Pay plan increases to take effect in January
Pay increases will go into effect for many UW employees beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
Moments in time: photos from 2022
We've captured some of the most memorable and captivating images from our staff photographers, Jeff Miller, Bryce Richter and Althea Dotzour and student photographers Colton Mansavage Taylor Wolfram.
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $16 million, retains top 10 research institution ranking
UW–Madison remains the eighth-ranked research institution in the nation among public and private universities and saw an increase in research spending from 2020 to 2021.
Chancellor Mnookin’s 2022 holiday card
Chancellor Mnookin wishes the students, faculty and staff of UW–Madison a happy holiday season and shares her gratitude for everything you do to make this university one of the best institutions in the world.
‘Go Big Read’ seeking book suggestions for 2023-24
The campus community can submit ideas for a book that can generate vigorous discussions, engage the intellectual resources of UW and forge connections among students, faculty, staff, alumni and the wider community.
UW–Madison, U.S. Army announce partnership on environmental issues
UW–Madison and the U.S. Army will launch a two-year pilot program to work collaboratively on training, consultation and resources for environmental-related issues.
Return to in-person journalist residencies with all-star lineup
After going online during the height of the pandemic, UW's Journalist in Residence series returned in-person this semester with visits from five experts in broadcast, podcast and print reporting across topics of science, politics and culture.
Search begins for new provost
A 17-member search and scren committee has formed to help identify a new provost and chief academic officer for UW–Madison.
Folds in pUG molecules turn off genes and could provide clues about human disease
A curlicue RNA molecule dubbed a pUG can silence gene expression in roundworms, according to new findings. Researchers are using what they've learned to study human pUGs and their role in our own gene expression.
Charlie Berens gets interrogated — by his little sister
Ahead of his winter commencement address this Sunday, comedian Charlie Berens sat down with his sister and current UW student Bridget Berens to answer her questions about his undergraduate days at UW–Madison.
UW researchers honored for inventions
UW professors Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams have been named fellows of the National Academy of inventors.
Office of Strategic Consulting announces interim director
Starting Jan. 1, Charles Meyer will become interim associate vice provost for strategic initiatives and the director of the Office of Strategic Consulting.
A campus health update as fall finishes and we look ahead to spring
Students and employees can find information and resources to support their health as several respiratory viruses circulate this winter.
Badgers take to intramural sports in record numbers
Badgers joined intramural teams from basketball to inner-tube water polo this semester, finding friendly competition, new friends and the chance to win one of Rec Well's coveted championship t-shirts.
From high school dropout to PhD: The unlikely journey of student commencement speaker Kirstan Gimse
This winter commencement's student speaker took a more unusual — but no less rewarding — path to graduation.
Nuclear engineering student crowned Miss America 2023
Nuclear engineering student and 2022 Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke won the Miss America title on Dec. 15. She's using her platform to raise awareness of nuclear energy's benefits for a clean energy future.
Machiko Ito’s ‘conversation with glass’
Glass artist Machiko Ito plays with the boundaries of glass and textile, crocheting and weaving delicate strands of industrial fiberglass into kiln-fired works of art.
Aaron Bird Bear, set to retire, changed the way we understand campus
Aaron Bird Bear, UW's director of tribal relations, will retire Jan. 1 after nearly 23 years dedicated to improving campus life for Native students and reshaping the university's relationships with the tribes of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation on whose ancestral land the university resides.
Badger Talks brings campus expertise to expanded audience
Badger Talks connects more than 400,000 Wisconsinites to UW experts every year through in-person and digital content, including a podcast.
Tom Kuech joins UW–Madison ombuds Dec. 1
Emeritus Professor Thomas Kuech will serve a three-year term as a UW–Madison ombuds beginning Dec. 1