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Bucky’s Classroom star: Helping 7th graders across the state prepare for college 

June 27, 2025

Stephanie Kressin has visited more than 250 seventh-grade classrooms around the state to help get students to start thinking about college, especially those who otherwise may not have, and leading them down a path to higher education.  Read More

UW professor emeritus who paved the way for at-home colon cancer testing and other screenings earns national recognition

June 25, 2025

Earlier this month, the Bayh-Dole Coalition awarded James Dahlberg the American Innovator Award, recognizing his commitment to advancing federally funded inventions from the laboratory to real-world applications. Read More

Message from UW leadership on budget reductions

June 23, 2025

As leadership reviews budget reduction plans, it will prioritize safeguarding the core elements of UW's teaching, research and outreach missions, now and in the future. Read More

Wisconsin Idea Seminar: UW faculty and staff explore the state

June 23, 2025

In May, 40 members of the 2025 Wisconsin Idea Seminar set off on the Forest + River journey to follow a circular path around Wisconsin, focusing on forest ecosystems, sustainability, entrepreneurship, health, creative placemaking and migration. Read More

A deep dive into the life in our waters

June 23, 2025

Attendees learned all about the waters of Wisconsin and the world at the Limnology Open House at the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology on June 20 Read More

Camp Randall’s unforgettable concerts

June 20, 2025

This summer, Camp Randall Stadium is opening its gates to concertgoers for the first time since 1997, when the Rolling Stones capped a decade-long run of world-famous rock bands making tour stops at the historic home of Badger football. Read More

UW researchers develop personalized cancer vaccines that slow tumor recurrence in mice

June 19, 2025

The approach could theoretically apply to any cancer that tends to recur, such as pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma, the most common and extremely aggressive brain tumor. Read More

Jazzing up a summer evening

June 18, 2025

The rhythms and chords of jazz floated over Lake Mendota on Saturday, June 14, as several leading bands played in the finale of the Madison Jazz Festival at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More

Meet the 2025 University Staff Recognition Award winners

June 17, 2025

The recipients have been recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs. Read More

UW–Madison physicists play key role in international observatory

June 16, 2025

Physics professor Keith Bechtol and his research group have been key players in bringing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile to the main stage. Now its state-of-the-art telescope has started taking its first images of the night sky. Read More

Extracting beauty from flowers, by finesse or by force

June 13, 2025

One workshop taught how to arrange flowers into bouquets, and another taught how to pound them into fabrics to create colorful designs. Read More

Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world

June 13, 2025

Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought.   Read More

Measuring gases around young stars, astronomers unlock major clues to planet formation

June 13, 2025

UW–Madison astronomers and international collaborators have produced the most accurate measurement of the gases swirling around young stars and their changing mass over time. The discovery offers clues to how different types of planets form. Read More

UW innovations are helping farmers produce crops with less fertilizer. A pause in federal funds is threatening the research.

June 11, 2025

Thanks to federal support, UW researchers are engineering beneficial bacteria and breeding more-resilient crops with the aim to minimize farmers’ reliance on synthetic fertilizers, increase their cost savings and help protect the environment. Read More

Committee named and listening session scheduled to search for vice provost for enrollment management

June 10, 2025

Recruiting and evaluating candidates will take place over the summer with finalists expected to visit campus this fall. Read More

Flying High, Virtually

June 4, 2025

There’s a growing student interest in aerospace engineering, as well as strong career prospects in the aerospace industry. Enter: A state-of-the-art flight simulator, housed in the College of Engineering’s Flight Simulator Laboratory. Read More