blockbuster movie of the same name, Barbie stares down an existential crisis. For humans in the real world, UW's Center for Healthy Minds has some well-tested guidance, along with a free app, for navigating life's challenges and cultivating well-being.
UW–Madison joins state consortium to bolster Wisconsin’s lead in biohealth
The consortium will build on Wisconsin’s role as a center for growth in personalized medicine and biohealth technology to enhance the health and economic well-being of Wisconsinites and the global community.