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Blank elevates student affairs role
Chancellor Rebecca Blank plans to strengthen student services and the student experience at UW–Madison through the creation of a vice chancellor for student affairs. Read More
Go Big Read seeking submissions for 10th year
In nearly a decade, the common reading program has gotten the campus and local communities reading and discussing timely topics, all with a goal of gaining a better understanding of each other and the issues. Read More
UW-Madison to use new survey data to improve campus climate
UW–Madison officials shared results today from the university’s first ever campus-wide climate survey, pledging to use the findings to make the campus more welcoming to all students. Read More
WARF announces annual grant figures and Innovation Award winners
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has invested $61.9 million in UW–Madison research for the 2017-18 academic year, and provided $19 million in grants to the Morgridge Institute for Research. Read More
UW lab in Stoughton has equipped complex scientific projects for 50 years
“Without PSL, I would be a lonely theorist writing papers,” says Francis Halzen, UW–Madison physics professor and longtime principal investigator for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Read More
Update from Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Title IX
We are committed to making our campus a safe environment for all students. Sexual violence and harassment have no place here. Read More
Meet the Class of 2021
This fall, UW–Madison welcomed 6,610 freshmen — the largest incoming class in the university’s history, up 2.8 percent from last year. Of the group, 3,746 are Wisconsin residents, up from 3,671 in 2016. Read More
UW–Madison joins in Big Ten Voting Challenge
The challenge will help mobilize registration and turnout efforts at all 14 universities. Trophies will go to the schools with the highest and most most improved turnout. Read More
‘Go Big Read’ panel of UW–Madison experts scheduled for Oct. 9
J.D. Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy," the common-reading program's selection for this year, has people talking as it touches on a wide range of pressing contemporary issues. Read More
Chancellor to new students: Despite differences, ‘you now share a common identity as Badgers’
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank welcomed thousands of freshmen and transfer students to campus Tuesday by encouraging them to get to know each other and themselves better. Read More
Faculty of Color Reception set for Sept. 18
The event will honor 39 recently-promoted faculty of color and welcome 13 new faculty of color to campus. Read More
Convocation to welcome new students to campus
The Chancellor's Convocation on Tuesday, Sept. 5, will welcome the 2017 freshman class, anticipated to be the largest in UW–Madison history at about 6,600 students. Read More
Advisory: UW–Madison reaches out to industry with Business Day on Campus
About 220 attendees from more than 80 businesses will be on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus Wednesday, Aug. 23, to learn how they can tap UW–Madison resources to advance their business. Read More
Artwork presented to chancellor
Local artist and UW alumnus Michael Ward presented a painting to UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Aug. 16, in thanks for UW having hosted the first exhibit of his work. Read More
DOE selects Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for next-phase funding
Research at the UW-based center will shift to bioenergy crops such as switchgrass, poplar trees and sorghum that will be grown on non-agricultural land. Read More
Regents approve UW System budget that shifts funding
The UW System Board of Regents on Thursday approved a 2017-18 operating budget that sets nonresident and graduate and professional school tuition rates for… Read More
Employees will complete program against sexual harassment and violence
Starting in July 2017, all UW–Madison employees will be required to complete an online prevention education program called “Promoting Equity at UW–Madison by Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence.” Read More
Meningitis response a testament to strong campus, community partnerships
More than 21,000 students (77 percent of undergraduates) received their first dose of life-saving vaccine — one of the most successful efforts ever on a college campus. Read More
Statement from Chancellor Blank on Joint Finance Committee action
New funding included in the state budget will be used by UW–Madison and campuses across the state to educate students and prepare them to become the next generation of highly-skilled employees needed by employers in Wisconsin and beyond. Read More
Statement from Chancellor Blank on the federal budget proposal
The administration’s FY ‘18 budget proposal makes deep cuts to federally funded research, the arts and humanities, and programs that foster access and affordability for… Read More