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May 8 update on Library Mall encampment
After numerous meetings over the past week between campus leaders and student protest organizers and their faculty liaisons connected to the illegal encampment, discussions broke down when students and their faculty liaisons walked out of today’s meeting. Campus leaders are disappointed by this decision, especially as they have engaged in a good faith effort to find a resolution to this situation.
2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony recognizes 173 outstanding students
Chancellor Mnookin praised the students for their deep commitment to sharing their knowledge beyond the borders of the campus “in our proud Wisconsin Idea tradition.”
Updates on free expression and campus protests
UW-Madison supports free expression and the right to safe and lawful protest. The university is regularly updating a website with news and media updates, relevant policies and support resources.
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska named UW–Madison vice chancellor for research
In her role at Ohio State, Brzezinska spent three years working on strategic growth and diversification of the university’s research portfolio through federal funding and on helping faculty develop research leadership skills.
Chancellor Mnookin’s Faculty Senate remarks on Library Mall encampment
Today, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin presented before a meeting of the Faculty Senate, where media and protestors were also present. Her remarks can be found here.
Investigations initiated for two student organizations
Two UW–Madison registered student organizations (RSOs) are under investigation and have received interim suspension notices related to allegations of conduct in violation of student organization codes.
Owczarek to serve as interim financial aid director
Beginning June 3, Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar Scott Owczarek will assume the role of interim director of the Office of Student Financial Aid…
Commencement 2024: Meet some of this spring’s notable graduates
Some have changed lives with their research or improved communities through their public service. Others have scaled the academic heights, made an impressive mid-life career change, or overcome daunting odds to finish a degree.
Search begins for new vice chancellor for university relations
The vice chancellor for university relations is responsible for leading university interactions with key stakeholders including federal, state, local and tribal government leaders, community organizations, business and industry, and visitors to campus.
Saturday update on Library Mall encampment
Earlier today, for a little more than an hour, campus leaders engaged in a fourth conversation with student protest organizers to continue to discuss protest organizers’ concerns and expectations and to lay the foundation to resolve the tent encampment on Library Mall.
Friday update on Library Mall encampment
UW-Madison is providing the following updates on Friday, May 3. Since yesterday morning, campus leaders and protest organizers have held three meetings to understand protest…
Brelynn Bille, Josh Baston named winners of 2024 Herfurth-Kubly Awards
The awards are given annually to two seniors who have made the most effective use of their time at UW–Madison.
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
Mice treated with the therapeutic-laden bacteria experienced delayed tumor growth and significantly longer survival compared with mice that received other treatments.
Investigation of former UWPD chief substantiates policy violations
An investigation of former UWPD Chief Kristen Roman conducted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Human Resources substantiated multiple violations of university employment policies…
Wednesday evening update on Library Mall encampment
UW–Madison remains supportive of peaceful protest compliant with the law and campus protest policies and deeply values the constitutionally protected right to free expression.
UW–Madison physicist Francis Halzen elected to National Academy of Sciences
Halzen directs the UW–Madison Institute for Elementary Particle Physics Research and is the principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
APIDA Heritage Month builds community through food and fellowship
April at the University of Wisconsin–Madison marks the annual celebration of APIDA Heritage Month. This year’s theme, “Ingredients, Identities, and Intersectionality,” recognized the close connection between food and identity, particularly within the APIDA community.
Commencement: Meet two new grads
Some students set to graduate at this month's spring commencement have already made their mark on the world.
‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book
A combination memoir, essay collection and call to action, Rebekah Taussig's book invites readers to consider disability from a different perspective. “Instead of disability as the limitation, what if a lack of imagination was the actual barrier?” she asks.
Commencement profile: Her work to amplify South Asian voices has mobilized hundreds at the polls
Chandra Chouhan is earning a bachelor’s degree in global health and international studies and has long-term plans to attend law school.