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UW professor emeritus who paved the way for at-home colon cancer testing and other screenings earns national recognition

June 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Bayh-Dole Coalition awarded James Dahlberg the American Innovator Award, recognizing his commitment to advancing federally funded inventions from the laboratory to real-world applications. Read More

Message from UW leadership on budget reductions

June 23, 2025

As leadership reviews budget reduction plans, it will prioritize safeguarding the core elements of UW's teaching, research and outreach missions, now and in the future. Read More

Wisconsin Idea Seminar: UW faculty and staff explore the state

June 23, 2025

In May, 40 members of the 2025 Wisconsin Idea Seminar set off on the Forest + River journey to follow a circular path around Wisconsin, focusing on forest ecosystems, sustainability, entrepreneurship, health, creative placemaking and migration. Read More

A deep dive into the life in our waters

June 23, 2025

Attendees learned all about the waters of Wisconsin and the world at the Limnology Open House at the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology on June 20 Read More

UW researchers develop personalized cancer vaccines that slow tumor recurrence in mice

June 19, 2025

The approach could theoretically apply to any cancer that tends to recur, such as pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma, the most common and extremely aggressive brain tumor. Read More

Jazzing up a summer evening

June 18, 2025

The rhythms and chords of jazz floated over Lake Mendota on Saturday, June 14, as several leading bands played in the finale of the Madison Jazz Festival at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More

Meet the 2025 University Staff Recognition Award winners

June 17, 2025

The recipients have been recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs. Read More

Extracting beauty from flowers, by finesse or by force

June 13, 2025

One workshop taught how to arrange flowers into bouquets, and another taught how to pound them into fabrics to create colorful designs. Read More

UW innovations are helping farmers produce crops with less fertilizer. A pause in federal funds is threatening the research.

June 11, 2025

Thanks to federal support, UW researchers are engineering beneficial bacteria and breeding more-resilient crops with the aim to minimize farmers’ reliance on synthetic fertilizers, increase their cost savings and help protect the environment. Read More

Committee named and listening session scheduled to search for vice provost for enrollment management

June 10, 2025

Recruiting and evaluating candidates will take place over the summer with finalists expected to visit campus this fall. Read More

UW–Madison researchers find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk

June 4, 2025

Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for CAD is a step toward potentially preventing its damaging effects and perhaps one day developing therapeutic strategies to block the risky changes in arteries. Read More

These Badgers play classical music to tap creativity, teamwork

May 28, 2025

For some students, classical music offers a creative outlet that complements and balances their academic pursuits.  Through solo performances, lessons and chamber groups, classical music offers students a way to develop discipline, collaborate with others and express themselves. Read More

UW–Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 13, 2025

Only 120 American and 30 international scientists are elected to the academy each year for what the academy describes as their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read More

101 New Members join Phi Kappa Phi at UW–Madison

May 12, 2025

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine by a group of students who felt a need for an honor society that would recognize excellence across the whole range of academic disciplines. Read More

Didier Contis named UW–Madison chief information officer

May 12, 2025

Contis brings more than 26 years of experience in higher education IT leadership, most recently as executive director of academic technology, innovation and research computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Read More