Second cohort of students to benefit from Bucky’s Tuition Promise
From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. March’s theme is Affordability… Read More
Saint Judy premiere to feature Q&A with director, a UW grad
“It is a big Badger production,” says director Sean Hanish. “I’m excited to come to Madison to discuss the film. Read More
Badger Ready gives adult students a pathway to a UW–Madison degree
Last fall, UW–Madison welcomed the first students served by the Badger Ready program, which helps students resuming their college education after a significant break. Read More
Get Social: By the light of the moon
From ice cream on a snowy terrace to a moon over Bascom, campus is showing off its winter beauty this week. Read More
Outstanding Women of Color honored
The five women were chosen for their advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged populations; scholarly research on race, ethnicity and indigeneity; and community building. Read More
Task force will recommend strategies to strengthen student mental health services
A newly created campus task force will review mental health resources and related supports at UW–Madison and provide recommendations for a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to… Read More
UW–Madison alumna named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
The prestigious scholarship provides full funding for graduate study at Stanford. Applicants are evaluated based on independence of thought, purposeful leadership and a civic mindset Read More
MR Guidance: Next frontier in hemorrhagic stroke
A UW–Madison startup called InseRT MRI has the goal of guiding drug placements in the brain with MRI, under a license to a patent held by WARF. Read More
UW-Madison ranks highly throughout the year
Rankings based on disparate criteria —whether it's student excellence or research impact or access to veterans — all put UW–Madison among the nation's top universities. Read More
Certificate program helps address state’s mental health care needs
The School of Nursing's Psychiatric Mental Health Care Certificate program helps health care providers throughout Wisconsin get certified to prescribe and diagnose in mental health cases. Read More
New PEOPLE program office opens
UW-Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence held a grand opening on Wednesday at its new site at Rufus King Middle School in Milwaukee. Read More
Get Social: Dogs, sunsets and dubs
Sunsets, dogs, and photos from warmer climates -- some of the things UW students use to get through mid-semester studying and endless snow. Read More
WARF bets big on new squad of drug hunters
“We are building a preclinical drug discovery organization,” says WARF Therapeutics Director Jon Young, who has worked in drug development at Merck Research Laboratories, Regulus Therapeutics and Celgene. Read More
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Scientists in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry are blasting E. coli bacteria with ionizing radiation once a week to watch evolution happen in real time as the bacteria become radiation resistant. Read More
Ancient poop helps show climate change contributed to fall of Cahokia
A study provides a direct link between changes in Cahokia’s population size as measured through a unique fecal record and environmental data showing evidence of drought and flood. Read More
A pharmacist-driven intervention to help veterans breathe easier
The service led by a UW–Madison pharmacy professor helps veterans who need it most, when they’ve recently been discharged from the hospital or emergency room with an exacerbation, he says. Read More
Get Social: Remember, there’s a warm, non-snowy season too
Take a look at these social media posts, and it will refresh your memory. For each winter scene on campus, we've reached back to a scene at the same site from last summer. To offer perspective. Read More
Peace Corps Week to feature National Teacher of the Year
UW-Madison will celebrate the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Peace Corps with a week of events, from Feb. 26 to March 2. Read More
You think clearing your sidewalk is a big job?
The UW–Madison grounds crew was busy yet again on Wednesday, Feb. 20, clearing snow on the 936-acre campus. Read More
Listening sessions scheduled for new provost search
The 17-member search and screen committee is interested in knowing what qualities people would like them to look for as recruitment and evaluation of candidates begins. Read More