Move-in 2019: A Wisconsin welcome
Thousands of new students and their families moved in to campus residence halls this weekend with the help of fellow students and staff. Bucky stopped by to lend a paw as well. Read More
Expanded role for UW–Madison reactor adds value to industry
The university is building on a nearly 60-year tradition of leadership in nuclear engineering with an expanded role for its research-and-teaching nuclear reactor that extends the facility’s expertise into industry. Read More
Science meets seat-of-the-tractor observations with Discovery Farms
“By the time Discovery Farms left Cashton in 2017,” says Jack Herricks, “the relationship had changed, the era of finger pointing and distrust had left. It was a pretty dramatic shift.” Read More
Employees whose work stood out in Extension transition win awards
Recipients of the Outstanding Contributor Awards are the assistant vice chancellor for business services, the director of the Administrative Services Unit in the Office of Human Resources, and an assistant chief of the UW Police Department. Read More
New policy will create more gender-inclusive restrooms on campus
“This new policy formalizes efforts that have been under way on our campus to ensure that we have facilities in place to make everyone feel safe and welcome,” says Laurent Heller, vice chancellor for finance and administration. Read More
Next steps set following review of fraternity and sorority life by external team
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and members of the fraternity and sorority community will spend the coming academic year determining ways to strengthen fraternity and sorority life at UW–Madison following a review by an external team of experts. Read More
Know before you go: Campus policies on free speech and protests
As the new academic year gets underway, university officials are reminding students of guidelines that will help keep them safe and in good standing as they exercise their rights to free speech and free expression. Read More
School’s in: UW–Madison experts can offer tips for the school year
As a new school year starts, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are ready with tips and expertise on a variety of subjects. Read More
Central funding for pay increases to continue for another year
UW–Madison has allocated approximately $20 million in central campus funding to provide faculty and staff pay adjustments in 2019-20. This is a continuation… Read More
Electronic records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation
UW–Madison's Marsha Mailick led researchers from the Waisman Center and Marshfield Clinic in a study that employed machine learning to mine decades of electronic health records of nearly 20,000 individuals. Read More
English professor will lead Center for the Humanities
Russ Castronovo, who chaired the English department for three years as the Tom Paine Professor of English and Dorothy Draheim Professor of American Studies, will build upon the center’s strengths and focus on new ways to engage students. Read More
Video: Summer Sweet Spots 2019
You can enjoy these campus locations any time of year, but they are especially sweet during the summer months. Read More
Student support and insurance are backbones to the Fall Research Competition
Funding for this research competition, provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, is available because of impressive efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff in filing successful patents through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Read More
New campus center poised to push the boundaries of genetic science
Genomic research is at the forefront of modern biological investigation. UW–Madison’s strong status in this rapidly evolving field has led to creation of the Center for Genomic Science Innovation. Read More
Get to know a few of UW–Madison’s early-start international students
Each summer, many first-year Badgers from other countries arrive several weeks early to take part in the International Student Summer Institute. It’s a way for them to ease into American university life while taking an intensive course in English as a Second Language. Read More
Madison College students prepare for transfer, gain biotech skills
An instructor at the technical college saw opportunities at a UW–Madison biotechnology research center for her students to learn lab skills and get ready for attending a four-year college. Read More
Single protein plays important dual transport roles in the brain
A wide range of neurological conditions could benefit from the growth of axons — the telephone wires of the nervous system — including spinal cord injuries and some neurodegenerative diseases, says researcher Edwin Chapman. Read More
UW–Madison moves up in 2019 worldwide ranking of universities
The analysis, conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ranks UW–Madison 27th in the world and 19th in the U.S. That’s up one spot internationally from last year and two spots nationally. Read More
‘Dr. Dirt’ worked with farmers to address water resource challenges
Fred Madison's work — which sought to protect the environment, assure farm profitability and sustain natural and human resources — had important impacts on farm practices, natural resources policy and conservation professionals. Read More
Katherine Magnuson will direct Institute for Research on Poverty
IRP, a center established at UW–Madison by the federal government in 1966, was created to inform policies to combat poverty, inequality and their effects in the United States. Read More