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Four years of graduate assistantship minimum stipend increases planned
UW–Madison has committed to increasing minimum graduate assistant stipends for the next four years in a forecasting plan, which emphasizes factors that are critical to student success: tuition remission, health and dental insurance benefits, paid vacation and sick leave, and mentorship training. The new approach gives students, principal investigators, departments, programs, schools, and colleges the ability to budget for increases to minimum stipends several years into the future. Read More
NBC News investigation of missing people buried in a pauper’s graveyard wins Shadid Award
Jon Schuppe, Mike Hixenbaugh and Rich Schapiro showed how authorities in Hinds County, Mississippi, were unceremoniously burying the bodies of missing people without notifying the loved ones still searching for them. Read More
La Follette School’s new distinguished faculty chair endowed with generous $3 million gift
The Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation, the first endowed chair of its kind at the La Follette School, was made possible with a $3 million donation from American Family Insurance. Read More
UniverCity Alliance announces six partnerships with Wisconsin communities
The six communities include the villages of DeForest and Mount Pleasant; the city of Waupaca; and Chippewa, Jackson, and Iowa counties. Jackson County applied to UniverCity in collaboration with the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Read More
Air sampling at schools accurately detects flu and COVID-19 virus levels
A new study from the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that air samplers placed in school cafeterias provided an accurate read of flu and COVID-19 infections in a K-12 school district. Read More
Gut inflammation associated with brain changes, Alzheimer’s disease
A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests a link between gut inflammation and changes in the brain and declines in memory, further supporting a connection between the gut and brain in Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
UW–Madison receives $150 million grant to to lead nationwide Alzheimer’s disease study
The five-year study will provide state-of-the-art imaging and blood-based biomarkers for researchers around the world to study and advance the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The work is also designed to shed light on mixed dementia, where more than one neurological disease is contributing to dementia. Read More
15 Badgers recognized among Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders for 2023
Current and former UW–Madison students and employees received recognition from Madison365 for their tremendous contributions to Wisconsin's Black community across their diverse fields, from public health and education, to finance, public service and law. Read More
UW celebrates legacy of Herb Kohl: alumnus, philanthropist and senator
Kohl, a giant of Wisconsin business, politics and philanthropy, is being remembered by the campus community as a distinguished alumnus, strong advocate and loyal supporter. Read More
2023 WARF Innovation Award winners tackle heart disease, diabetes
A protein that could regenerate heart tissue and a new treatment for diabetes and obesity have taken top honors from WARF. Read More
UW ranked No. 12 nationwide in study abroad
The Open Doors report ranking was based on participation during the 2021-22 academic year, when 1,798 UW students studied abroad. UW–Madison maintained its ranking as the No. 20 institution for international students. Read More
Which flavor will get your vote for UW’s 175th anniversary ice cream?
Babcock Dairy is standing by to mix batches of anniversary ice cream in celebration of the University of Wisconsin's 175th year. But before they can begin, we need your help choosing the flavor! Read More
Study: Teens, young adults benefit from clinician advice about safe social media use
Teens and young adults who received a brief social media counseling session during a health care visit remembered the lessons and reported safer online behavior six months later, according to a large new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Read More
Forging Firsts: The Remarkable Life of Ada Deer
An educator, civil servant, and proud member of the Menominee Nation, Ada Deer ’57 was a political activist and trailblazer who laid the groundwork for the successes of many American women. Ada was the first Menominee Tribe member to graduate from UW–Madison. Read More
UW–Madison earns ‘Above & Beyond’ honor for supporting military employees
The award recognizes UW for going “above and beyond” what the law requires for Guard and Reserve employees—from continuity of pay to extending health insurance benefits during deployments, drills and other military obligations, which military employees often must take on short notice. Read More
UW–Madison research project aims to ensure bright future for teen parenting program
Students from UW–Madison’s occupational therapy program help provide support and lessons to pregnant and parenting teens through the Capital High Parenting program in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Read More
Kikkoman Foods Inc. marks 50th anniversary of brewing soy sauce in the U.S. with $3M gift to CALS
The donation will support two CALS research programs that aim to protect the resources that initially drew the world’s leading soy sauce producer to Wisconsin. Read More
Wright wins Smithsonian fellowship for study of clothing made for disability in the post-war United States
Natalie Wright will tell you there is a much longer history of fashion designed by and for people with disabilities. This fall, Wright will have the opportunity to further explore these ideas as the 2023-24 George Gurney Predoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Read More
UW–Madison starts 175-year celebration in Green Bay
The event-filled day not only showcased accomplishments of the past but also how UW–Madison is making a difference now and into the future. Read More
La Follette students highlight benefits of universal child savings accounts in Wisconsin
Five graduate students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs demonstrated that universal child savings accounts could have significant benefits for the state when they conducted the first statewide cost-benefit analysis of the idea last fall. Read More