Unleash your curiosity at the 13th annual Wisconsin Science Festival
With more than 300 events across the state, all are welcome to join the festivities through hands-on science exhibitions, performances, tours, pub nights, talks with scientists and authors, film screenings and so much more. Read More
New Faculty Focus: WenWen Cheng
"My research focuses on microclimatic landscape design in multiple scales, including urban heat island and environmental justice, sustainable communities, human thermal comfort and heat stress." Read More
Bakke center qualities: nature, wellness, “one-stop shop” and welcoming atmosphere
The Bakke offers a wide range of features including cardio, weightlifting, cooking, dancing, sport simulators, nap pods, mental health and wellness, a rock wall and even a protein shake station. Read More
Employers, students eager to connect at career fair
“Employers are really seeking UW–Madison students,” said Angie White, executive director of SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science. Read More
How to get the most out of the campus career fair
A career fair veteran offers some tips to help students show their best side and reduce nerves when they meet with prospective employers at the fair. Read More
UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More
Incarceration rates, falling in every US state, drive significant shifts in risk of prison for marginalized groups
Young Americans in general have grown less likely to break the law in recent decades, according to the researchers, driving much of the decrease in imprisonment. Some policy changes have contributed as well. Read More
UW–Madison is 35th in 2024 U.S. News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
It is UW–Madison’s highest overall U.S. News ranking in the past 15 years, and the fifth year in a row that the university has moved up — advancing 14 places since ranking 49th in 2019. Read More
U.S. News & World Report 2024 undergraduate program rankings
Here are the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s rankings in programs and specialty areas, out of 437 public and private doctoral institutions, from the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.” Read More
UW and tribal leaders honor newly installed Truman Lowe sculpture
“Effigy: Bird Form” is meant to evoke the effigy mounds that have since disappeared. The sculpture is located on the eastern edge of Observatory Hill just north of Van Hise Hall. Read More
Guidelines help students, employees exercise right to free speech
Following the guidelines ensure students and staff participating in protest activities will remain safe and in good standing as they exercise their constitutional rights. Read More
Student stories: Proper campus etiquette for buses and bikes
As students attempt to conquer the new bus systems and understand bike lanes in University Avenue, keep in mind some of these dos and don’ts of Madison’s public transportation modes. Read More
From medieval armor to improv comedy, there’s a student org for everyone
Looking to find your community, UW students? The Fall Student Organization Fair at the Kohl Center on Sept. 8 featured clubs for every interest. Read More
Student Stories: A rookie’s guide to navigating football frenzy
Even though I didn’t understand the rules or what was going on all the time, one thing was clear: The joy and sense of belonging within Camp Randall Stadium can even make a scorching day feel fervently festive. Read More
Q&A: New International Division Dean Frances Vavrus
She wants to sustain UW–Madison’s position as one of the top institutions sending students and professors abroad through Fulbright programs and hosting Fulbrighters on our campus, and its role as a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers. Read More
MCOR: Sharing cultural traditions from around the world
Twenty-seven groups from different student organizations affiliated with the Multicultural Student Center performed a mix of stepping/strolling, dance routines and a capella singing for new students seeking to join student organizations. Read More
Scenes from the first day of class, 2023-24
Crowds of students chatted and laughed as they walked to classes, stopped bystanders to ask for directions and greeted fellow students as they settled into their seats in lecture halls and classrooms. Read More
UW–Madison responds to swimming pier collapse
According to the Madison Fire Department, 60-80 people were estimated to have been on the pier when it collapsed, with many swimming back to shore. Read More
Badgers off to a blazing-hot start
The Badgers football team and head coach Luke Fickell started the new era of Wisconsin football with a 38-17 defeat of the Buffalo Bulls. Read More
All about the W
On the evening of Sept. 1, thousands of first-year University of Wisconsin–Madison students gathered at Camp Randall Stadium for the W Project, a crash course in the Badger spirit. Read More