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Keeping Watch in the Galleries
A job at the Chazen Museum of Art is reshaping one UW–Madison junior’s relationship with art in unexpected ways.
Indigenous-led research examines the health of restored manoomin in the Northern WI
Wild rice beds are returning to the St. Louis River Estuary thanks to restoration efforts. Ojibwe partners and UW researchers are now looking to determine whether contaminants affect the health of restored manoomin—and those who eat it.
UW-Madison professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Susan Hagness, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, is one of 130 U.S.-based and 28 international members elected to the academy’s 2026 class.
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Leadership Statements
Chancellor Mnookin: My next chapter
Last night, Columbia University announced my appointment as their next president, beginning July 1, 2026. Today, I want to express my enormous gratitude to this extraordinary community.
Chancellor Mnookin: A new semester begins — welcome back!
As we begin a new semester, I wanted to reach out to welcome you—whether you’re just returning to campus or have stayed local throughout Winter Break.
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The IceCube Upgrade has been successfully deployed! 🎉
The Upgrade marks the first significant expansion of IceCube since its completion 15 years ago.
Read about it here! ➡️ https://icecube.wisc.edu/news/press-releases/2026/02/the-icecube-neutrino-observatory-gets-a-major-upgrade-beneath-the-ice-2/
📸 credit: Colton Hill, IceCube/NSF
#IceCubeUpgrade #neutrinos #Antarctica
New #research from @UWiscSeaGrant is shedding light on how forever chemicals, or PFAS, may affect bald eagles’ 🦅 ability to fight off illnesses.
Learn more about the #GreatLakes #BaldEagle Health Project here: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/emerging-contaminants/per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas/great-lakes-eagle-health-project/
Congratulations to current @UWMadisonLS Dean Eric Wilcots for his appointment as UW–Madison’s interim chancellor effective May 17.
Read more: https://www.wisconsin.edu/news/archive/dr-eric-wilcots-named-as-interim-chancellor-of-uw-madison/
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Events calendar
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Black History Month Planning Committee
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Virtual Lecture with Emily Sneff6:00 pm, Online