Update for Wisconsin basketball and hockey home games
Games will be played this season without fans in the stands for an indefinite period of time.
Message to students about COVID-19 increase on campus
UHS Executive Director Jake Baggott shares important guidance to students about the rise in cases on and off campus.
New recreation center is known by its Nick name
The new Nicholas Recreation Center ("The Nick") is home to 30,000 square feet of fitness space, eight courts, five studios, an Olympic-size pool, and more. It is operating at 25 percent capacity, with face masks required.
UW–Madison offers surge testing to community amid rise in cases
UW-Madison will offer free COVID-19 testing to area residents, ages five years and older, beginning Thursday, Nov. 12. This testing is for members of the public and participants do not need to be a UW–Madison student or employee.
Students who serve: Badgers in the National Guard
On Veterans Day, the Wisconsin State Journal profiles three students who have balanced National Guard deployments with their studies.
Outstanding Women of Color 2020-21
The awards honor faculty, staff, students and community members who have made contributions in social justice, activism and advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged, marginalized populations; community service; scholarly research; and community building.
In gratitude this Veterans Day
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor salutes UW–Madison’s student veterans and other military-connected students. “I see amazing examples of resilience and I am struck with gratitude at the depth of life experience they infuse into our classrooms and UW community,” she writes.
New Faculty Focus: School of Veterinary Medicine
Meet four of the new faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, with expertise ranging from veterinary ophthalmology to the effects of chemicals on development.
A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to restore reefs
New research provides an explanation for how corals are resistant to acidifying oceans and suggests that controlling water temperature, not acidity, is crucial to mitigating loss and restoring reefs.
‘Thanksgiving To Go’ returns with multiple menu options
The Wisconsin Union team has made affordable, gourmet Thanksgiving To Go meals available for purchase this year, with ordering available now through Nov. 20 and pick-up on Nov. 25.
UW System, Alliant Energy recognize outstanding students, teachers for 2020
UW–Madison senior Dalila Ricci won an honor for students from underrepresented groups pursuing a degree in business or engineering. Faculty Associate Sharon Thoma was singled out for outstanding commitment to student success.
Fueling Discovery: Virtual presentations begin
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is hosting a series programs dedicated to enriching the lives of UW alumni and friends. On Nov. 12, learn about storytelling that helps heal in the wake of disaster, risk factors that may help demystify schizophrenia, and promising quantum science.
Helping students succeed in a new reality
As director of the Center for Academic Excellence, DeVon Wilson is helping to clear the many hurdles COVID-19 is placing in front of the underrepresented, first-generation, low-income students he and his team support.
Tracking virus mutations reveals success of stay-at-home orders
A family tree of more than 200 variations in the virus that causes COVID-19 helps explain why two Wisconsin counties had such different early experiences with the pandemic.
UW–Madison to expand COVID-19 testing in spring
To accommodate more regular and frequent COVID-19 testing of all students and employees on campus in the spring semester, UW–Madison will partner with Shield T3, a subsidiary of the University of Illinois System.
Thesis-writing program shares joy of scientific research
The Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Thesis Award Program’s mission is to both promote science literacy among the public and recruit future generations to careers in scientific research with an approachable look at the latest findings.
Record number of students flocked to virtual Summer Term 2020
Nearly 11,000 undergraduates enrolled, up 18 percent from 2019. They chose from more than 900 online and remote courses for more than 27,000 course enrollments.