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UW professor emeritus who paved the way for at-home colon cancer testing and other screenings earns national recognition
Earlier this month, the Bayh-Dole Coalition awarded James Dahlberg the American Innovator Award, recognizing his commitment to advancing federally funded inventions from the laboratory to real-world applications.
Measuring UW–Madison’s impact: Wisconsin Idea Database reports benefits for all 72 counties
According to the latest data from the Wisconsin Idea Database, a project that highlights the many connections between UW–Madison and the state of Wisconsin, UW–Madison makes a significant impact on Wisconsin's students, communities, health care and workforce.
Message from UW leadership on budget reductions
As leadership reviews budget reduction plans, it will prioritize safeguarding the core elements of UW's teaching, research and outreach missions, now and in the future.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar: UW faculty and staff explore the state
In May, 40 members of the 2025 Wisconsin Idea Seminar set off on the Forest + River journey to follow a circular path around Wisconsin, focusing on forest ecosystems, sustainability, entrepreneurship, health, creative placemaking and migration.
A deep dive into the life in our waters
Attendees learned all about the waters of Wisconsin and the world at the Limnology Open House at the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology on June 20
Camp Randall’s unforgettable concerts
This summer, Camp Randall Stadium is opening its gates to concertgoers for the first time since 1997, when the Rolling Stones capped a decade-long run of world-famous rock bands making tour stops at the historic home of Badger football.
UW researchers develop personalized cancer vaccines that slow tumor recurrence in mice
The approach could theoretically apply to any cancer that tends to recur, such as pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma, the most common and extremely aggressive brain tumor.
Jazzing up a summer evening
The rhythms and chords of jazz floated over Lake Mendota on Saturday, June 14, as several leading bands played in the finale of the Madison Jazz Festival at the Memorial Union Terrace.
Meet the 2025 University Staff Recognition Award winners
The recipients have been recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs.
UW–Madison physicists play key role in international observatory
Physics professor Keith Bechtol and his research group have been key players in bringing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile to the main stage. Now its state-of-the-art telescope has started taking its first images of the night sky.
Extracting beauty from flowers, by finesse or by force
One workshop taught how to arrange flowers into bouquets, and another taught how to pound them into fabrics to create colorful designs.
Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world
Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought.
Measuring gases around young stars, astronomers unlock major clues to planet formation
UW–Madison astronomers and international collaborators have produced the most accurate measurement of the gases swirling around young stars and their changing mass over time. The discovery offers clues to how different types of planets form.
UW innovations are helping farmers produce crops with less fertilizer. A pause in federal funds is threatening the research.
Thanks to federal support, UW researchers are engineering beneficial bacteria and breeding more-resilient crops with the aim to minimize farmers’ reliance on synthetic fertilizers, increase their cost savings and help protect the environment.
Committee named and listening session scheduled to search for vice provost for enrollment management
Recruiting and evaluating candidates will take place over the summer with finalists expected to visit campus this fall.
Mnookin: News about Provost Charles Isbell
I’m writing today to share important news about an exceptional colleague and leader. Charles Isbell, Jr., who has served as UW–Madison’s provost since 2023, has been named the next chancellor of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and a vice president of the University of Illinois System. Charles will begin his new role on July 16.
Isbell named University of Illinois chancellor
During his tenure as provost, Isbell helped launch the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) initiative, advanced a new budgeting approach, hired multiple new deans and leaders, and worked to address funding challenges created by federal changes.
Flying High, Virtually
There’s a growing student interest in aerospace engineering, as well as strong career prospects in the aerospace industry. Enter: A state-of-the-art flight simulator, housed in the College of Engineering’s Flight Simulator Laboratory.
UW–Madison researchers find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk
Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for CAD is a step toward potentially preventing its damaging effects and perhaps one day developing therapeutic strategies to block the risky changes in arteries.
UW ranks 30th worldwide in CWUR list
CWUR assesses the quality of education, employability, quality of faculty, and research without relying on surveys and university data submissions. Equal emphasis is put on student-related and faculty-related indicators.