Science & Technology
Behind IceCube discoveries, decades of high-throughput computing
UW–Madison and Morgridge Institute researchers have supported Halzen’s work long before IceCube existed — an exemplar of computing collaborations that have now contributed to four Nobel Prize-winning efforts.
Meet UW–Madison’s Nobel Prize winners
Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics, joins a community of Badgers who’ve changed the world.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Francis Halzen named 2026 Nobel laureate in physics
Halzen is the principal investigator of the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.
Science & Technology Events
October
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Presented by the UW–Madison Institute on Aging8:30 am, Gordon Dining and Event Center
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Free workshop - better science communication through improv!2:00 pm, 1145 Discovery Building
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Unleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitzAll day
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Dawn Davis, MD - UW Madison "It’s Not Just Insulin and Glucagon: Novel Islet Paracrine Signaling Pathways"12:00 pm, Online