Tonight’s Matthew Desmond talk will be live streamed
Couldn't get tickets to see the author of this year's Go Big Read selection? You can watch Matthew Desmond discuss his book "Evicted" via live stream tonight at 7 on the GBR website, or at a number of viewing locations including College Library, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and several local public libraries. Read More
Student vote ambassadors carry on legacy of Andrew Goodman
Three UW–Madison students have spent the past year focusing their efforts on ensuring the right to vote extends to all citizens during this presidential election. Read More
Kaine to hold Tuesday campus event
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will hold an event on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Gordon Dining & Events Center, 770 W. Dayton Street. Read More
Campus prepares pumpkins, costumes for Halloween
The campus community is finding many creative ways to celebrate Halloween – carving pumpkins on a crisp October night, wandering the oh-so-spooky hallways of Humanities, hobnobbing with history's greatest artists. Read More
Farm & Industry Short Course serves Wisconsin farmers
In only 16 weeks, the UW–Madison Farm & Industry Short Course teaches students to operate their own farms, run an agricultural business, or work in the agribusiness sector. Read More
Astronaut James Lovell to speak at UW–Madison’s December commencement
December’s University of Wisconsin–Madison commencement speaker is out of this world. Or at least he has been. Read More
Wisconsin Science Festival: It’s not just a Madison thing
The Wisconsin Science Festival passed a milestone this year, says organizer Laura Heisler of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation at UW–Madison. "For the first time, we had more activities and events outside Madison than inside Madison." Read More
Immigration attorney, podcaster Rabia Chaudry to keynote UW–Madison Diversity Forum
The 2016 annual UW–Madison Diversity Forum will be Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Read More
Rural family medicine residency program to expand with grant
More resident physicians will be working in underserved rural areas of Wisconsin thanks to a four-year, $675,000 grant to the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Read More
UW-Madison ranked highly among global universities by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked 29th by U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Global Universities. Last year, UW–Madison was ranked 26th. Read More
Annual Passing the Mic Festival will be Oct. 20-22
UW-Madison’s 12th Annual Passing the Mic Festival will be Oct. 20-22 on the theme of “Hip Hop Education in the Classroom and Beyond.” It’s… Read More
Westboro Baptist Church plans campus protest
The Westboro Baptist Church has notified UW–Madison that its members will stage a protest on campus on Thursday, Oct. 20. Read More
WARF Innovation Award winners take on Zika outbreak, airway obstruction
A potential vaccine for a worrisome virus and a real-time method to monitor sedated patients have taken top honors from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The winning teams are led by UW–Madison's Jorge Osorio and Guelay Bilen-Rosas. Read More
Stitching history exhibition ties together history and humanity
Hedwig "Hedy" Strnad did not survive the Holocaust, but more than 70 years later her dress designs have come to life in the exhibition “Stitching History from the Holocaust”, now on display at Ruth Davis Design Gallery at the UW–Madison School of Human Ecology. Read More
UW-Madison to launch online Master’s in clinical nutrition to meet growing demand
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved an online master of science degree with a focus on clinical nutrition, among the first of its kind in the U.S. Read More
Karen Strier is elected president of International Primatological Society
For the first time in its 52-year history, the International Primatological Society has elected a University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist as its president: Karen Strier, Vilas Research Professor and Irven DeVore Professor of Anthropology. Read More
UW-Madison introduces new jobs site
On Monday, UW–Madison launched a new employment website, jobs.wisc.edu, offering a new look for applicants to the university’s job openings and a new system for those managing recruitment and selection. Read More
Debate experts available from UW–Madison
The following University of Wisconsin–Madison experts are available to speak with reporters covering the upcoming presidential debates. The second of three debates is scheduled for… Read More
The do’s & don’ts of Interdepartmental (Campus) Mail
Interdepartmental Mail, also known as Campus Mail, is a service that specializes in delivering mail to buildings on campus. It’s best known for… Read More
Wisconsin School of Business MBA Programs first in country to receive STEM designation
Two specialized MBA programs that are part of the Wisconsin Full-Time MBA Program at the Wisconsin School of Business of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have become the first MBA programs in the country to receive a CIP code (Classification of Instructional Programs) with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) designation from the United States Department of Homeland Security. Read More