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From PHMDC: What to do if you test positive for COVID-19

January 6, 2022

Due to the highly infectious omicron variant, an unprecedented number of new cases are being confirmed every day in Dane County right now. PHMDC shares some guidance for what to do if you test positive. Read More

Video games teach balance, reduce symptoms in autistic adolescents

January 6, 2022

Waisman Center researchers hope to identify outcomes of balance training that will be meaningful to autistic adolescents and contribute to their quality of life. Read More

COVID questions: What’s the difference in the tests?

January 6, 2022

What is the difference between antibody, antigen, and PCR testing? Should my 12-year-old get a pediatric or adult dose? Read More

UW-Madison earns Best Universities for Commuters designation

January 6, 2022

The Center for Urban Transportation Research is recognizing UW–Madison as “one of the top universities in the nation offering high-level commuter benefits to employees and students," such as discounted bus passes, carpooling and reduced-rate BCycle memberships. Read More

Life could be thriving in the clouds of Venus

January 6, 2022

For more than a century, scientists have pondered this question. Now, there is renewed interest in Venus as a place that could support living organisms. Read More

Submit a nomination for the Administrative Improvement Award

January 6, 2022

The award recognizes outstanding work in process redesign/development or customer service that has resulted in improved efficiency, new revenue channels, cost or time savings, improved service delivery, or other benefits. Read More

Campus community invited to chancellor search listening sessions

January 5, 2022

“The input of campus stakeholders is extremely important to the search process, and will carry a lot of weight as the committee meets with candidates and deliberates on this decision,” says Regent Vice President Karen Walsh. Read More

Snow fun

January 5, 2022

With snow on the ground and school on break (for some), now is the perfect time to frolic outdoors. Read More

Campus COVID update: Reminder on childcare flexibilities

December 31, 2021

Read this message in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali To our UW–Madison employees, Yesterday, Dec. 30, Madison… Read More

New CDC guidance for isolation and quarantine

December 29, 2021

New guidance calls for those who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate at home for at least 5 days and wear a mask when around others for an additional 5 days. Read More

Grant provides lifesaving pet cancer treatments at UW School of Veterinary Medicine

December 29, 2021

“With all the strides being made in the veterinary oncology field increasing treatment options for pets, our goal is to make these lifesaving treatments available to more pets and their pet parents.” Read More

How does a spider weave its web?

December 29, 2021

Integrative Biology Professor Prashant Sharma’s lab studies spiders and their ancestors to ask questions about how their unique forms, such as spinnerets, came about. Read More

The UW Now: The omicron variant

December 22, 2021

How contagious is the omicron variant? Do our current vaccines and treatments work against it? Nasia Safdar of UW Hospitals and Clinics offers some answers in this recorded livestream. Read More

UW astronomer tracks galaxies’ “growth spurts” using the new James Webb Space Telescope

December 22, 2021

Using powerful telescopes and spectroscopy, Michael Maseda studies images of hundreds of galaxies, trying to answer some of the thorniest questions about how they began. Read More

Flexibility may be the key to potent peptides for treating diabetes

December 22, 2021

New research suggests that the peptides — short chunks of protein — used to treat Type 2 diabetes may be more effective if they’re able to flexibly move back and forth between different shapes. Read More

Campus COVID update: Omicron increasing on and off campus; new guidance for testing

December 21, 2021

Read this message in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali   Dear students, staff and faculty, We’re reaching… Read More

Pay plan increase in January approved

December 21, 2021

The state’s legislative Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approved a pay plan for state employees on Tuesday that includes a 2 percent wage increase in each of the next two years for most UW–Madison employees. Read More

Study finds that not even the largest lakes in the world are safe from salt

December 21, 2021

Researchers used water quality data and computer models to analyze the amount of salt being carried into Lake Michigan by 234 different tributaries, from major rivers to tiny streams. Read More