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UW–Madison prepares for possible federal shutdown
Campus offices began preparing for a possible federal government shutdown for several weeks. Detailed guidance for areas in which campus operations may be affected will be distributed. The goal is to provide support, limit disruption and disseminate information as it is available.
New program offers community-building for first-generation students at UW–Madison
In an effort to better support first-generation students and provide them enhanced opportunities to connect, find resources, and build community on campus, Student Affairs is launching the First-Generation Badgers program.
Resolution, carillon concert on Oct. 2 to honor Rebecca M. Blank
During her tenure as chancellor at UW–Madison, from 2013–2022, Blank focused on improving educational outcomes and the student experience, further elevating the university.
Powerful new genetic screening tool uses pathogens to probe infectious process
Using the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9, a team at UW has developed a new tool for ferreting out obscured human genes exploited by the influenza A virus.
Unleash your curiosity at the 13th annual Wisconsin Science Festival
With more than 300 events across the state, all are welcome to join the festivities through hands-on science exhibitions, performances, tours, pub nights, talks with scientists and authors, film screenings and so much more.
Meet the finalists for vice provost of libraries
Finalists will give public presentations in early October and their formal remarks will be posted on the search website until Oct. 16. Feedback on the candidates can be entered at the search site until 5 p.m. on Oct. 16.
The 2023 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Winning submissions were created with a variety of equipment and techniques, including digital cameras, transparent cellophane, cutting-edge microscopes and geographical maps.
New Faculty Focus: WenWen Cheng
"My research focuses on microclimatic landscape design in multiple scales, including urban heat island and environmental justice, sustainable communities, human thermal comfort and heat stress."
Bakke center qualities: nature, wellness, “one-stop shop” and welcoming atmosphere
The Bakke offers a wide range of features including cardio, weightlifting, cooking, dancing, sport simulators, nap pods, mental health and wellness, a rock wall and even a protein shake station.
Don’t want to major in it? Get a certificate!
Certificates provide a unique opportunity to explore specific subjects and interests, either aligning with your major or focusing on a different area entirely.
Employers, students eager to connect at career fair
“Employers are really seeking UW–Madison students,” said Angie White, executive director of SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science.
Wanted: Pizza and ice cream tasters
A Center for Dairy Research job posting created an international sensation last spring. But professional tasters perform a valuable role in the world of food science. They help improve quality and develop new products, like cheese curds that stay squeaky for longer.
How to get the most out of the campus career fair
A career fair veteran offers some tips to help students show their best side and reduce nerves when they meet with prospective employers at the fair.
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
A team led by scientists at UW–Madison has exploited those limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to give rise to life.
Machine learning analysis of research citations highlights importance of federal funding for basic scientific research
Researchers found patterns to help identify the citations that were more likely to be important to each piece of published science.
Wisconsin Idea Endowment awards granted
Seven projects and 10 seed grants from the Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment show how UW–Madison faculty, staff and students can collaborate with community members to enrich the lives of the people of Wisconsin, the nation and the world.
UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Ad hoc study group will recommend ways to improve the Black experience at UW–Madison
At the direction of Chancellor Mnookin, an ad-hoc group will study the Black experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and recommend steps the campus community could take to positively impact that experience.
Incarceration rates, falling in every US state, drive significant shifts in risk of prison for marginalized groups
Young Americans in general have grown less likely to break the law in recent decades, according to the researchers, driving much of the decrease in imprisonment. Some policy changes have contributed as well.
UW–Madison is 35th in 2024 U.S. News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
It is UW–Madison’s highest overall U.S. News ranking in the past 15 years, and the fifth year in a row that the university has moved up — advancing 14 places since ranking 49th in 2019.