‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book
A combination memoir, essay collection and call to action, Rebekah Taussig's book invites readers to consider disability from a different perspective. “Instead of disability as the limitation, what if a lack of imagination was the actual barrier?” she asks. Read More
Commencement profile: Her work to amplify South Asian voices has mobilized hundreds at the polls
Chandra Chouhan is earning a bachelor’s degree in global health and international studies and has long-term plans to attend law school. Read More
Commencement profile: Through disability rights advocacy, she’s improved campus accessibility, climate
Brelynn Bille has been a passionate advocate for disability rights oncampus, often tapping personal frustrations to fuel broader change. Photo by Doug… Read More
Experts available for interviews on H5N1
The avian flu H5N1 has made the jump to mammals, including cattle, and inactive remnants of the virus have been found in grocery store milk. Experts from UW–Madison are available to discuss questions about H5N1 risk to human health, pets and more. Read More
Update from UW–Madison experts on bird flu spread
UW experts are assisting efforts to track and research the virus with an eye toward minimizing risk to human health and protecting the state’s agricultural sector. Read More
An electrifying discovery may help doctors deliver more effective gene therapies
The researchers exposed liver cells to short electric pulses — and those gentle zaps caused the liver cells to take in more than 40 times the amount of gene therapy material compared to cells that were not exposed to pulsed electric fields. Read More
81 students join Phi Kappa Phi at UW–Madison
Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others. Read More
Crazylegs racers embrace the day
More than 9,000 people ran, walked and wheeled in the 42nd Annual Crazylegs Classic in Madison on April 27, enjoying a sunny spring day. Read More
168 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
UW–Madison’s ΦΒΚ chapter, founded in 1899, seeks to honor students who rigorously explore the sciences, arts and humanities. Read More
Popular social media apps use AI to analyze photos on your phone, introducing both bias and errors
An analysis of Instagram found that its vision model categorized more than 500 different "concepts," including age and gender, time of day, background images and even what foods people were eating in the photographs. Read More
These jacks-of-all-trades are masters, too: Yeast study helps answer age-old biology question
Researchers mapped the genetic blueprints, appetites, and environments of more than 1,000 species of yeasts, building a family tree that illuminates how these single-celled fungi evolved over the past 400 million years. Read More
Peace Corps ranks UW–Madison as top volunteer-producing university for 2023
The Peace Corps offers unique career advantages, providing volunteers with global perspectives and skills highly valued in today’s interconnected society. Read More
Nanomaterial that mimics proteins could be basis for new neurodegenerative disease treatments
The work centers around altering the interaction between two proteins that are believed to be involved in setting the stage for diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Read More
Undergrads embrace opportunity to showcase research at symposium
Two of UW–Madison’s key missions meet at the Undergraduate Symposium: leading-edge knowledge discovery and quality undergraduate education. Read More
Commencement profile: A world away, his family and Tibetan community share in his success
At spring commencement, Phuntsok will be earning a master’s degree in biotechnology, thanks to his own hard work but also the support of his family and UW–Madison. Read More
Chancellor Mnookin joins 60 university leaders to advance civic preparedness and uphold free expression on campus
The consortium's civic commitments stress inclusion as a strength of both American democracy and campus life and affirm the truth-seeking role of higher education through curiosity and inquiry. Read More
Earth Fest Kickoff: Celebrating sustainability progress
Participants in UW–Madison’s first-ever Earth Fest Kickoff Celebration on Friday, April 19, praised the momentum boost for the institution’s sustainability and environmental efforts. Read More
UW–Madison and Sandia National Laboratories expand strategic partnership
UW–Madison’s science and engineering capabilities and history of partnerships make it a principal research center for topics of national security importance, such as quantum science and climate change. Read More
Earth Day experts available from UW–Madison
The 54th Earth Day will be observed on Monday, April 22. Experts from UW–Madison are available on various aspects about the day of observance, including its theme “Planet vs. Plastic,” climate change, human rights, and more. Read More
Three honored for innovation, entrepreneurial excellence
Mark Bakken, James Dahlberg, and Dorri McWhorter received the 2024 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. These entrepreneurs exemplify the Wisconsin Idea — UW–Madison’s longstanding commitment to benefiting the world beyond the boundaries of campus. Read More