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Badger Caregiving Clinic helps to address caregiving crisis
More than 1 million people in Wisconsin provide unpaid care to a family member or friend. A new pilot program led by UW–Madison researchers aims to offer them training and support at no cost.
Cyclotron expansion to accelerate precision medicine
UW–Madison advances imaging, treatment and medical isotope production with $62 million expansion.
National biotechnology commission visits UW–Madison to explore research and innovation
From advances in agricultural science and sustainable bioenergy to medical breakthroughs to new automated technologies, UW–Madison is shaping the future of biotechnology.
Neutrinos, Bucky and a brass section
Thousands honored UW–Madison physics professor Francis Halzen, the university's newest Nobel laureate, at Memorial Union on Oct. 23.
The AI effect
Through the Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty, researchers in UW's College of Letters & Science are answering the tough AI questions.
A work party for a Nobel Prize
After returning to campus, Francis Halzen celebrated the Nobel Prize achievement with his UW–Madison colleagues.
‘There is no other scientist quite like Francis Halzen’
Leaders across the state, country and world pay tribute to the UW–Madison professor and winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics.
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.
The life at the preserve
Bioblitz participants explore the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in search of the species that make the urban oasis thrive.
‘We built a brain roadmap for each person’: New AI-driven tools help decode Alzheimer’s disease at the cellular level
Identifying the cells connected with Alzheimer’s symptoms could result in new treatments for the disease.
National Study finds paid internships deliver strong payoff early in careers
A UW–Madison team found that paid internships give college graduates a lasting advantage in earnings, job quality, and early career progression.
Engineering Moonshots brings campus leaders together around six ambitious challenges
UW–Madison engineering faculty, along with partner schools and colleges, are building the teams — and momentum —needed to transform ambitious ideas into meaningful impact.
Enlisting AI in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria
UW–Madison researchers identify new ways to address bacterial infections, which could accelerate alternatives to traditional antibiotics.
The return of UW’s rarest books
After an 18-month hiatus, Memorial Library’s Special Collections — and its 300,000 invaluable objects — are accessible again.
Tiny quantum nanostructures could make AI less of an energy hog
An emerging technology designed by UW–Madison engineers has the potential to make AI systems faster and significantly more energy efficient.
UW rises to 8th among publics, 34th overall, in U.S. News rankings
“Best Value Schools” ranking also jumps 23 spots, placing UW–Madison 24th in the nation.
First drug to treat Alexander disease approved by the FDA after three decades of research at UW–Madison
The drug is the first and only disease-modifying treatment for the rare neurological disease.
WARF announces total 2026 support for UW–Madison research
Last fiscal year, WARF provided $160.7 million in total support to UW–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research.