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Chancellor Blank: Universities should encourage student voting
Now is the best time to think in new ways about how to fulfill our responsibility to educate students for lifetimes of engagement, argue Lawrence S. Bacow and Rebecca M. Blank in this editorial. Read More
Message to students: COVID-19 clarifications and reminders
"The University continues to evaluate the data and will make more decisions about campus operations next week. A lot will depend on how things go these next several days," says Dean of Students Christina Olstad. "The most important thing you can do to keep our positive numbers down is to physically distance from people other than your roommates or immediate family and to always wear a face covering." Read More
PETA misrepresents UW–Madison lab
Leaders and staff at UW–Madison, including people who care for and provide oversight of our animals, take seriously our responsibility to care for animals in research. Read More
UW–Madison 13th among public universities in Wall Street Journal rankings
Overall, the university has risen to 65th among 797 public and private colleges in the latest Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings. Read More
Dane County Health Council and partners announce Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance to lead local birth equity efforts
The group will be co-chaired by Tiffany Green, assistant professor in the departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Read More
The Grainger Foundation pledges $32 million to UW–Madison College of Engineering
The funding is aimed at attracting a diverse pool of students and faculty leaders and to create the Grainger Dean of the College of Engineering endowment. Read More
COVID questions: gyms, placebos, vaccine proof
Is it safe to work out in a public gym? If I'm in a vaccine trial and get the placebo, will I be told so I can get the vaccine? How will people have proof they had the vaccine? Read More
New Faculty Focus: Philipp Koellinger
"Most of my research is in behavioral genetics, which seems far removed from economics, but actually isn’t. My work became more and more interdisciplinary and driven by new, big data over the years." Read More
F.H. King group provides students, local community with fresh produce despite pandemic
The student organization's goal is to connect students with the land they live on and the food they eat, including combating food insecurity and fighting against social injustice in the food system. Read More
Tuition refund deadline extended for students impacted by COVID-19
For students negatively impacted by COVID-19 and who choose to completely withdraw from the semester, a full tuition refund will be possible for one additional week, to Friday, Sept. 18. Read More
Research reveals an enormous planet quickly orbiting a tiny, dying star
While there have been hints of large planets orbiting close to white dwarfs in the past, the new findings are the clearest evidence yet that these bizarre pairings exist. Read More
Chancellor Blank statement on Big Ten return to competition
"Above all, I support our coaches and student-athletes and want them to have the opportunity to safely compete, if possible. I believe the plan put forward by the Return to Competition Committee, with its extensive safety protocols and tight controls, allows that to happen." Read More
Honorlock: What the online proctor does and doesn’t do
Many students and others across campus are still learning about the tool, and have voiced some questions and concerns. Here are some key takeaways about what Honorlock does and does not do. Read More
UW–Madison teams top national competition to help middle class
Connect Rx will help families get the economic support they need to reduce financial stress and achieve better health. Opportunity Calculator plans to develop a mobile platform to tell workers how career and training opportunities could affect their income. Read More
Spring academic calendar changed
The updated calendar includes a long weekend from Friday, April 2, through Sunday, April 4. Under the previous calendar, spring break had been scheduled for March 27 through April 3. Read More
Chancellor Blank: Update on COVID-19 response
“We must bring our daily case totals down and we are taking aggressive action to do that,” the chancellor says. Testing will be increased and more contact tracers will be added. Read More
New Faculty Focus: Kate Walsh
"I was hired to lead an interdisciplinary research cluster on sexual violence so I am very excited about the resources and commitment of the university to the issues I study." Read More
2 new staff members join Employee Assistance Office
The Employee Assistance Office (EAO), which provides no-cost, confidential consultation and counseling services to UW–Madison employees and their families, has added consultants Hailey Krueger and… Read More
A program created to promote community on campus
In hopes of helping new students connect this semester, the Cener for First-Year Experience created Badger Welcome Groups. More than 600 signed to get to know each other. Read More
Meet the campus innovators launching successful companies in an unprecedented time
While the global pandemic has challenged business owners across many sectors, startup companies helped by UW–Madison's UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product program have managed to demonstrate resilience. Read More