“The Quiet Rooms” wins 2020 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics
Through careful work with vulnerable and traumatized children, the reporters documented the unlawful use of seclusion and restraint in Illinois public schools, prompting state officials to impose an emergency ban on seclusion within a day of publication. Read More
WIAA Boys State Basketball Tournament at Kohl Center canceled
The WIAA has canceled the Boys State Basketball Tournament. The decision was made in consultation with local and state public health officials to discourage and limit large gatherings in light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Read More
UW-Madison experts available for analysis on the novel coronavirus
The following UW–Madison experts are available to comment on the COVID-19 health crisis. For further information, contact National Media Specialist Veronica Rueckert national media specialist at rueckert@wisc.edu. Read More
First fully online undergraduate degree to launch in fall 2020
UW–Madison Online's degree in personal finance will start in fall 2020, with more bachelor’s degree options to follow in the coming years. Read More
Katherine Cramer named an American Academy of Political and Social Science Fellow
The political science professor and Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science has based her career on listening carefully to others. Read More
‘Defining moment’ leads to UW–Madison for Brett Nachman
Nachman didn’t overcome Asperger’s. He hasn’t succeeded despite Asperger’s, although these are a couple of headlines he’s seen in the past. He’s succeeded the same way many of us have: by honing the skills that come naturally while working on the ones that don’t. Read More
State and UW employees’ campaign surpasses $80 million in donations to charities
A check for $2.48 million in donations pledged during last fall’s Partners in Giving Give Hope Campaign was presented to 11 umbrella charities and their 520 member charities during a volunteer recognition event at UW Madison’s Union South. Read More
Everett Mitchell: It’s up to us to support the ‘diamonds in the rough’
Everett Mitchell was once a good high school student who had his mind set on getting promoted to assistant manager at the grocery store where he worked as a bagger. Today he's a Dane County Circuit Court judge and a community leader, thanks to mentors, counselors, friends and family and a supportive environment at UW–Madison. Read More
Outstanding Women of Color honored
The twelfth cohort of Outstanding Women of Color awardees were honored at a reception on March 5. The honorees show a wide range of achievement and skill. Read More
New Faculty Focus: James McMaster
"Partially, my work is an attempt to map a few paths toward a more equitable distribution of care for all life on this planet, and I think of this effort as very much in line with the Wisconsin Idea." Read More
‘Voterpalooza’ to prepare for presidential primary
The Associated Students of Madison’s “Voterpalooza” will offer students help registering to vote from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, at booths at Union South, Library Mall, and East Campus Mall. The presidential primary is April 7. Read More
UW Arboretum begins final upgrades to stormwater management infrastructure
The final and most visible project will begin in early March at the edge of the Curtis Prairie, the oldest restored prairie in the world. A stormwater retention pond will be rehabilitated, a broken flume will be rebuilt, and invasive species will be removed and replaced with native plants. Read More
Ackerman to lead UW–Madison’s research and graduate education
Ackerman will oversee a portfolio comprising $1.2 billion in annual research expenditures, manage research policy and compliance, and lead graduate education through the Graduate School. Read More
2020 Census: Most UW–Madison students will be counted in Madison
When responding to the 2020 Census, UW–Madison students should be counted where they live and sleep most of the time as of April 1, 2020. Read More
Exploring Afrofuturism with Pierce Freelon
Black History Month keynote speaker Pierce Freelon discussed Afrofuturism with an enthusiastic crowd of more than 75 at Union South's Varsity Hall on Feb. 27. Read More
Anthropology professor Karen Strier recognized as prominent primate conservationist in Brazil
For 38 years, Strier has maintained a long-term study site on a protected reserve in southeastern Brazil near the city of Caratinga, in the state of Minas Gerais, where she studies a species of monkey known as the muriqui, often called the hippie monkey. Read More
New home for Watrous mural
Workers with Methods & Materials Inc. of Chicago installed a 1951 mural by artist and former UW–Madison professor James Watrous into the Chazen Museum of Art's Elvehjem Building on Feb. 26. Read More
This beetle got a boost when it partnered up with antifungal bacteria
In new research, scientists in the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy reveal the genetic history of this beetle-bacteria partnership. This kind of genetic detective work can help researchers decide where and how to look for new drugs. Read More
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
New research by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged and clumped proteins, an important step in eventually producing new neurons. Read More
Cells carrying Parkinson’s mutation could lead to new model for studying disease
The edited cells are a step toward studying the degenerative neurological disorder in a primate model, which has proven elusive. Read More