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Reduced cost parking options available to graduate, professional students and some employees
Given the current public health situation, UW–Madison campus administration has collaborated with Transportation Services to temporarily expand parking options for graduate and professional students and lower-paid employees. Read More
Student to student: How roommates have dealt with the pandemic and school
Editor’s note: Chelsea Hylton is a senior journalism and Spanish major at UW–Madison, and a writer for University Communications. Choosing to come back to campus… Read More
Students give UW–Madison high marks for academic quality, overall educational experience
The National Survey of Student Engagement assesses aspects of student learning, what students think of their undergraduate experience, and how they are benefiting from their studies. Read More
Chancellor Blank: Thank you for voting
As always, we encourage people to engage in vigorous discussion and debate. But I also encourage you to express your views, and your reactions to election results, constructively and respectfully. Read More
An Election Day like no other
After careful preparation by the Madison City Clerk’s office and UW–Madison officials, Election Day went ahead on Nov. 3 at seven polling places on campus. Read More
Chalk it up to dedication
A dedicated group of UW–Madison students who are part of the #BadgersVote coalition came out the evening of Nov. 2 to create street chalkings reminding… Read More
Help celebrate new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery building
It houses a meat and poultry processing facility and a Biosafety Level 2 facility for food safety research. They are at the core of the research, teaching and outreach that will be offered to students and industry. Read More
UW-Madison election stories and experts: Voting rights, youth turnout, foreign interference
UW–Madison experts can comment on topics surrounding the presidential election ranging from youth turnout to violence at the polls to election law. Read More
Menard family gift supports UW’s Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy
The gift enables the CSLD to promote the "critical understanding of ... constitutionalism and the rule of law, individual rights, and the meaning of freedom and free markets in a flourishing liberal democracy." Read More
‘All Ways Forward’ campaign extended
The multiyear campaign to raise much-needed funding for UW–Madison priorities has been extended until Dec. 31, 2021, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday. Read More
Baggott: Campus COVID-19 update for employees
The message below was sent to all employees on Oct. 29. Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali … Read More
The golden light of autumn
The golds and reds of late October shed a soft, warm light upon campus in recent days, especially as sunset approaches. Read More
New NIH-funded initiative will examine Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome
Investigators at the Waisman Center, the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and several departments at UW–Madison are involved in the effort, which they say "has the potential to help everyone." Read More
Research highlights need for grassland conservation, agriculture support
In a new study, researchers show that newly added croplands converted from grasslands important to wildlife generated less yield than existing cropland. Read More
Trends in hurricane behavior show stronger, slower and farther-reaching storms
Global trends suggest hurricanes are getting stronger, moving more slowly over land, and deviating farther north and south of the equator. With these changes come stronger winds, increased flooding, and risks posed to cities that historically have not been hit by these types of storms. Read More
WARF announces annual grant for UW research
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which obtains patents on UW inventions and licenses them to industry, has granted the university and the Morgridge Institute for Research a combined $100.3 million for 2020-21. Read More
COVID questions: Influenza comparison, selling home precautions
What's the difference between COVID-19 and influenza? What precautions should I take after potential buyers tour my home? Read More
New Faculty Focus: Quanyin Hu
"I particularly like the layout of the medical campus — UW put all the hospitals, School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Nursing, and the School of Pharmacy together. This is a brilliant idea, because medical research needs extensive collaboration." Read More
Diversity Forum keynote: ‘We would be wise to honor the inherent dignity of all people’
Austin Channing Brown says she learned early on that white people have a tendency to think — often incorrectly — that their experiences are universal and normal. Read More
New resources, upcoming discussions to help campus prepare for and reflect on presidential election
University officials will be offering several opportunities to engage in civic dialogue, build community, and discuss the election both before and after the vote. Read More