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Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison to launch research on connection between asthma and Alzheimer’s disease
An interdisciplinary team of researchers will investigate the links between systemic inflammation and inflammation in the brain.
UW–Madison monitoring Wisconsin air quality
UW–Madison remains open for normal business, but is taking precautions to help people avoid excessive exposure.
Operation Camp Randall: The highs and lows of procuring a student season ticket
To truly experience a Wisconsin gameday, you need a ticket. And the fate of any student’s football viewing aspirations is determined by a random queue on a June morning.
10 receive University Staff Recognition Awards
The winners are recognized for achievements that include promoting the image of the university, demonstrating excellence, showing leadership, recommending innovative ideas and creating a welcoming workplace.
Fun-filled campus event will kick off yearlong 175th anniversary celebration
A community kickoff event at Memorial Union will officially launch the festivities on the evening of July 26, 2023 — 175 years to the day since the state’s first governor and legislature created the University of Wisconsin.
Statement of Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin in response to Joint Finance Committee decisions on UW System budget
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin shared the following statement on the UW System budget on June 22, 2023. “We appreciate the Joint Finance Committee’s decision to…
Video: Helping students tell their stories through poetry
ALL Stories brings local authors into schools and community organizations to help encourage and inspire young writers.
UW–Madison researchers reveal how key protein might help influenza A infect its hosts
Scientists have found that a key viral protein produced by influenza A can shred a host cell's genetic materials while leaving the virus unharmed.
UniverCity Year builds partnerships, ‘mutual trust’ across Wisconsin
UniverCity Year has partnered with 29 local governments and communities across Wisconsin. Its most recent cohort welcomed nine communities – a record for the program.
Beth Dawson has joined UW–Madison ombuds as of June 1
Emerit academic staff member Beth Dawson will serve a three-year term.
UW–Madison research project aims to ensure bright future for teen parenting program
Students from UW–Madison’s occupational therapy program help provide support and lessons to pregnant and parenting teens through the Capital High Parenting program in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
With transparent machine learning tool, engineers accelerate polymer discovery
The aerospace, automobile and electronics industries use these polymers, known as polyimides, for a wide variety of applications because they have excellent mechanical and thermal properties — including strength, stiffness and heat resistance.
In a first, researchers image adaptive immune systems at work in fish
A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers a first-of-its-kind visual of a non-mammal species' adaptive immune system in action.
Partnerships bring together UW–Madison quantum computing research, industry leaders
UW–Madison students will conduct hands-on research in partnership with industry, advancing research in the field while gaining real-world experience.
Water resources students get hands-on experience with creek cleanup
As part of a UniverCity Year partnership, students were practicing different strategies that can be used to clear blocked waterways during a Wisconsin Water Trail Development 101 seminar on April 29.
‘How Minds Change’ chosen as 2023-24 Go Big Read book
Author David McRaney focuses on why people believe the way they do and offers surprising evidence from psychology and neuroscience to explain what tends to be persuasive.
Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social celebrates 25 years
All UW–Madison employees can join for an ice cream social on June 27 from 1-2:30 p.m.
At UW–Madison, startups thrive — and win
Five of the final 13 companies participating in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest got their start at UW–Madison. Two won top prizes.
Faculty receive 2023-24 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
The awards are made possible by proceeds from UW research licensed by WARF.
Faculty, staff get to know Wisconsin, from rivers to forests to cities
On the Wisconsin Idea Seminar tour, they became students of Wisconsin life and learned from folks who are deeply committed to the place where they live and who are fundamentally motivated by relationship-building, reciprocity and responsibility to people, land, and water.