Category State & Global
The Green Fund: How UW–Madison students are driving a global sustainability effort
Students bring their proposals to the Green Fund staff and receive support as they turn their ideas into tangible projects. Staff assist in helping students meet with campus stakeholders, collect and analyze data, write funding proposals, implement the project and tell the story about the outcomes. Read More
2025 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony recognizes 190 outstanding students
“Students, today is about recognizing and celebrating the dedication, vision, and just plain hard work that have brought you to this moment,” said Provost Charles Isbell, who co-hosted the ceremony with John Zumbrunnen, vice provost for teaching and learning. Read More
Raines Lucas, Jenna Seidl named winners of 2025 Herfurth-Kubly Awards
The awards, among the oldest and most prestigious on campus, are given annually to two seniors who have made the most effective use of their time at UW–Madison. Read More
245 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
The ΦΒΚ chapter at UW–Madison was founded in 1899 and honors students who rigorously explore the sciences, arts and humanities. Read More
Home is where my pet is
Having a pet in college is not for everyone, but some UW students say it has its benefits. "Coming home to Colt is often the highlight of my day. His tail wags as he jumps up and down when I walk through the door, and I couldn’t feel more grateful to have him with me," says one student. Read More
Bucky’s Tuition Promise makes college dreams come true for Wisconsin families
UW–Madison now has three major financial aid initiatives that support Wisconsin residents: Bucky’s Tuition Promise, Bucky’s Pell Pathway and The Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise Program. Together, these initiatives have benefitted more than 8,000 students from Wisconsin over the past seven years. Read More
Threat of abrupt mortality events keeps endangered monkey population at risk, despite decades of growth
Researchers hope their work eventually could inform conservation policies that might improve habitat quality management or create habitat corridors between isolated populations of the muriquis. Read More
Teaching, research lead UW to rise in worldwide rankings
This marks a two-year surge for UW in the rankings, thanks also to the university’s patents and growing research expenditures. Read More
‘Sitting Pretty’ author to deliver Go Big Read keynote Oct. 16
A combination memoir, essay collection and call to action, “Sitting Pretty” invites readers to consider disability from a different perspective. “Instead of disability as the limitation, what if a lack of imagination was the actual barrier?” the author asks. Read More
Portage attracts residents, businesses, and workers after UniverCity partnership
The City of Portage worked with UniverCity Alliance as part of a partnership with Columbia County from 2021-24. Read More
Great Lakes climate reporter to visit campus as fall Science Journalist in Residence
As a reporter for the online magazine Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, Izzy Ross tells stories of how the Great Lakes are affected by climate change. Read More
UW–Madison ranked 39th in nation by U.S. News
UW undergraduate programs received top 20 rankings in engineering, computer science, business, and economics, as well as in many subspecialties. The Wisconsin School of Business’s undergraduate real estate program was ranked first nationwide. Read More
Burning and Learning
UW–Madison instructors, land care managers and students, along with the help of volunteers and farmers, are returning fire to landscapes on and off campus to restore the beauty of native tall grass prairies and oak savannas. Read More
UW–Madison supports multi-million-dollar U.S. clean energy project to benefit rural Wisconsin communities
Dairyland will use the funding to procure 1,020 megawatts of renewable energy through four solar installations and four wind power installations across rural portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois. Read More
Aquatic invasive species are more widespread in Wisconsin than previously thought
The analysis highlights several lessons learned through four decades of data collection, research and experiments conducted by the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research program. Read More