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UW sustainability courses range across many fields of study
The University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2025 boasts more than 500 courses that cover environmental topics within their curriculum. Students can explore sustainability-focused courses that intersect with a variety of disciplines.
UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are working on new and improved treatments for diabetes and its complications. They're also searching for what doesn't yet exist: a cure.
This UW–Madison spinoff is making environmentally-friendly cement. The secret ingredient is pollution.
UW–Madison spinoff Alithic is leveraging a unique formula of typically harmful pollutants to produce a key ingredient of concrete.
Office of Strategic Consulting helps bring about positive change
This initial conversation opens the door to a full suite of services — including strategic planning, process improvement, organization design and redesign, leadership coaching, change management, team development, and organizational culture and climate enhancement.
Share input on search for new provost
The provost search-and-screen committee invites the UW–Madison community to share input on the search for the next provost during two listening sessions next week.
Scott to step back from School of Nursing deanship
Scott began her tenure as the eighth dean of the School of Nursing in July 2016, two years after the opening of Signe Skott Cooper Hall, the state-of-the-art home for nursing research and education at UW–Madison.
A vibrant transition
Experience UW–Madison’s autumnal peak in motion, music and golden light.
Veterans Day: Honoring those who served
The UW and Madison community came together to recognize those who have served our country during a special Veterans Day event.
AI referrals can reduce opioid addiction
A recent UW–Madison study suggests ways to increase access to treatment while saving money.
The barred owl’s westward migration threatens other species and a whole ecosystem, UW researchers find
A new study shows that the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments.
Meet 25 Wisconsin School of Business alumni who have changed the world
From starting a company or a recognizable brand to making it big in the entertainment or scientific fields, these UW graduates used their business degrees to launch big careers.
Go Big Read conversation centers around literature and language as a radical act
“Reading is the single most subversive act there is,” author Percival Everett told the audience at the Go Big Read keeynote at Union South on Tuesday evening.
‘Prepared for life’: UW–Madison awards the most degrees ever
This spring UW–Madison reached a major milestone, awarding 13,733 degrees to new graduates — the most in university history.
From idea to company to cure
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, widely known as WARF, helps UW researchers turn science into start-ups.
A very Badger Halloween
From carved pumpkins to costumed climbs, students showed off their creativity and Badger pride at various events across campus.
What do you do with an English degree? If you’re Richard Lovett, run Hollywood.
From his Milwaukee roots to representing some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports, Lovett credits his success to grit, vision and kindness—and doing what you love.
UW–Madison partners with Microsoft and TitletownTech to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery
Through the collaboration, UW–Madison researchers will work with Microsoft Discovery experts and TitletownTech’s network of industry partners to explore applications of advanced AI that can accelerate research and translation.
Fast Times at UW–Madison
With seven straight conference championships under their belts, the UW men’s cross-country team is used to leaving the Big Ten competition in the dust.
Mnookin, Zumbrunnen: Instructor workload update
The following message was sent to all faculty and academic staff from Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin and Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs…
Search begins for new provost
The provost is the chief academic officer of the university and the second-ranking officer under the chancellor, responsible for overseeing and coordinating the academic and outreach missions of the university.