Tag Milestones
Botany professor first to receive new Rebecca Blank Professorship
Professor of Botany Katherine McCulloh will hold the inaugural appointment created to honor Blank's leadership and service and to celebrate recently tenured faculty who mirror her commitment to UW–Madison.
Madison researchers join ranks of AAAS fellows
Six UW–Madison researchers are among the 506 scientists, engineers and innovators honored in this year's awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $16 million, retains top 10 research institution ranking
UW–Madison remains the eighth-ranked research institution in the nation among public and private universities and saw an increase in research spending from 2020 to 2021.
UW researchers honored for inventions
UW professors Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams have been named fellows of the National Academy of inventors.
Aaron Bird Bear, set to retire, changed the way we understand campus
Aaron Bird Bear, UW's director of tribal relations, will retire Jan. 1 after nearly 23 years dedicated to improving campus life for Native students and reshaping the university's relationships with the tribes of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation on whose ancestral land the university resides.
University of Wisconsin–Madison named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University
UW–Madison's deep commitment to innovation, development and community engagement in Wisconsin has earned the recognition, awarded to nine universities in 2022.
UW-Madison ranked 42nd overall and 14th best public college by U.S. News
The annual report also gave UW–Madison high rankings in undergraduate engineering, business, computer science programs and nursing.
Walsh retiring after elevating undergraduate advising
As director of the Cross-College Advising Service, Tim Walsh's passion for a liberal arts education, his values, principles, and his core understanding of the student experience have added greatly to the advising profession.
Helmkamp, go-to guy when chips are down, to retire as associate dean of students
His efforts to make the campus safer will be among his legacies — one of the things that made him so valuable in his nearly 30 years at UW–Madison.
Mailick to take temporary leave from OVCRGE in spring 2018
Vice Chancellor Marsha Mailick is planning leave for the spring semester due to family health considerations. She hopes to return to her duties in Bascom Hall by the end of the spring semester.