New Faculty Focus: Suzanne Eckes
Suzanne Eckes: professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Hometown: Neenah, Wisconsin Educational/professional background: For the past 18 years I have been on the… Read More
And they’re back! Students embrace campus life again
As evidenced by the smiles and fist bumps, there is nothing quite like being back on campus. Take a look at some the activities — painting, volleyball, ice cream socials. Read More
Chancellor gives a big ‘thank-you’ to those behind COVID-19 testing
When the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into turmoil in the spring of 2020, the experts at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene instead got to work. Read More
Eight students win Troxell-Glicksman Awards
The eight women being honored are of high academic caliber, very active on campus and/or in community activities and are usually aspiring to continue their education in graduate or professional schools. Read More
UW-Madison reports high levels of vaccination
As of Sept. 1, 88 percent of students are fully vaccinated and 91 percent of students have received at least one dose. In addition, 92 percent of employees are fully vaccinated. Read More
New Mercile J. Lee Scholars start to build community
Incoming students in the Mercile Lee Scholars Program took part in a community building exercise during an orientation session held at Carson Gulley Center on Aug. 30. Read More
VandenBosch to step down as CALS dean in 2022
“We are enormously grateful for Kate’s leadership in CALS and across campus," Provost Karl Scholz said. "She is unflappable and wise, and under her leadership CALS has created a very bright future for the many stakeholders passionate about the college.” Read More
WiBee mobile app seeks to assess, bolster Wisconsin’s wild bees
WiBee allows people to take part in a new citizen science project to observe and collect high-quality data on the abundance, diversity and activity of wild bees in the state. Read More
An annual ritual: Moving into the residence halls
Residence hall move-in at the University of Wisconsin–Madison started Monday, Aug. 30, and it was a happy occasion for many students. Read More
UW–Madison ranked first among public universities by Washington Monthly
“The Monthly’s rankings are crafted to push institutions of higher learning to be engines of upward mobility, scientific progress, and democratic participation,” the magazine explains. Read More
Media advisory: UW–Madison experts address back-to-school topics
It’s the start of another school year with things still feeling far from normal. Experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are ready with tips and expertise to help us navigate. Read More
New UW center to study psychedelic compounds for medical treatments
From cannabis to psilocybin to MDMA, psychoactive agents are the new frontier for potential new therapies and medications, according to the center's director. Read More
UW snake specimens show deadly fungus has been around for decades
A researcher examined more than 500 snakes in jars, preserved specimens at UW–Madison’s Zoological Museum and elsewhere, looking for telltale lesions on the snakes’ skin. Read More
UW librarians and researchers help Olympics address athlete mental health
UW's Claudia Reardon, co-chair of the IOC’s workgroup on Mental Health in Elite Athletes, has worked with others at UW–Madison to help come up with a consensus statement on the mental health of elite athletes. Read More
New Faculty Focus: Chloe Grace Hart
"I remember growing fascinated in middle school by how people sorted into social groups and hierarchies – who could sit with whom in the school cafeteria and so forth – and how that shaped the way others treated them." Read More
A curtain call for impresario, tireless advocate for science literacy — Shakhashiri retires
Bassam Shakhashiri, the kinetic and tireless science educator and 81-year-old University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry professor who for more than 50 years charmed and amazed audiences with the wonders of science, has retired. Read More
A Q&A with Bassam Shakhashiri
University of Wisconsin—Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri sat down recently to reflect on his more than 50 years as a science educator, as he faces retirement. Read More
Campus sustainability initiatives have their day in the sun
On August 12, leaders from the Wisconsin Departments of Administration (DOA), Financial Institutions (DFI), and Safety & Professional Services (DSPS) toured several campus facilities to learn more about the ways UW strives to create solutions that address some of today’s biggest sustainability challenges. Read More
Professional couples are on the rise, but it’s not increasing income inequality
But the changing availability of spouses with particular jobs — especially a large increase in professional women — has dramatically changed common household couplings. Read More
UW to be site for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine pediatric clinical trial
The UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has been selected as one of the sites for the KidCOVE study, a phase three clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in children. Read More