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2022 UW–Madison winter commencement takes place on Sunday
The university anticipates conferring degrees to 1,758 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s students in the ceremony at the Kohl Center. Read More
Search begins for new provost
A 17-member search and scren committee has formed to help identify a new provost and chief academic officer for UW–Madison. Read More
At 2022 winter commencement, an impressive array of notable graduates
Our 2022 winter commencement graduates are an impressive group — no surprise at a world-class institution like UW–Madison. Here are just a few of the amazing students earning degrees this December. Read More
He survived a heart transplant as a sophomore. Sunday, he’ll graduate.
Less than two years after getting a heart transplant, Anthony Genac is graduating from UW–Madison, having finished his schoolwork while recuperating. Read More
Folds in pUG molecules turn off genes and could provide clues about human disease
A curlicue RNA molecule dubbed a pUG can silence gene expression in roundworms, according to new findings. Researchers are using what they've learned to study human pUGs and their role in our own gene expression. Read More
Charlie Berens gets interrogated — by his little sister
Ahead of his winter commencement address this Sunday, comedian Charlie Berens sat down with his sister and current UW student Bridget Berens to answer her questions about his undergraduate days at UW–Madison. Read More
Field House rocks again, but volleyball season ends
It was another rollicking weekend at the Field House, as a full house of fans cheered on the Badgers volleyball team. But their season ended with a loss to Pitt in the Regional Finals. Read More
Updated: Waters Residence Hall power restored, residents cleared to return
An electrical issue that affected several buildings Friday evening left Waters Residence Hall without power or heat. Residents were offered alternative accommodations overnight as efforts to restore power were underway. Read More
UW researchers honored for inventions
UW professors Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams have been named fellows of the National Academy of inventors. Read More
Office of Strategic Consulting announces interim director
Starting Jan. 1, Charles Meyer will become interim associate vice provost for strategic initiatives and the director of the Office of Strategic Consulting. Read More
A campus health update as fall finishes and we look ahead to spring
Students and employees can find information and resources to support their health as several respiratory viruses circulate this winter. Read More
Badgers take to intramural sports in record numbers
Badgers joined intramural teams from basketball to inner-tube water polo this semester, finding friendly competition, new friends and the chance to win one of Rec Well's coveted championship t-shirts. Read More
From high school dropout to PhD: The unlikely journey of student commencement speaker Kirstan Gimse
This winter commencement's student speaker took a more unusual — but no less rewarding — path to graduation. Read More
Nuclear engineering student crowned Miss America 2023
Nuclear engineering student and 2022 Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke won the Miss America title on Dec. 15. She's using her platform to raise awareness of nuclear energy's benefits for a clean energy future. Read More
Machiko Ito’s ‘conversation with glass’
Glass artist Machiko Ito plays with the boundaries of glass and textile, crocheting and weaving delicate strands of industrial fiberglass into kiln-fired works of art. Read More
Aaron Bird Bear, set to retire, changed the way we understand campus
Aaron Bird Bear, UW's director of tribal relations, will retire Jan. 1 after nearly 23 years dedicated to improving campus life for Native students and reshaping the university's relationships with the tribes of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation on whose ancestral land the university resides. Read More
Badger Talks brings campus expertise to expanded audience
Badger Talks connects more than 400,000 Wisconsinites to UW experts every year through in-person and digital content, including a podcast. Read More
Field House heats up as Badgers roll into tournament
The Field House was filled with a familiar energy this weekend, as the Badger volleyball team started the NCAA tournament with two decisive wins. Read More
Tom Kuech joins UW–Madison ombuds Dec. 1
Emeritus Professor Thomas Kuech will serve a three-year term as a UW–Madison ombuds beginning Dec. 1 Read More
Study finds that big rains bring big algae blooms… eventually
Phosphorus is only one part of the algae bloom recipe, research shows. Other key factors at play are calm winds, warm surface waters and a low abundance of tiny crustaceans called zooplankton. Read More