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Essential staff keep campus moving forward during coronavirus closure
“Our campus community owes a debt of gratitude to these employees for leaning in and figuring out how to get things done at such a difficult time."
UW Certified Professional Coach Program offers free coaching for UW employees
“This is not just about what we’re going to do, but it’s about how we want to be. How do you want to show up in the world during this difficult time and beyond? Coaches help you process that.”
Volunteer opportunities and other ways for Badgers to give back
A collection of ways to volunteer during the pandemic, from donating to local food pantries to assisting frontline responders.
Researchers at UW–Madison lead data science coalition to aid with COVID-19
Early modeling results show that the speed of viral transmission has slowed since Wisconsin's first “Safer at Home” executive order, demonstrating that social distancing is necessary to stop the spread of the disease.
WARF commits $100K to scaling up COVID solutions
The new UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge is intended to speed development of prototypes and concepts that can be deployed in 6-12 months.
Administrative Improvement Awards recognize innovative employees and their ideas
The awards are for outstanding work in process, service and delivery redesign that increases efficiency, revenue channels or cost savings, or improves service delivery.
Badger Talks examines personal finance in a pandemic
Should you tap your retirement savings? Borrow or lend money? J. Michael Collins offers advice on these and other financial matters under the strain of current economic conditions.
University Ridge Golf Course to re-open Friday, April 24
University Ridge Golf Course is set to re-open Friday under the extension of Wisconsin's "Safer At Home" orders. Please see the UW Athletics site for more information on safety-related guidelines.
Returning adult students receive awards for perseverance, leadership
The award-winning adult students have advice for others looking to take the leap and go back to school: Find a support network, ask for help and just have confidence you are capable of great things.
UW–Madison engineer works with local health leaders to develop COVID-19 prediction models
The models use a swath of relevant, research-based parameters to predict the number of cases of in the region.
Robots still roll on nearly empty campus
With in-person instruction suspended for the rest of spring semester and campus buildings closed except to essential employees, campus is a quiet place these days. But there's still activity from University Housing food-delivery robots.
Extension offers guidance on operating a farm during the pandemic
While much of the negative impact on agriculture by COVID-19 is out of farmers' control, there are things they can do now to reduce or prevent the impact of the virus on the health and productivity of their farm.
UW-Madison statement on April 16 Board of Regents Executive Committee
In the coming days, we will examine options available to us based on the Board’s actions that will help us manage this crisis in a fiscally responsible way while supporting our employees as best we can.
UW-Madison statement on April 16 Board of Regents Executive Committee
Across every department and division, each University of Wisconsin–Madison employee contributes to our mission of teaching, research and outreach. We deeply value the work of our faculty and staff, along with the flexibility and creativity they’ve employed to keep the university running during this period.
Gov. Evers extends Safer at Home order
Gov. Tony Evers today directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to extend the Safer at Home order from April 24, 2020 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, or until a superseding order is issued. The order implements some new measures to ensure safety and support the progress we've made in containing COVID-19, but also allows certain activities to start up again.
Advance could enable remote control of soft robots
UW-Madison researchers demonstrated a method for using magnetic fields to remotely induce soft composite materials to rearrange their internal structure into a variety of new patterns.
Blank’s Slate: You don’t have to miss observing Earth Day
Chancellor Rebecca Blank urges you to participate in a virtual Earth Day conference sponsored by the Nelson Institute on April 20. And learn more about the history of the Nelson Institute as it celebrates 50 years.
10 employees receive 2020 University Staff Recognition Awards
While an official ceremony recognizing the winners has been postponed, we present them here to honor their contributions and thank them for their many years of helping keep the university running efficiently.
Initiative enhances library holdings to support research
Susan Cook (right) meets with graduate student Jessica Courtier in the Mosse Humanities Building in 2008. Cook is director of UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School…
Atypical path leads student to Truman Scholarship, one of country’s top academic honors
"I’ve been very lucky to have key teachers and mentors in my life. Without them, I wouldn’t have applied to college or run for student body president or applied for the Truman Scholarship. You have to find your allies and see your own potential.”