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New year, same Badger spirit
Badgers are back! Campus has reawakened as students settle in for a new academic year.
‘Almost magical’: Wisconsin Youth Leadership Forum empowers young people with disabilities
The School of Education’s six-day residency program instills leadership, self-advocacy and career awareness.
Students open new doors to learning on first day of class
A little morning rain couldn't stop thousands of Badgers making their way to lecture halls and labs across campus for the first day of class.
Welcome to a new academic year
The start of each academic year is something like a shared promise we make to learn and discover together, united by a commitment to be curious, courageous and open to new connections and fresh perspectives.
Thousands of new Badgers kick off the school year with convocation ceremony
UW–Madison’s newest students gathered for a formal welcome to campus during New Student Convocation.
Taking the court: Players and fans are ready for another action-packed Badger volleyball season
The Kohl Center was the backdrop for thousands of volleyball fans — most sporting Badger red in support of the home team — during the Opening Spike Classic.
Badger football returns under the lights, in the best college football town in America
Staying up late for the season opener, UW fans celebrated their team shutting out the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks 17-0.
A Wisconsin welcome for new UW faculty
On a nearly perfect summer night, new UW–Madison faculty members and their families met their fellow colleagues and campus leaders.
W Project: Teaching the Badger way
On Aug. 27, thousands of first-year University of Wisconsin–Madison students gathered at Camp Randall Stadium for the W Project, a crash course in the Badger spirit.
Department of Kinesiology faculty member appointed interim vice provost for teaching and learning
The vice provost for teaching and learning provides leadership and support for UW–Madison’s teaching and learning mission and serves as the faculty leader of the Division for Teaching and Learning
New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely
A new study finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly.
‘We are here’: New ad highlights national reach of Big Ten universities
A new TV ad by the Big Ten Conference celebrates the collective and collaborative impact of its members schools, including UW–Madison.
The best social media accounts to follow in Badgerland
These platforms are where Badgers come together to celebrate traditions, share experiences, and show off their pride. Find your favorite ways to stay connected.
Statewide prison education program aims to boost economy, reduce recidivism
A collaboration between several University of Wisconsin schools delivers college courses, certificates and degree pathways to students in person at seven correctional instutions in the state, with two more to be added this fall.
A century of research partnerships
Founded in 1925, as an independent, nonprofit foundation, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has helped steward the cycle of research, discovery, commercialization and investment at UW–Madison.
Recycling lithium from old electric vehicle batteries could be done cheaply with new electrochemical process
A group of UW–Madison chemists are hopeful they've found a solution, and they're already filing patents and courting global carmakers.
Finding their spark
Moving into a new learning community, these students are ready for a full-scale immersion in the Wisconsin Idea.
After the flood
UW students apply classroom learning to support a Wisconsin community in healing.
UW–Madison’s summer snapshot
Camp Randall was filled with music again, several new buildings rose up, students learned both indoors and out and research continued.
Catalysts of change: How CDIS partnerships are shaping what’s next
From building bridges with elementary schools to enabling scientific breakthroughs through statistical and computing expertise, CDIS is forging powerful partnerships that are transforming how work is done across campus and Wisconsin.