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Chancellor Mnookin: End-of-semester federal updates
April 22, 2025In many ways, this feels like any other spring semester. Temperatures are warming, graduates are snapping photos on Bascom Hill and across campus, and there was a great celebration at Memorial Union on Friday to mark the return of the Terrace chairs. But, as you all well know, this is also a spring semester that requires us to navigate a substantial and unprecedented set of challenges and uncertainties.
UW–Madison graduate programs ranked highly by U.S. News
April 8, 2025The School of Education was ranked first in the nation for the second year in a row, and a wide variety of other fields were also ranked highly.
Mnookin, Isbell Jr., Cramer: Preserving UW–Madison’s mission amid financial uncertainty
March 21, 2025As you are well aware, the last couple of months have been filled with rapidly changing federal directives that could drastically impact our financial situation. We understand the stress this is causing and have been working with leadership across the university to plan for a variety of possible scenarios and to focus on protecting our mission of excellence in research, teaching, and service.
Building momentum: Future of Humanities, key facilities projects are focus of Governor’s campus tour
March 14, 2025Yesterday, University of Wisconsin–Madison officials, faculty and staff accompanied Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and media on a tour of Chadbourne Hall, Rheta’s Market, and the…
Eboo Patel: Universities teach how to uplift each other in a diverse democracy
March 12, 2025Getting people who disagree to collaborate, cooperate and live together is all part of the American experiment, Patel said. Universities are the perfect space to teach students how to engage with one another and contribute to a diverse democracy.
Governor’s budget plan includes Humanities demolition, expansion of campus housing capacity
March 10, 2025Evers’ plan calls for $262.6 million in state funding to demolish the campus’s outdated Humanities Building and relocate the art and music programs by expanding existing buildings, as well as $293.4 million to construct additional housing on campus.
NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact in Wisconsin. University, biomedical and industry leaders issue call to protect it.
March 7, 2025Chancellor Mnookin, Universities of Wisconsin, along with industry, university, hospital and health system partners reinforced the importance of NIH funding during a news conference at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Mnookin, Isbell: Amid uncertainty, a commitment to our mission
February 28, 2025We write to provide some updates on recent activity at the federal level and ways we, along with other UW–Madison leaders, continue to assess the implications of these actions and respond across multiple levels.
Chancellor Mnookin statement on 2025-27 Biennial Budget Proposal
February 18, 2025Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin shared the following statement in reaction to Governor Evers' biennial budget address on Feb. 18.
Chancellor Mnookin chronicles a “momentous year” for UW–Madison, despite challenges
February 6, 2025Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin touted the campuswide RISE initiative, which encompasses three main areas of study – artificial intelligence, sustainability and health – to tackle grand challenges facing Wisconsin and the world.
Looking Ahead: Creating a strategic framework for UW–Madison’s future
January 27, 2025I hope your first week of the semester has been energizing and productive. I'm writing with an important update about a process now beginning that will help us define the collective future of our great university.
Practical life lessons help provide recipe for success at UW–Madison Winter 2024 Commencement
December 15, 2024Commencement speaker — and chef — Dan Jacobs prepared a chicken on stage while offering the new graduates guidance they could apply to their careers and relationships: remain curious and open to new experiences.
U.S. Cyber Command visit highlights UW–Madison’s leadership in cyber research and education
December 11, 2024UW–Madison plays a leading role as a research and education partner for national cybersecurity. It reinforced this commitment recently by welcoming to campus a delegation from the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), which is responsible for the Department of Defense’s cyberspace capabilities.
Valued connections, future innovations: Chancellor Mnookin visits Sauk, Vernon and Monroe counties
November 25, 2024From innovation in sustainable farming and cheese production to partnerships that expand rural health access, UW–Madison works with communities beyond Madison to improve lives.
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
November 25, 2024UW moved up two spots in the ranking, and it had a 13.7% increase in research expenditures over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 through June 2023.
Chancellor Mnookin highlights connected future in central, northern Wisconsin
October 25, 2024The chancellor's visit was a chance to explore new opportunities that enhance the area’s natural resources, build the state’s economy and advance important research.
WARF announces $159.8 million in support for UW–Madison
October 24, 2024WARF has been a trusted partner to the university since 1925, enabling UW–Madison research to solve the world’s problems and protecting the university’s status as a globally respected leader in innovation.
RISE-AI gets $15 million boost from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
October 24, 2024WARF’s contribution will give the university additional leverage to make investments in very competitive markets for computer technology and skills, while also supporting the breadth of fields contributing to the study and advancement of AI, from medicine, philosophy, agriculture, sociology and more.
UW–Madison unveils strategic vision to boost entrepreneurship
October 1, 2024The comprehensive plan outlined in the study aims to create a thriving entrepreneurial environment, leveraging the university's existing strengths and capabilities along with its ongoing commitment to fostering entrepreneurship across campus.
New institutional and public position statements policy
September 13, 2024In recent years, and with increasing frequency, campus leaders across the country have elected to or have been asked to use our position and our university platform to make public statements about or take a position on major issues, events, and controversies.














